The journey continues...

Brian Bilbrey July 23, 2011

Sundry

Events of the last couple of days were ... relatively uneventful. That is, my 'oscopy was much more unpleasant to prepare for than it was to sleep through. The doc reported snipping out something small, and biopsy results pend until Tuesday, but either way, it ain't the big C. Depending on the type, I get another screening in three years, or in five. I'll be happier with five, thanks. And Marcia's molar extraction in the afternoon was as simple as could be hoped for: no jackhammering, and minimal pain already today. * * * The summer garden is doing fine.

Brian Bilbrey July 21, 2011

Two Days Off

Today and tomorrow, I'm off work. Yes, of course I checked email a few times. But that's it. Today was all about schoolwork. I'm caught up with everything, and ahead of the game in a few things - all of this weekend's due items are already submitted. The downside is that all I've had today are clear liquids. And I just finished my first of two SUPREP rounds, before tomorrow's "Gosh, it sucks to be 50" diagnostic test. So I've got a stack of magazines, and perhaps some video gaming to while away the hours this evening... while I drink…

Brian Bilbrey July 19, 2011

Just Like A Thingy...

The green beans and tomatoes are welcome, but I think I'm going to have to put the cucumber on eBay ... It'll probably prove to be as popular as Baldrick's turnip.

Brian Bilbrey July 19, 2011

What Day Is This?

I have it on reliable authority that it is, in fact, Tuesday. That's amusing, since this clearly isn't Belgium. But with a bunch of reorg work yesterday in the data center, and fun with ZFS and the backup system today, I'm all a-whirl! Things to do next: That third item is fun, because I've been known exhibit Anglophilic tendencies in my writing from time to time. So I'm going to get a different set of corrections after finding and killing that configuration. But I rarely spell that word in the first paragraph "centre", so I think it'll be a net…

Brian Bilbrey July 17, 2011

Hope: #FAIL

Every week, I open the pages on the DoD website, hoping that there have been no casualties since my last report. That's still not happening. Our deepest condolences to the families and units of these fallen warriors: Sgt. Steven L. Talamantez, 34, of Laredo, Texas, died July 10, in Al Amarah, Iraq, of injuries suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with indirect fire. Spc. Rafael A. Nieves Jr., 22, of Albany, New York, died July 10 in Paktika province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with small-arms and rocket-propelled grenade fires. Sgt. Christopher P. Soderlund,…