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100 Things I am Thankful for the 6th Edition

With 150,000+ miles in the air this year, I have good deal to be thankful for.   So on to 2012’s 100 things I’m thankful for so far this year.

 

  1. Any day I’m home chilling with family.
  2. Any day I learn something new.
  3. That my Facebook stream has returned to kitten photos and non-political memes.
  4. That I’ve resisted the temptation to buy the iPad mini
  5. That I still find joy in watching Paul Blart: Mall Cop with my kids for the 132nd time
  6. That I wake up excited and go to bed fulfilled.
  7. That I was able to finally catch up with Eric this year – 3 years is too long.
  8. The way Hadrian slowly wakes up every morning.
  9. That Kevren and Dijouri are setting and achieving their goals already
  10. A night of a full 8 hours of sleep regardless of time zone considerations.
  11. Lunch with Jake
  12. A morning walk
  13. Cooking Sunday breakfast just like my Dad did when I was a kid.
  14. Soup!
  15. That I’ve been able to use Delta award tickets to fly my family in for the holidays.
  16. Catching up on TV on a dreary day
  17. When kindness trumps the “hurriedness” of life.
  18. The day I realized that you can really enjoy a Saturday without the internet.
  19. Angry Birds Star Wars
  20. A user interface that doesn’t require a companion video
  21. That I still believe most people are kind and mean well
  22. When I go places where the dollar is still a strong currency
  23. Random phone discussions with John
  24. Opportunities to talk about markets.
  25. The days when I get to use my geography skills beyond reading a map.
  26. Sour Cream ice cream with bacon dust sprinkled on it.
  27. That I found a nice Italian restaurant right here in Canton!
  28. The kids are growing up to be fun little people all around.
  29. Engaging discussions with the folks I work with
  30. A good vegetarian dish on a hotel room service menu.
  31. Days when I actually have time to blog.
  32. That my parents are still around and willing to lend a hand and provide insight.
  33. Instagram’s new profile pages
  34. Layovers I can actually enjoy
  35. Sunsets that fall into the horizon over a mountain or an ocean.
  36. Working with a bunch of professionals
  37. Any opportunity where I can teach someone something
  38. Waffle house breakfast with the family
  39. Medallion Qualifying Miles
  40. That I actually finished a book I should have read a long time ago.
  41. That everyday I have the opportunity to help solve problems
  42. Cloudy days which make for a good movie day.
  43. Falling asleep before the plane takes off.
  44. Watching live music with friends
  45. My fence which keeps the dogs from running around the neighborhood.
  46. Naps
  47. A cold unsweet tea on a hot North Georgia day.
  48. Corn mazes
  49. The cloud messaging from Apple.
  50. Any chance I get to catch a baseball game.
  51. A cold Fat Tire
  52. A good bottle of reasonably priced wine.
  53. That all my kids take every opportunity to learn new thing
  54. The team at Pragmatic Marketing
  55. Traveling to new places – I got to see South Korea and Thailand this year!
  56. Not having to travel for Thanksgiving this year – five years in a ROW!
  57. Each time I read a quote which just makes me think
  58. Every time I get the opportunity to have a thoughtful discussion
  59. Dinner with friends
  60. That most days I have no surprises and when I do, I’m up for them
  61. On time departures
  62. Cooking dinner with Emily for friends and family
  63. Every time I catch a Back to the Future marathon
  64. When the coffee maker in my hotel room actually works and doesn’t only have decaf!
  65. Every chance to catch up with those folks I’ve been hanging out with for the last decade
  66. The Kindle App – reading is fun
  67. My Sirius subscription has changed my ride to the airport
  68. The two product managers from DirectTV who showed me how to really view TV Anywhere!
  69. All the people that help me along the way in life.
  70. When I find a nugget of information I wouldn’t have thanks to folks I follow on Facebook or Twitter
  71. Anita who kindly volunteers to watch our kids so Em and I can have a life
  72. Catching up with folks IRL when I’m on the road.
  73. Any chance to take a ride in the country side on a saturday afternoon.
  74. That my mom understands when I forgot to give her a call on her birthday because I was on the road. Thx mom!
  75. Every time we random into a music festival.
  76. Google Maps, I refuse to update my iPhone.
  77. Being able to watch the same Mentalist three days in a row and never make it to the end. zzzzzzz
  78. The active Product Camp community.
  79. Any time I can get a cab in Manhattan at 5 PM
  80. DVR’s
  81. Every chance I get to play a game of pool
  82. Pinochle
  83. Neil Young on the iPod
  84. Opportunity to almost serve on a jury this year.
  85. That Gallaher’s isn’t really closing – maybe.
  86. The view of PHX from the Marriott Buttes.
  87. Golfing in the rain
  88. Woodworking projects
  89. A speedy internet connection at the Delta sky club
  90. Finding a new connection thanks to a re-tweet
  91. Math is just math
  92. No need to buffer streamed TV
  93. My creative and fun wife, Emily
  94. Anytime I get the chance to see someone practicing their craft.
  95. Command Hooks
  96. Doggie Doors
  97. Long term plans which come together in the end
  98. Sleeping kids
  99. That my twins are doing ok at the whole driving thing.
  100. A good haircut

