I am grateful for Halloween. I like seeing my neighbours in person; the folks who walk their dogs in front of my house, the parents of other kids that go to my kid’s school.

I am grateful for some programming success today. Often I have to estimate on stuff I don’t know exactly how I’ll do. Often it’s harder than I think it will be to accomplish the task; not today.

I am grateful for chicken pot pie.

I am grateful for kids who clean up their stuff, even when doing so under protest. I am also grateful for Julie, against whom they protested.