12/1
Today I am grateful to drink peach margaritas and watch Christmas movies last night.
11/30
Today I am grateful for the hospitality of Diane and Pat, who provided a place to sleep during my visit this week.
11/29
Today I am grateful for Thanksgiving dinner with my family, hosted by Katie and Josh
11/28
Today I am grateful to arrive safely in Michigan
11/27
Today I am grateful to lose 70 pounds in the last year.
11/26
Today I am grateful for my local public library.
11/25
Today I am grateful for a Reuben sandwich at Manny's delicatessen yesterday.
11/24
Today I am grateful for a relaxing day with almost no responsibilities
11/23
Today I am grateful for:
- dinner with old and new friends at Charity's house
- the company of Dan and Paul this week
- an excellent Ignite conference this week
11/22
Today I am grateful:
- to speak about Microsoft Copilot at the INFORMS conference yesterday
- to attend a party at Navy Pier last night
- to meet up with Paul, Laurent, Betsy, Jason, Justine, Patrick, Dale, Divanshi, and so many others yesterday
11/21
Today I am grateful for:
- lunch with Mihai and Georgiana yesterday
- a chance to speak at Splunk's #MSIgnite session
- dinner with Tom, Jesse, and the folks at Genpact/Rightpoint
11/20
Today I am grateful for dinner and a bike ride with Jennifer last night
11/19
Today I am grateful:
- to attend and volunteer at the Women in Microsoft "Better Together" event yesterday afternoon
- to give a presentation about Copilot Studio at the Elastic meetup last night
11/18
Today I am grateful to have a drink last night with Paul, Dan, and Charity
11/17
Today I am grateful
- to see an exciting Kalamazoo - Dominican basketball game yesterday in River Forest
- for dinner with a group of Microsoft Certified Trainers last night
11/16
Today I am grateful for lunch with Tobias yesterday
11/15
Today I am grateful to catch up on all the emails I ignored while on vacation.
11/14
Today I am grateful I was invited to speak at the Ignite conference next week.
11/13
Today I am grateful for a chance to mentor a young software developer in India.
11/12
Today I am grateful for all the things I experienced and all the people I saw during my recent vacation.
11/11
Today I am grateful:
- to see an exciting Commanders - Steelers football game on my first visit to FedEx Field yesterday
- to see Cole perform the leading role in "Romeo & Juliet" at the Folger Shakespeare theater last night and to meet up with him after the show
- to all US Veterans, especially my late father Lt. Cmdr E. Normand Giard
11/10
Today I am grateful:
- to visit 5 Smithsonian museums yesterday afternoon
- for coffee with an old friend yesterday morning
11/9
Today I am grateful for:
- a visit to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum yesterday
- an exciting Capitals - Penguins ice hockey game last night
11/8
Today I am grateful for:
- crab cakes with my cousins
- a visit to Fort McHenry, where I was asked to raise the flag
- watching an exciting Ravens-Bengals game from Row 2
11/7
Today I am grateful for dinner and drinks with Kendall last night in Baltimore.
11/6
Today I am grateful for:
- a visit to Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell yesterday
- dinner at Sam and Bobby's home last night.
11/5
Today I am grateful
- for breakfast with Dave yesterday
- to visit with my 93-year-old Aunt Tommie yesterday
11/4
Today I am grateful to see an exciting Eagles - Jaguars game last night on my first visit to Lincoln Financial Stadium.