The journey continues...

Brian Bilbrey April 14, 2013

Spring is exhausting...

Last weekend, spring cleaning. This weekend, yardwork, all weekend long. The front is all pruned up, and first mowing of the year done. Looks pretty good (but the front fence needs a full redo). Today, I spent as much energy as I had (several hours worth) weeding out and tilling the garden beds in preparation for spring planting. In the evenings this week, I'll get the rest of the back yard cleaned up, too. At least then I'll have a starting point for the rest of the spring work. Upcoming: This is going to be an expensive week, since a…

Brian Bilbrey April 8, 2013

Eeek! It's Monday!

The weekend was given over to spring cleaning, and moving bits of furniture about. I was in another world last night - a world of pain. So sorry to have given the mostly-regular Sunday post a miss. * * * Top Tech Tip - You should have on-premise Tier 1 timekeepers - NTP out in the world is a scary place (search on "ntp vulnerabilites" for more information). Used to be, you could either cobble something that worked out of an old bit of Garmin gear, or spent 2-3K$ on a "proper" rack-mounted GPS unit. It's not good to have…

Brian Bilbrey March 31, 2013

Bunny Sunday

Or, dare I say, hasenpfeffer? No, we didn't have that for supper - the rabbits aren't out and about yet as it's been too bloody cold! I did nothing special in celebration of a mystical fiction. Instead, I continued to work on the RHCE material through the day. This evening, we watched the new Doctor Who episode via DVR. The writing on that show remains so very sharp and smart. * * * Our condolences to the family, friends, and unit of Sgt. Michael C. Cable, 26, of Philpot, Kentucky, who died on March 27 from injuries sustained when his…

Brian Bilbrey March 30, 2013

Change of Plans

It's a glorious Spring day out there. But I'm doing none of the things I should be doing on a day like this. I'm not out working in the yard, front or back. I'm not out playing, hiking, or whatevs. Instead, I'm doing quiet inside stuff. I've been surrounded by people with varying degrees of razor throat (aka strep) for the last couple of weeks. Friday morning, I woke at 0300 with my throat starting to act up. I've also been battling a mild right ear infection for a couple of days. So, unusually for me, I bailed on work…

Brian Bilbrey March 24, 2013

Still Winter Here

I think I want my DST hour back now, since Winter has decided to hang about for a while longer. We've barely gotten up into the low forty's for highs this week, and the forecast for tonight? "Periods of snow, rain mixed in." Just lovely. I was gluing cabinet carcasses in the woodshop this weekend, and I went over to the Southern Comforters quilt show this afternoon, to see the pieces that Marcia had entered there. She's a member of that organization, and this is her first showing event. No ribbons this time around, but she had fun, and I…