 

Have a great and safe Thanksgiving!

 

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Time to reflect: 100 Things I’m Thankful for in 2011

Thanksgiving already?!?!  There are lot’s of reasons this year flew, but mainly it’s been driven by family, friends and my career which has made 2011 fly by.  2011 has been fun and full of memories which I couldn’t have imagined would have taken place this year.

Since it’s Thanksgiving, that means I get the opportunity to do what my 5th 100 Things I’m thankful for post, which is my favorite post of the year.

 

  1. My family which just keeps getting bigger – kids, parents, brothers, cousins, nieces, nephews and my wife
  2. Watching all my kids grow closer as friends
  3. My automagic coffee maker which greets me everyday with fresh coffee when I’m home
  4. That kids provide a consistent reality check
  5. Breakfast at Chompies
  6. A crisp sunny fall morning.
  7. A block of time just to curl up with the kids and catch up on Umizoomi
  8. The way Hadrian slowly wakes up every morning
  9. That Kevren and Dijouri are setting goals already
  10. Catching up with Friends when on the road
  11. A morning walk
  12. A house full of dogs and kids with the BBQ going
  13. The day I realized that I really don’t have to respond to a given email in real-time
  14. Netflix, regardless of their price increase make my life easy – let’s watch Pocoyo again!
  15. Catching up on TV on a dreary day
  16. When I actually get time to use my iPad when I home
  17. Watching Hadrian try and swipe at the TV like an iPad
  18. The day I realized that gravity always wins
  19. The weekend I just lost to Cut the Rope
  20. A user interface that doesn’t require any documentation
  21. That I still believe most people are kind and mean well.
  22. Free Wireless in the airports
  23. Every time I get asked to be a mentor
  24. Opportunities to talk metrics
  25. The Georgia climate, I know it’s hot in August, but it all is forgotten on a sunny day in February
  26. Steamed asparagus
  27. Every time I get the opportunity time to read to my kids
  28. Instagram
  29. The folks that read spatially relevant
  30. Layovers I can actually enjoy
  31. Sunrises cresting over mountains
  32. Ideas that work
  33. Ideas that don’t work and learning from them
  34. Small businesses
  35. Any opportunity where I can teach someone something
  36. Going out to dinner with the kids at the local diner.
  37. Sleeping in to 6:00 am – it keeps getting earlier every year!!!!
  38. The day I realized most of the things that pop up in life are just noise
  39. Going to an aquarium
  40. Every chance I get the time to enjoy a city when I’m on the road
  41. That I was able go do fun stuff on Halloween this year with the family
  42. Walking on a beach
  43. Sunsets over the ocean
  44. Going the High Museum of Art on a weekend morning
  45. Being home and having nothing to do but chill
  46. Every meeting which starts on time
  47. GoGo Inflight wireless
  48. That everyday I have the opportunity to help solve problems
  49. Sunny Days with big fluffy clouds where I can imagine shapes with my kids
  50. The day I just decided to have an omelette this year for the first time
  51. Watching live music with friends
  52. My dogs – Lilly and Tewsy, plus the neighborhood dog Lucy which hangs out 16 hours a day.
  53. Every time I am reminded that history is important.
  54. Taking the time to walk to all my flights at hartsfield jackson
  55. Naps
  56. Watching my teenagers grow up, learn and become responsible.
