Brian Bilbrey ⁽⁷³⁵⁾

Brian Bilbrey March 22, 2020

22 March 2020

First, we're healthy at this time. Yup. Most folks I know hereabouts are working from home (WFH). Me, too, but for one day a week when I'm the only one in my department to go into the office for required onsite work requiring physical interaction - tape backups rotating offsite. I actually put in about 4 hours this weekend, too, on regularly scheduled patching activities that I would have done from home on a Sunday, anyway. Saturday was yardwork, roasting coffee, and some other chores. By next weekend, it'll be time to make a brief run to the store for…

Brian Bilbrey March 15, 2020

15 March 2020

Happy Birthday, Alex! The good news is that we already practice social distancing a lot. Hope y'all can manage that, too! Wash your hands a lot, keep the people around you healthy by keeping yourself as isolated as is reasonable and possible. We're both healthy at this time, and we'll do our best to keep it that way! I did get the shopping done today, which took a while, since there were lines. I also roasted coffee. Relaxing: Our condolences to the families and friends of these fallen warriors:

Brian Bilbrey March 3, 2020

3 March 2020

Enough said. Marcia's cataract surgery went off without a hitch, and she is really happy with both her current improved vision and the progress she's making. It's frustrating that she has to sleep with a pirate patch each night, and endure a month of eyedrops, but all realize that compared to progressively worsening functional blindness in one eye, she's a winner. We got out and about this weekend, heading over to Ram's Head On Stage, over in Annapolis, for a lovely matinee show with Zoë Keating. Zoë's music is a joy! We saw her last at the same venue a…

Brian Bilbrey February 23, 2020

23 February 2020

And it was - nearly 60F today. Stuff is blooming and budding and ... I have yard work to do. Oh, wait ... IT'S STILL WINTER!!! I did none of that this weekend, however. We relaxed in advance of Marcia's cataract surgery this coming week. We hope that goes well for all the usual reasons, and at least one unusual one - we're going to see Zoe Keating next weekend! Huzzah! On the professional side of things, I'm working on refreshing my Red Hat training in advance of re-certifying for my RHCE, sooner than later. Frankly, not a lot of…

Brian Bilbrey February 17, 2020

17 February 2020

We had a lovely 3 day weekend hereabouts. We started a bit early with a pleasant evening at home for Valentine's Day. This was followed by Marcia's birthday. We relaxed, watched shows as she wanted, played a few games, and I "cooked" dinner, using some of the meatballs she'd made up earlier in the week. Then shopping and some chores on Sunday, and more relaxation today for the holiday. Tomorrow, back to work. Not much else to report but for the seasonally inappropriate weather - it's too damn warm. I'm going to have to start doing yardwork really soon unless…