Gratitude List (Jan. 25 – 31) | Great are the Works of the Lord

Gratitude List (Jan. 25 – 31)

I’m getting better at playing the tuba with facial hair
My beard has filled in nicely
Making chicken a la king
Making mashed potatoes
Helping my wife transplant herbs into bigger pots
Cleaning off a table in preparation for a party
Good food at the “Ethnic Night” physics department social
Fascinating discussion with colleagues at the social
Learning what “arbitrary precision” is in COBOL
Trying a new restaurant (MacKenzie River) with good results
The proceeds from our dinner there went to the Hope Center
The ability to communicate with our state legislators electronically and in person
Started reading a new book: The Gifts of Imperfection
Takeout Sunday brunch from Kōl
Being a “pioneer” in testing the prototype workload spreadsheet
Payday coffee and cookies (Jan. 31)
Learning that the first Dean of Engineering at the University of South Dakota (Alexander Pell) was actually Russian terrorist Sergey Degayev.
Community meal with friends (Jan. 31)
The vegetarian “beef tips” at the meal were surprisingly good, although their texture was more like meatballs
All of the fun comments on Facebook about this photograph my wife took of me:

Gratitude List (Jan. 25 – 31)