  57. Any chance I get to catch a baseball game.
  58. A good bottle of random wine.
  59. That all my kids take every opportunity to learn new things
  60. Every chance I get to blog
  61. Playing Plants vs. Zombies
  62. Engaging discussions with the folks I work with
  63. 2 week long Words with Friends games.
  64. That Atlanta has such an active product management community with TAG PM and ProductCamp ATL
  65. The team at Pragmatic Marketing
  66. Traveling to new places
  67. That I’m able on most days to wake up excited and go to bed fulfilled.
  68. Everyday I have the opportunity to learn something new
  69. Every time I don’t forget stuff in a rental car – glasses again!
  70. Not having to travel for Thanksgiving this year – four years in a ROW!
  71. Each time I read a quote which just makes me think
  72. Every time I get the opportunity to have a thoughtful discussion
  73. Every time I get an amazing meal when I least expect it – that Marriott in Colorado has amazing catering
  74. Dinner with friends
  75. That most days I have no surprises and when I do, I’m up for them
  76. On time departures
  77. Cooking dinner with Emily for friends and family
  78. Desert bacon – thick cut bacon with brown sugar and orange zest – mmmm
  79. Finding that zone when writing a blog post.
  80. Shark week
  81. When the coffee maker in my hotel room actually works.
  82. Every chance to catch up with those folks I’ve been hanging out with for the last decade
  83. A good book which I can put down.
  84. 8 hours of uninterrupted sleep where I wake up on my own volition.
  85. When I don’t leave my coat in my car before I fly north
  86. Volunteering with my kids in the community on a Saturday
  87. Farmers Market – Phay does amazing crepes at the Alpharetta Farmer’s market – www.crepecottage.com
  88. Listening to talk radio on my way to the airport
  89. The rare occasion of watching live TV, instead of DVR content.
  90. All the people that help me along the way in life
  91. When I find a nugget of information I wouldn’t have thanks to folks I follow on Twitter
  92. Anita who kindly volunteers to watch our kids so Em and I can have a life
  93. Catching up with folks IRL who I only know online when I’m on the road
  94. Any chance to take a ride in the country side
  95. That my mom understands when I forgot to give her a call on her birthday because I was on the road. Thx mom!
  96. Every time we random into a small town festival and have time to just stop and mill around
  97. Any opportunity to share a happy moment with friends or family.
  98. Google Maps
  99. That I can get most of my holiday shopping done online without issue
  100. Any chance I get to tell a story which can help someone improve or avoid a pitfall I’ve hit before

Hopefully you are spending time with people you care about and sharing a great day with others!  If you are one of the randoms that show up thanks to Bing and Google, welcome and thanks for stopping by.

Have a great and safe Thanksgiving!

 

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100 Things I am Thankful For – circa 2009

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So this is my third installment of 100 things I am thankful for, the original continues to be the most active search post on spatially relevant and this always is favorite post to write every year.

The terms vary from funny things to be thankful for to what kid’s should be thankful for.  Regardless, this is the most rewarding post to write every year.

