The journey continues...

Brian Bilbrey October 14, 2019

14 October 2019

Yup, like it or not, the questionable "discovery" of the "new world" by Columbus is still a Federal holiday here in the land where some are free, and some are brave. Since my employer follows that holiday schedule, I was off work today. Yay? Certainly, especially since I didn't have to travel to Columbus, Ohio, to celebrate. Don't get me wrong - I'm in Columbus a couple of times a year for work, and enjoy the friendly people and good food a LOT! But it's a long drive, and I do have to be in the office bright and early…

Brian Bilbrey October 6, 2019

6 October 2019

Yep, it's been two weeks since last time. A week ago Saturday we went out to Centennial Lake and spent the morning fishing. I caught one small bass, 13-14" long: I've also been doing a lot of reading: Clarkesworld, Forever Magazine, Alan Dean Foster's Icerigger Trilogy, Neil Gaiman's Don't Panic, and not least: everything I can reasonably lay hands on by Martha Wells and Robert J. Sawyer in advance of this year's Capclave (where Wells and Sawyer are GoH!!!). This weekend I managed a fair bit of yardwork out front - cleaning out the beds and preparing to winterize the…

Brian Bilbrey September 22, 2019

22 September 2019

According to the calendar, tomorrow is Fall. According to the forecast, Summer looks to be in an extended run. We did have two nights last week drop into the high 40's overnight - but highs for the next 10 days are supposed to be in the mid- to high 80's. So, summer, still. Unless, y'know, the forecasters are wrong. That would be so unusual! So, yeah ... no post last week. I've got no explanation but sheer laziness. This weekend was a bit more of the same. We did make it out fishing at Cash Lake yesterday morning for a…

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…