3 January - What I'm Thankful for Today

@just4him (320668)
Green Bay, Wisconsin
January 3, 2026 6:44pm CST
Good evening from Green Bay, Wisconsin where the current temperature is 18 F and feels like 12 F. We had snow today, and you know that always makes me happy. It was the pretty snow with the large flakes at times. Today went very well. I really didn't know what I would do today as I just finished working on Love's Illusion. The cover needs refinement. My name is misspelled on the spine. I'll get it right. I'm thankful I got the laundry done when I got up this morning. I had it in the washer by 5 AM and out of the dryer before 7. I'm thankful for the work I did today on Faith to Believe. I'm impressed that in the 8 chapters I presented to AI 'she' didn't give me any suggestions to make it better. Everything is spot on and moving as it should. I'm very happy with it. I've come to the part of the book that might need more revision. I'm glad I'm working with AI on it because I can get direct information about what's working well and what I need to improve on. I'm thankful for the time I was here with you interacting with you and finding out about how you're doing in your world. Okay, that's my day. My brain is on overload. It's time for me to get off the computer and watch television for the rest of the night. What are you thankful for today? Let me know in the comments below. Thanks for reading. The image belongs to me.
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snowy
@snowy22315 (201016)
• United States
4 Jan
Thankful I got to talk to my son..and he sent me the Christmas pic of the two of us
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Valerie J. Routhieaux
@just4him (320668)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
5 Jan
That's great you have a Christmas picture of the both of you.
Anna
@LadyDuck (490164)
• Italy
4 Jan
AI is very good for short-form docs or novels, it's an useful new tool, but I try not to use AI too much.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (490164)
• Italy
5 Jan
@just4him - I use AI very little for my researches.
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Valerie J. Routhieaux
@just4him (320668)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
7h
@LadyDuck I'm finding it useful.
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Valerie J. Routhieaux
@just4him (320668)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
5 Jan
I like the feedback. It's also been very helpful for the legal portion of Faith to Believe.
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Amber
@AmbiePam (109493)
• United States
4 Jan
I’m thankful my back is better today, and that there was a good football game(s) on today.
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Amber
@AmbiePam (109493)
• United States
5 Jan
@just4him Do you have Prime Video, Valerie? Next weekend’s Packers vs. Bears play off game is on Prime Video.
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Valerie J. Routhieaux
@just4him (320668)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
5 Jan
I'm glad your back is feeling better. I'm glad you saw a good football game. I know it wasn't the Packers/Vikings.
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Valerie J. Routhieaux
@just4him (320668)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
5 Jan
@AmbiePam Yes, I do. I was about to look at the playoff schedule.
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Eva James
@wolfgirl569 (127483)
• Marion, Ohio
4 Jan
Thankful the warm up is almost here.
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Valerie J. Routhieaux
@just4him (320668)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
5 Jan
I'm glad it is too. We're warmer this week, but still in the 30s.
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (210006)
• United States
4 Jan
I'm thankful that it's going to warm up next week. Enjoy your Sunday.
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Valerie J. Routhieaux
@just4him (320668)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
5 Jan
I'm glad it's warming up. Have a good week too.
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Valerie J. Routhieaux
@just4him (320668)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
8h
@LindaOHio You're welcome.
LindaOH
@LindaOHio (210006)
• United States
13h
@just4him Thank you very much.
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Jim Bauer
@porwest (111884)
• United States
4 Jan
Sometimes a misspelling is on purpose. Like my song, in the three versions of it, "Pink Flamingoes." I intentionally misspelled it mostly because the title is more symbolic than literal. But of course, this was INTENDED. No one wants the misspelling to be by accident, and ESPECIALLY not your name. lol
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Valerie J. Routhieaux
@just4him (320668)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
4 Jan
If AI can't fix it before I start the publishing process, I'm sure I can get it taken care of when I do the book cover. If it's on purpose, that's okay.
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Jim Bauer
@porwest (111884)
• United States
5 Jan
@just4him I think you should be able to get it fixed. It seems like a very simple one.
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Valerie J. Routhieaux
@just4him (320668)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
8h
@porwest Yes, I can do it when I get the cover set up on KDP when I'm ready to publish.
Jessica
@JESSY3236 (21316)
• United States
5h
I'm not thankful that I didn't get to see my best friend. We were supposed to exchange Christmas gifts. She wasn't feeling good.
Judy Evans
@JudyEv (368577)
• Rockingham, Australia
4 Jan
It's interesting that you're using AI to help with your writing. I find it very useful for quickly sourcing information on all sorts of things.
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Valerie J. Routhieaux
@just4him (320668)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
5 Jan
It's useful for feedback and with the legal portions of Faith to Believe.
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