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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.

Brian Bilbrey June 26, 2011

T-Minus Four Days

It seems that Jerry's moved over to the new host, with Rick Hellewell's capable assistance. I've got one or two more sites to flip over, then I think nearly everything's off of Zidane. Checking, I see a couple of remaining problem children besides mine. So I'm sending a few emails to remind people that the box goes away on Thursday, 6/30. Now I should move Marcia's last site, and set up some posting methods for her. Ciao!

Brian Bilbrey June 23, 2011

Commercial news

I saw a Lexus commercial accidentally while watching Mythbusters. The context is appropriate because ... I'll return to that thought. Anyway, the takeaway concept is also found on this automaker page: My initial thought after dropping a bit of anti-matter into the fuel tank is ... where'd the car go? Fast, eh? Or not. And now we're back to Mythbusters, and why my immediate reaction to that statement was so appropriate to the context. The funny part is that this was one of the less-exciting non-exploding episodes. * * * Pfizer is in court to extend the patent-coverage of one…

Brian Bilbrey June 21, 2011

When there are no tomatoes

When the tomatoes are still two or three weeks away, eat what's coming out of the garden. So, some potatoes and zucchini, a couple of small serrano peppers, and an over-grown green onion (all that out of the garden) with a chunk of garlic and a bit of left over pork, all simmered together ... well, that makes supper and two lunches. Yow, and those peppers are HOT! What? No, I used just two of the smaller zucchini, and about 1/3 of the potatoes. Going to have to think of more stuff, because unlike salsa, I don't see zucchini as…