September Gratitudes - The Wit and Ramblings of David Giard
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10/2
Today I am grateful for dinner with Emilija last night.

10/1
Today I am grateful for:
-The organizers and volunteers of the inaugural TechBash for all their hard work that paid off in a very good conference.
-Stephen showing me how to connect to my company's VPN.
-Making it home last night, despite a flight being delayed, then canceled.

9/30
Today I am grateful for dinner last night with Kendall, Joel, Ondrej, and Glenn.

9/28
Today I am grateful for dinner last night with James, Glenn, and Justin

9/27
Today I am grateful for fact-checkers.

9/26
Today I am grateful for a photo walk around the South Loop to capture all the local artwork.

9/24
Today I am grateful for a productive week.

9/23
Today I am grateful for coffee yesterday with Lwin, Min, and Tierney.

9/21
Today I am grateful for coffee with Pete yesterday.

9/20
Today I am grateful for
-dinner and drinks last night with Tierney, Jason, and Claire
-my first (awful) taste of Jeppson's Malort

9/19
Today I am grateful for a weekend with Tim.

9/18
Today I am grateful to watch the Spartans defeat the Irish at Notre Dame Stadium yesterday - my first game there since 1989.

9/17
Today I am grateful that my son is in town this weekend.

9/16
Today I am grateful for a week in the Seattle area.

9/15
Today I am grateful to attend an offsite event with teammates I don't see often enough.

9/14
Today I am grateful for a boat cruise last night around Lake Washington and Lake Union.

9/13
Today I am grateful to see many of my teammates from across the country yesterday.

9/12
Today I am grateful for:
-My first Seahawks game at Century Link Field yesterday;
-Dinner with Ted and Charlotte and friends last night.

9/11
Today I am grateful for lunch with Kelly yesterday.

9/10
Today I am grateful for an infinite selection of online music.

9/9
Today I am grateful that my son played for a Hall of Fame basketball coach.

9/8
Today I am grateful for my first time guest-lecturing at the University of Illinois.

9/7
Today I am grateful I had a chance to spend time yesterday with Matthew after he arrived in Chicago and before I left town.

9/6
Today I am grateful for finally finding the motivation to clean my bathroom.

9/5
Today I am grateful for a short vacation to Milwaukee, including my first visit to the Milwaukee Art Museum.