The journey continues...

Brian Bilbrey February 24, 2019

24 February 2019

Our family said their goodbyes to Dennis yesterday. He's resting by his grandparents now. Sadly, I didn't know him as well as I'd have liked, and we didn't make the trip for his memorial, because it was a small affair, and nobody needed out-of-towners to deal with on top of everything else. He'll be missed, rest in peace. Work was a week like so many others, not worth remarking on. However, on the home front, the computing environment continues to have drastic changes. Yesterday, I pulled the final backup from my FreeBSD 11 server, Serenity. After that, I shut it…

Brian Bilbrey February 17, 2019

17 February 2019

Yet utterly unlike a sheep. Last Sunday, we were out at Cabaret Night at Annapolis Shakespeare. It was song and dance and showtunes from the 50's, and the joint was rockin'! So much fun I forgot to post. And as I remembered, each ensuing day, well, I was at work, not relaxing at home, so I kicked the can down the road and here we are. The cabaret was wonderful, as always. Up next at the theater, another Cabaret Night, 60's this time, and then it's time for Pride and Predjudice to open (runs for 6 weeks starting on March…

Brian Bilbrey February 3, 2019

3 February 2019

It's been an interesting week, weather-wise. For instance, it was properly cold for a couple of days, with lows in the single digits and highs in the mid-teens (ºF). And on Friday, when we were due an hour or two of snow flurries midday, Ullr sent us snow starting at 8 AM and lasting all day. It was light snow, but it all stuck, since everything was pre-frozen. I shoveled off the 2.5" when I got home late afternoon: On the entertainment front, we enjoyed a superb opening night production of Tom Stoppard's Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead at the…

Brian Bilbrey January 27, 2019

27 January 2019

Because they are, just sayin'... So I'm going to ignore all of that for the moment. Marcia did a bunch of wonderful baking and cooking, so for supper with friends Saturday night we had scratch made: crackers, focaccia (two kinds: rosemary and olive), pasta, and cake. Carb-loading for the gluten gluttons only? Yup. But super-tasty! The house got cleaned, too. Coffee from Kenya got roasted. And I did some intermittent remote work over the weekend, getting stuff done, which is good. Finally, I spent a bit of time playing around in Skyrim. Net result, there: I'm now the Arch Mage…

Brian Bilbrey January 21, 2019

21 January 2019

Not properly cold, not in the ice moon Hoth sense of the word, anyway. But it was 11º Fahrenheit when I walked the dog early this morning, with winds gusting to 40 mph. I think that means a wind chill of minus one billion. As the day went on, it warmed a little bit, and the winds dropped to gentle breezes, which meant I could shed a layer or two for the later walks. It'd have been better if Lexi would simply walk, take care of her business, and be ready to head back in. But her idea of a…