12/5
Today I am grateful to all the Purdue students who came out to my Azure Mobile Services workshop last night.
12/4
Today I am grateful for lunch with Adina yesterday. in Wicker Park.
12/3
Today I am grateful for the audience at my final Cloud Dev Camp yesterday in Indianapolis.
12/2
Today I am grateful for my final 2014 trip to Indianapolis.
12/1
Today I am grateful I spent most of the past 24 hours with my son Tim.
11/30
Today I am grateful for another Michigan State football season with double-digit wins! #GoGreen
11/29
Today I am grateful for a home-cooked meal last night and leftovers for lunch today.
11/28
Today I am grateful for Thanksgiving dinner with my family yesterday.
11/27
Today I am grateful for my family - both near and far.
11/26
Today I am grateful that I have heat restored to my house on this chilly morning.
11/25
Today I am grateful I made it back to Michigan in time to take care of a couple emergencies with my house.
11/24
Today I am grateful to Jason Farrell, who loaned me his laptop power cord for over a week, making it possible for me to get some actual work done.
11/23
Today I am grateful for all the energy at the Northwestern University WildHacks hackathon this weekend.
11/22
Today I am grateful to be heading back home for the first time in over 10 days.
11/21
Today I am grateful to attend and speak at M3Conf for the first time yesterday and today http://m3conf.com .
11/20
Today I am grateful to those who came to the Cloud Dev Camp yesterday and to George, who helped me out by delivering an excellent Azure SQL Database presentation.
11/19
Today I am grateful for lunch yesterday with Kent in Franklin, TN.
11/18
Today I am grateful for a network of smart people I can call on for technical assistance.
11/17
Today I am grateful for: 1. The hospitality of Darlene and Kevin. 2. Getting to see an exciting Rams-Broncos game in St. Louis yesterday. 3. Fitz's root beer.
11/16
Today I am grateful for: 1. My first visit to St. Louis Day of .NET, and all the organizers, speakers, and attendees, who made it a great experience. 2. An exciting basketball game at St. Louis University last night.
11/15
Today I am grateful for all the great people I am meeting my first time at St. Louis Days of .NET.
11/14
Today I am grateful for; * Making it onto the last flight to St. Louis via standby. * My first-ever visit to Houston, TX * A great turnout at the Cloud Dev Camp yesterday * Finding my phone
11/13
Today I am grateful to spend yesterday hanging out with Sarah, driving around the state of Illinois.
11/12
Today I am grateful for the opportunity to teach my first college class last night.
11/11
Today I am grateful to all the veterans who have served our country, especially my Dad - Lt. Cmdr. E Normand Giard, USN, ret. His photo is my profile picture today in his honor.
11/10
Today I am grateful to Susan Anspaugh, who loaned me her carpet cleaner to shampoo my carpets and wasn't mad that I kept it so long.
11/9
Today I am grateful for a ticket to the MSU game last night, even though the good guys lost.
11/8
Today I am grateful I had a chance to watch the local premiere of "Teenage Ghost Punk" last night.
11/7
Today I am grateful for my first Office Hours at Chicago Innovation Exchange yesterday and to all those who showed up.
11/6
Today I am grateful that the sharp stomach cramps I took to bed last night were gone this morning.
11/5
Today I am grateful to return to Chicago and get back to what I do.
11/4
Today I am grateful I was able to stay in one place for a week, where I had a chance to catch my breath.
11/3
Today I am grateful for a walk along the river on an Autumn afternoon.