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Brian Bilbrey

Should Be True

A great start to ten days before I go back to the office: I was up at 0500, and driving Marcia to the airport. She's off to Michigan for a baby shower. I declined to attend, however. I'm going to attempt NOT to rise at that hour again for a week or so! Now, here's a reminder that Marcia is job hunting, and would appreciate legit leads for a new gig. * * * New Feature: Should-Be-True Facts. As I was dropping off to sleep last night, I had one of my weird little non sequitur thoughts, and I managed…

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Brian Bilbrey

Xerox restructures

USA Today reported yesterday that Xerox will lay off 2,500 employees. So it was nothing personal when one of those RIF'd yesterday was Marcia. She talks about that on her own site... Just wanted to let y'all know. She's already got feelers out, but if you have any input for her, be sure to get in touch. * * * In other news, I'm on vacation. I'm going to burn a small fraction of my available vacation hours and return to work on Monday the 26th. I'll take another week in mid-December, just for fun. Well, to finish up school,…

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Brian Bilbrey

Marcia's back!

Marcia was away for a 3-day retreat, and got home a short while ago. Lexi and I are both dancing about with joy. I got my schoolwork done, and relaxed a little bit today, while baking a pork shoulder to incorporate into the macaroni and cheese I'm making tomorrow. Also tomorrow, since it's a holiday (for me), I'll finish up the yardwork for the year. * * * Our condolences to the families, friends, and units of these fallen warriors: Staff Sgt. Dain T. Venne, 29, of Port Henry, New York, died of wounds suffered Nov. 3, when enemy forces…

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Brian Bilbrey

6 Weeks

Just sayin'. I finished this week's schoolwork yesterday, so I managed to read the documentation for the new saw, adjust things that needed adjusting, and push some wood through the machine for the first time. Much easier to set up square and true. I still need to pay close attention to feed rate, because I didn't want to spend 4 grand + an electrician to get a cabinet saw in... but it's a very nice saw, and I've got it dialed in within about .005 on the fence, and an invisibly small fraction of a degree on the miter gauge.

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