The journey continues...

Brian Bilbrey April 16, 2017

16 April 2017

Oh, first: Release your tax info, President Trump. Note: No one paid me to say that. Just do the right thing, please. Just this once... * * * Here's a happy dog: This dog had to deal with Marcia's trip, immediately followed by mine. About 16 hours after Marcia got home, Saturday last, I hopped onto a plane headed for Denver. There, I spent a week in a Red Hat Automation with Ansible class, wrapping up with a brutal four hour practical exam. I learned a bunch of stuff, and I passed the exam. That also extended my RHCE/RHCSA certs…

Brian Bilbrey April 9, 2017

9 April 2017

G'day. Lexi was a happy puppy, yesterday late afternoon. That's when Marcia got back home from a 9 day trip up to Maine, where she was spending time with her sister. This is a dog waiting for his mistress to come home: For the duration, I was bailing out of work early, coming home to walk the dog and work on fitting out Marcia's closet. Every time I'd go down to the basement workshop, Lexi would eventually follow, and sit on her perch in Marcia's sewing room (as above), and look a bit pathetic. Here's how the closet came out:…

Brian Bilbrey April 2, 2017

2 April 2017

A busy week and weekend - I got lots of things started, and a number of them finished. Along with shopping, laundry, front yard edging and mowing, and a car wash ... I made progress both days on the closet project for Marcia: After taking down the old wire racks, I removed the anchors and started the wall patching process. Meanwhile, in the woodshop, I : Drying after pre-stain sealer application. My next steps are to final coat on the wall patching, sand and paint in the closet proper. Then for the components ... I'm not sure. Probably just polyurethane…

Brian Bilbrey March 27, 2017

27 March 2017

Whelp. Another week gone. A good work-week with an informative, day-long VMUG event smack in the middle. Wood working on the weekend. I'm making progress on that closet system. All the parts are fabricated and first sanding is done. Next, sealer, resanding, stain, and poly. A couple of weeks should see it done. * * * Our condolences to the families and friends of these fallen warriors: Sgt. 1st Class Robert R. Boniface, 34, of San Luis Obispo, California, died March 19, in Logar Province, Afghanistan, from a non-combat related incident. Staff Sgt. Alexandria Mae Morrow, 25, of Dansville, NY,…

Brian Bilbrey March 19, 2017

19 March 2017

It was a fairly uneventful work week, if by uneventful you mean a snow-day in mid-March. Three people made it to the office on Tuesday: I was one of them. We have an external vendor event on Tuesdays, and while it *can* be put off in an emergency, an inch or three of snow doesn't stop me from getting the job done. I did my early morning work remotely, then spent about 45 minutes shoveling the driveway and sidewalks. Then off to work, and stayed there from 9 to 12. * * * The weekend, though, has been fun. I…