  1. My family – it just keeps getting bigger and bigger – better and better
  2. That big brothers take care of the other siblings
  3. That twins just know what to do
  4. The peaceful early morning drive to the office
  5. Frost in the country
  6. Coconut curry soup
  7. That the University of Michigan Medical Center doesn’t suck at any thing they do.
  8. That I will not achieve Gold status on delta this year and probably next
  9. The cheese in Spain is about the best anywhere
  10. The fact that Spanish wines are insanely cheap, compensates for the cost of cheese 😉
  11. Time off with no internet access
  12. A cab driver who doesn’t talk to me
  13. The ability to see the mountains everyday
  14. That my friends stepped up on the club seats for New Years with Panic
  15. That big brothers take care of all the other ones
  16. Pleased when people understand the difference between hallucinating and vision.
  17. Wireless on a plane, but only kinda.
  18. That Ron, one of my mentors, recovered from his stroke fairly quickly.
  19. That Chattanooga is about as pretty as anywhere else on an overcast day
  20. Hulu – at least when I am in the United States
  21. A new tie
  22. Fringe, the TV show
  23. Julia, the nurse with the Jello
  24. Karen, the nurse with the infectious optimism
  25. My readers
  26. The crew in A2 (Chris, Patti and Drake)
  27. Waking up to fog and just knowing the mountains are still there
  28. Any day Em doesn’t have a saved segment of Dr. Phil backing her up on something.
  29. My friends in and around the greater San Francisco bay area (Ruslan, Rick, Chris, Mark)
  30. That science continues to advance and the Discovery channel tells me so
  31. New Socks
  32. Working from home
  33. My new grill which is just way too much for the average steak, but I still use it
  34. Skype
  35. Emily’s cooking, specifically her pork paprikash and whatever new thing she has discovered online.
  36. The Hadrian Snuggle Mood every morning
  37. That Jen is a great mother of Kevren and Dijouri and a friend
  38. Everyday I have the opportunity to just take in the scenery, like colors
  39. The beach, not a lake beach, but a Gulf beach more than anything
  40. Catching up with Friends when on the road
  41. Old Town Madrid
  42. Not having to travel for Thanksgiving this year, 3 years in a row!
  43. My external hard drive which has over a decade of junk on it.  I just might need that presentation from 2001 for something
  44. That my parents, although grumpy are still good folk who I need to talk to about stuff. Wisdom is a good thing
  45. Not having to travel for Thanksgiving this year – three years in a ROW!
  46. That I still have my atlas from my 18th birthday, it has a SIGNIFICANTLY less pages now thanks to my kids
  47. That Em and I did actually get out to see some music this year that wasn’t Thomas the Tank Engine
  48. The moment I realized that there IS a speed limit on the autobahn and only got 1 ticket
  49. That the SEC has just crazy good tailgates
  50. A Sunday afternoon drive with the family
  51. That my kids trust me enough to actually “friend” me on facebook – SUCKAS! 😉
  52. That Auburn didn’t win and I was asleep by the end of the game
  53. That Ken’s 40th birthday party was not just good for him, but me as well.  Great to see friends and talk to adults.
  54. Watching Dijouri think
  55. Watching Kevren with his little brothers
  56. Watching Prescott dance
  57. Watching Hadrian “cook”
  58. I am well within 60 days of no more diapers until I am a grandparent
  59. A perfectly smoked turkey (fingers crossed, doing my first one today!)
  60. The day I realized that personal email is more or less junk, so no need to manage it
  61. Days when the clouds roll into my backyard, not that high up, but enough to get the occasional low lying cloud roll in.
  62. That I actually rented my old house for 2.5 years on a single lease.  2009 the Year of the Slumlord
  63. That Hannover, Germany, while not seen as a hotspot is filled with good people
  64. That Cold Play just happened to be in town when I was on a trip
  65. On time and on budget feature delivery.
  66. That most people are thoughtful, kind and mean well.
  67. Real life conversations with kids or adults
  68. Insights from My Twitter Stream
  69. Free Wireless
  70. That a broken iPhone can be easily transitioned in an iTouch for the kids
  71. That most people can still smile, even during hard times
  72. That Patti still has that special way of making me feel special after 15 years
  73. Looking at Canal’s can just make any day better
  74. That Prescott and Hadrian are pretty good friends
  75. That Kevren and Dijouri are pretty good friends
  76. Every chance I get to golf, I have to get ready for senior tour after all
  77. Street Musician’s with really good instruments
  78. Watching folks who worked for me in the past doing well.
  79. That I have time to read to my kids
  80. That Kevren and dijouri take the time to teach their brothers stuff.
  81. That rare reality when leftovers actually taste better the next day
  82. The recurring reality when Emily sneaks leftover ingredients in and doesn’t tell me
  83. The fact that I have 2 back up set of head phones in my briefcase, just in case Hadrian pulled one out
  84. That a day on the Hooch is as good as anything, just bring sunblock.
  85. That I have time to read to my kids
  86. Layovers I can actually enjoy
  87. Ideas that work
  88. Ideas that don’t work and learning from them
  89. Any opportunity where I can teach someone something – kids included
  90. Sleeping in to 7:30 am
  91. That it all works out in the end, no really does.
  92. Grey Goose and Red Bull
  93. That steak at Bones with John and John
  94. Every chance I get the time to enjoy architecture
  95. When I have extra room in my bags to compensate for the clothes I have to buy because I didn’t pack right
  96. Entertaining Tweets which pop up when I’m in a meeting and make me laugh out loud and then have to explain it.
  97. That Sheryl seems to always have what I need on her hard drive
  98. The other contributors here who make Spatially Relevant Better everyday than I can alone
  99. The random call, text, hand written note, facebook poke or other outreach that confirms we are all still connected
  100. Any opportunity to share, listen and be with people I care about

