The journey continues...

Brian Bilbrey June 28, 2011

More bonanza from the back yard

Hey! We just got 6/100" of rain! It's been bloody dry around here - the only green grass is near the flower and garden beds. Isn't that a nice-looking bowl of potatoes? I sliced up one of those, a zucchini, some garlic, and a pepper out of the garden, sautéed all of that in olive oil, and called it supper. Yum! I also have already roasted a pound of some Kenyan coffee beans this evening. The roaster lives in a vent hood I built that exhausts out the basement window. The exhaust is mobile; It doesn't stay in the window.

Brian Bilbrey June 28, 2011

Registration not required

We'll see how comments go when registration isn't required. I'm getting registrations from Poland, which frankly feels like a spamming setup to me, so wait and see. Oh, I've deleted those Polish registrations, and I'm going to setup registration moderation. Logins make it easier for posting for registered users, and I still recommend that for people that care to comment. Be well, as Syroid used to say.

Brian Bilbrey June 27, 2011

Still choices

I first posted this as a comment over on Bob's new Daynotes Journal, but I'm going for more feedback. dSLR cameras … I’m teetering on the brink of moving up to dSLR, and frankly I don’t want to go in at the entry level. I figure I’ll outgrow a beginner dSLR long before its useful lifespan, and I’m a reasonably quick study. Right now, I’m interested (I think) in one of these two configurations: Nikon D7000 body with two lenses Pentax K-5 body with two lenses I’m leaning towards the Nikon, but I’m interested in contrary opinions and lense recommendations.

Brian Bilbrey June 26, 2011

Afghanistan claims more blood

Our condolences to the families and units of these fallen warriors: Spc. Scott D. Smith, 36, of Indianapolis, Indiana, died June 17 at Khowst province, Afghanistan, of injuries suffered in a non-combat related incident. Pfc. Brian J. Backus, 21, of Saginaw Township, Michigan, died June 18, in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with small arms fire. Pfc. Gustavo A. Rios-Ordonez, 25, of Englewood, Ohio, died June 20 in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. Sgt. James W. Harvey II, 23, of Toms River, New…

Brian Bilbrey June 26, 2011

Ch-ch-changes

Marcia's stuff is all moved, now, and I've set up WordPress sites for both her DutchGirl and Marcia's Makings sites. Together we did a bit of customization, and there's more to come.