Today I'm blogging from a Starbucks in Illinois, USA.  I'm home for the holidays (well, home at my parents' house) which is just outside of Chicago, IL, and I thought I'd blog before the holiday festivities begin.  First, let me say that it's *really* cold here.  Today, the temperature was a high of 6 degrees Fahrenheit (-14.4 degrees Celsius) -- ridiculously cold.  But the good news is that it's supposed to snow tomorrow, which means we'll have a white Christmas.

The other piece of news is that I'm done with a draft of the refresh document of theSpoke I mentioned in my previous blog entry.  It's going thru Microsoft internal review currently, and then I plan to post the doc in early January.  I've received some great ideas and feedback from people on theSpoke -- thanks!  Stay tuned for more on this one.  I'll be looking for your opinions and comments in just a few weeks.

Other than that, have a happy holiday!