I know its not even the first day of the Search Engine Strategies (SES) Conference here in Chicago, but I thought I would post some of my highlights for today.

I arrived at the Hilton Hotel around 3ish, checked in, and almost immediately began working on some recent KR.com changes. Over the past few weeks, I've been rewriting much of the content on my website, as well doing some other things, and needed to tie-up a few loose ends with all of that.

Somewhere around 8pm I decided it was time for a drink and so I headed down to hotel bar. Shortly after, I ran into David Burke and his wife Sally, fellow Yahoo! Store Developers and had a drink or two with them.

On my way out of the Bar, I ran into Todd who had immediately introduced me to Lisa Barone, the infamous author of the Bruce Clay Blog (there's your link Lisa :) ). The Bruce Clay Blog is among the few that I do read religiously and for what it's worth I'd definitely recommend it to anybody who serious about search marketing. Her views and opinions are not only educational, but she also ads a twist of humor in her writing. It was great to meet you Lisa, and to finally put a face to the name.

Pictured from left to right Todd Malicoat (aka Stuntdubl), Justilien Gaspard, Neil Patel, and Lisa Barone .

That's it for now. Be sure to stay tuned for more SES updates live from Chi-Town.