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Post #502: Missed the 500th, but STILL appreciative for everyone around here

So with over 500 posts and two years of hacking away at this it has been a very fun ride and it’s only going to get better from my view, since I’ve added some really good folks who are posting around here – Keith Finger, John Mecke, Stephen Smith and Sheryl Altschuler.  Both Sheryl and Stephen are a little busy, but still glad to have them around, I actually caught with Stephen last night and we had a great brainstorming session and on my way home, I was thinking about what do you on my 500th post, well – I blew it since I’m now at 502 posts.

Regardless of the fact that I blew right past my 500th post, the idea to thank everyone who commented or linked back here still needs to be done.  Not sure who I got the idea from – it sounded familiar in my head and I did a similar thing for my 200th post, but that post focused on the people I had in my RSS reeder and that would be really rough to do now since I’ve found so many cool people and added them in my reader since then.

So more or less in reverse chronological order of the 507 comments to date for 502 posts, 1115 tags over 12 categories – links where available in the comment:

Stewart Rogers
strategicproductmanager.com

Shiv
iamshiv.com

keithfinger
keithfinger.com

sherry heyl
concepthubinc.com

Suzy

Jason Koulouras

P{

Marty Thompson

http://hoosiercontrarian.com/

Michelle Vandepas
divinepurposeunleashed.com

Chris Cummings
christophercummings.com

Adam Stahr
adamstahr.com

Guilda Blog
guildfa.net

mark
mmoretti.com

Sam
google.com/profiles/samhiggins

Chris Mance II
uniqueinstincts.com/

bob corrigan
acknak.blogspot.com

Steve Johnson
productmarketing.com

Mike Boudreaux
linkedin.com/in/mikeboudreaux

David Daniels
launchclinic.com

@matsis

Steve Holcombe
linkedin.com/in/steveholcombe

Tom Martin
tommartin.typepad.com

Britney
holytraffic.com

Trevor Rotzien
twitter.com/trevorrotzien

Jenni Catron
jennicatron.tv

Robert Minnaugh

Val Workman
community.featureplan.com/community/

josh duncan

http://www.arandomjog.com/

Lee White
decision3d.com

Paul Young
productbeautiful.com

Dougal Campbell
dougal.gunters.org/

David Locke

hdbbstephen
twitter.com/hdbbstephen

Jonathan – Advanced Life Skills
AdvancedLifeSkills.com/blog

Soolleali

Wilkes Joiner
twitter.com/wilkesj

Thomas Northrop
runfrommoney.com

The Productologist
theproductologist.com

Kyle Lacy
kylelacy.com

Walt Ribeiro
waltribeiro.net

Cristián Saracco
webjam.com/brand30

John Peltier
johnpeltier.wordpress.com

Todd Jordan
toddrjordan.com/thebroadbrush

anne
brandeo.com

IP Marketing Advisor
ipmarketingadvisor.com

Roxanne Darling
twitter.com/roxannedarling

Lady Rogue
rogueApron.com

Ghennipher
ghennipher.net

kokain76
listentofilm.com

Liz Strauss

http://www.successful-blog.com

Jennifer Ryan @ I Choose change
ichoosechange.com

Laura Smith
twitter.com/DevotionL

Pat Williams
realhomesense.com

Sharon
techgerm.com

tony dee
113dir.com/info

Jill
jillette.se

Marcus Goodyear
highcallingblogs.com

