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Brian Bilbrey September 9, 2019

9 September 2019

Our friend Michael Lindsay, husband to Linda Rose Payne, father to Dylan and Kiera, died on August 31, 2019. He was a talented voice actor, and a seriously funny and fun dude, even when in massive pain, which he was, a lot. I'm gonna miss him. Yes, again. With some lovely weather, visits with usually distant family members, and some moderately successful fishing. We ended up with 6 or 7 bass between us, all weighed less than two pounds, all released back into the lake after getting weighed and measured. Eleven hours on the drive up (traffic problems), ten hours…

Brian Bilbrey September 1, 2019

1 September 2019

The eighth month is over, and the hottest temps around here are beginning to fade. It's a three day weekend, *and* I got out of the office a bit early on Friday. So I got the lawn mowed when I got home that day, leaving the weekend for relaxation and a bit of inside chores. Lexi, however... Lexi just lays around on the bed, worrying about kids setting off firecrackers on holiday weekends, and wearing my socks to fend of the coming of Winter. Still in holiday mode, but it's going to be Labor day tomorrow. Is Labor paying attention…

Brian Bilbrey August 25, 2019

25 August 2019

After several miserably hot days, we've had a couple of days transplanted from mid- to late September - highs in the mid 70's. Lovely weather. Earlier in the week, we made it down into DC to meet up with Pat and Nathan. They were in town from California, and found some time in their family-full schedule for us. A lovely late afternoon and early evening, we had. First, a couple hours at the Philips Collection, including their wonderful, moving, and occasionally horrifying exhibition: The Warmth of Other Suns: Stories of Global Displacement. The exhibition uses art and narrative to bring…

Brian Bilbrey August 19, 2019

19 August, 2019

So, mid-August, and we're in the "dog days of summer". It's been humid, hot, and unstable. How unstable? A storm that blew through last night racked up over 70K electrical discharges over a single hour. Most of those were elsewhere, but enough were nearby to freak out the little disturbed dog. Also with the heat, and fitting in with the origins of the phrase, I spent much of the weekend entrapped by lethargy. Yes, yes, I was up early doing patching work for production systems on Sunday. But outdoor chores? Not this last weekend. It was just ... miserable. Theoretically,…

Brian Bilbrey August 11, 2019

11 August 2019

Still busy, that is, and that's better than the alternative. Yesterday was given over mostly to food work - a new big batch of salsa, with only tomatoes out of the garden. Everything else came from the store, sadly. I roasted a pountd of coffee. I also made a batch of my potato/spicy sausage concoction, 10 meals worth. That'll see me through the week. Today: shopping, clean the shower, patching day for some systems at work, lunch, and lawn. And I'm a bit whacked. Time to get back to the office tomorrow, and spend the week recharging for the next…