1/7
Today I am grateful for a visit to the Art Institute of Chicago yesterday.

1/6
Today I am grateful for my first visit to Morton Arboretum

1/5
Today I am grateful to present at the Roanoke Valley .NET User Group and the organizers' patience when I lost my connection.

1/4
Today I am grateful for coffee with Hillel yesterday.

1/3
Today I am grateful for a feeling of optimism for the coming year!

1/2
Today I am grateful for the three years we had together.

1/1
Today I am grateful for all the good things that happened to me in 2023!

12/31
Today I am grateful to see "How the Grinch Stole Christmas - The Musical" last night.

12/30
Today I am grateful to see Marquis Hill in concert last night.

12/29
Today I am grateful for lunch with Angela yesterday.

12/28
Today I am grateful to talk yesterday with Jim for the first time in years.

12/27
Today I am grateful for the Detroit Lions' first Division Title in 30 years.

12/26
Today I am grateful to spend Christmas with my family yesterday.

12/25
Today I am grateful for the hospitality of my sister Debbie.

12/24
Today I am grateful to catch up on writing book reviews yesterday.

12/23
Today I am grateful to work with my personal trainer yesterday for the first time in a month.

12/22
Today I am grateful for an excellent week in southern California.

12/21
Today I am grateful for
- a visit to the Grammy Museum yesterday afternoon
- seeing an exciting Kings - Kraken hockey game at Crypto.com Arena last night

12/20
Today I am grateful for a visit to the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum yesterday.

12/19
Today I am grateful to Sara for driving to Thousand Oaks to spend the day with me.

12/18
Today I am grateful to attend the Rams - Commandos game at SoFi Stadium with my cousin Bob yesterday.

12/17
Today I am grateful for a visit to the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum yesterday.

12/16
Today I am grateful to serve as judge at an AI hackathon yesterday

12/15
Today I am grateful to kick off another year mentoring high school students at the Chicago Tech Academy

12/14
Today I am grateful:
- to catch up with Richard yesterday morning
- for many messages of support from my friends

12/13
Today I am grateful to attend the Chicago at a Crossroads - Quantum Event yesterday and hear Governor Pritzker and other talk about quantum computing.

12/12
Today I am grateful to see Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes in concert last night.

12/11
Today I am grateful to see an NFL game at Soldier Field yesterday for the first time in 18 years!

12/10
Today I am grateful for front-row seats to see Ana Gasteyer last night in Evanston.

12/9
Today I am grateful for dinner with John and Kim last night.

12/8
Today I am grateful:
- to speak at the TCS AI Road Show yesterday
- to complete the last of multiple major deliverables this year

12/7
Today I am grateful to attend an exciting Kalamazoo College victory at Lake Forest College last night.

12/6
Today I am grateful to co-present with Mary last night at the Chicago AI Meetup.