With that in mind, I am grateful for the opportunity to work from home. I’ve worked hard for years to position myself to enjoy this life luxury. Once every couple of weeks I drive in to the Boston office. That 180 mile round trip is like a school field trip for me. It breaks up any redundancies I may settle into at home. It’s nice seeing the folks at work every so often, too.

I am thankful for Ken Laster’s ‘In The Groove… Jazz and Beyond’ podcast. Ken is a friend I met at work several years ago. We’ve both moved on from that job, but we’ve kept in touch. We had the Jazz thing in common. As I type this, I’m listening to a Jacob Collier song on his show. It’s called ‘Don’t You Worry ‘Bout A Thing.’ It’s pretty amazing.

That reminds me, I’ve been a fan-boy of Jacob Collier for a year or so. I am thankful for what he’s bringing to music. His ideas are new and fresh. He’s a brilliant young mind and is changing the landscape of music. In an effort not to turn these daily gratitude posts into advertisements, I will not link to Jacob. But I urge you to take the time to find him on Youtube. He’s worth it.