Mike English
mikeenglish.net

Craig Steed
steedysblog.blogspot.com

Cheryl Smith
culturesmithconsulting.com

colleen coplick
buzznetworker.com

Shannon Nelson
agirlsgottaspa.com

Wendy
notesfromthesleepdeprived.com

Ming
mingssecret.com

@Stephen
incontextmultimedia.com/blog/

Todd
gretemangroup.com/blog

Charlie
productiveflourishing.com/

Andrea Hill
afhill.com/blog

Doug
idology.wordpress.com

Louis Gray
louisgray.com

Mike Volpe
Twitter.Grader.com

MK (Casey) van Bronkhorst
perfectlyshapedworld.com/blog/

Anthony Richardson
webfugitive.com

Len Edgerly
TheKindleChronicles.com

Leslie Poston
uptownuncorked.com

Mary-Lynn
biggsuccess.com

Mark Dykeman
broadcasting-brain.com

Dory Lanenter

Brian Monahan, Expert in the Rough
expertintherough.com

The Mommy Blogger
themommyblogger.com

marc0
muffinbottoms.org

Brandon
walpaper.tumblr.com

Claire Perez
couleurwords.wordpress.com

suzymiller
sos-village.co.uk

Darelene Bourgeois

Eric

Edward Vielmetti
vielmetti.typepad.com

Neal “thePuck” Jansons
socialmediaphilosophy.com

David Meerman Scott
webinknow.com/

Chris Lyman
fonality.com

Demian Entrekin
it.toolbox.com/blogs/ppmtoday

Kris @ Fresh Focus
freshfocus.info/blog

Connie Bensen
solutionsarepower.com

Erica
reinventingerica.com

Mike Chapman
everydotconnects.com

Chris Heuer
chrisheuer.com/

Small Business Sales Success
capitalsolutionsbancorp.com

jeff-naturehills
naturehills.com

Dave

Max Gladwell
maxgladwell.com

Mari Adkins
mariadkins.com

Jen Knoedl
jenknoedl.wordpress.com

Igor The Troll
igorthetroll.com/blog

Melissa (Pronoia) Pierce
melissapierce.com

Shreena
anastropheandcheese.wordpress.com

Bea

Clay Collins | The Growing Life
TheGrowingLife.com

Easton Ellsworth
visionaryblogging.com

Sandra
BuzzLogic

Ruth Marie Sylte
manitouheights.com

Pete
petewjones.com

AmyL
earnestparenting.com

George
biggsuccess.com

Aaron Brazell
technosailor.com

QueenofSpain, Erin Kotecki Vest
queenofspainblog.com

Chris Brogan
chrisbrogan.com

GeekMommy
geekmommy.wordpress.com

Saeed Khan
onproductmanagement.wordpress.com

Bob Younce at the Writing Journey
writing-journey.com

Francois Gossieaux
emergencemarketing.com

Pal
www.omgili.com

Kevin
twing.com

Alicia

David Rayner
geointeractive.co.uk

Social Brand Management
mmarcum.com

Jenny, Bloggess
thebloggess.com/

James Gillmore
faceyspacey.com

creative publish
rublish.com

amine
sa7li.com

democracy
democracylondon.com

Shai Dorsai
shaidorsai.wordpress.com

Ray Grieselhuber
gridjit.com

Ken

Nathan Ketsdever
technotheory.com

Anne
writerscabal.wordpress.com

JB.

Jeff Nolan
jeffnolan.com

christopher carfi
socialcustomer.com

Mei Lin Fung
customerthink.com

Brian

oratile

Dunrie Greiling
scientificink.com

modiri kesupile

Erin

ingrid

matt brezina
xobni.com/blog

Jake
xobni.com

www.soccersecrets.info
soccersecrets.info

Mukund Mohan
bestengagingcommunities.com

Michael Wilson
smallworldlabs.com

Rohit
rohitbhargava.typepad.com

Idea Hustle
ideahustle.com

YHO
boldinvestors.com

Dustin

John Mecke

www.developmentcorporate.com

Spunje
leadership.spunje.com

Many thank folks!