APPLE UPDATE: It's cold, rainy, and windy here in New York. Pretty much a perfect convergence of unpleasant climate conditions. Add that on top of the traffic, the zillions of people, and the general brusqueness of the East Coast, and it's not quite a recipe for fun. Nonetheless my presentations are going great, my kids are safe and well taken care of back in Chicago, and I had a blockbuster dinner last night at Gotham Bar & Grill. So I'm not grumping. And tonight I get to hook up with my best friend since seventh grade, so all in all I'm pretty chipper.

Time to order some room service and work the phones.