The journey continues...

Brian Bilbrey July 16, 2017

16 July 2017

I guess I'll just start with the bad news, and get that out of the way. RIP George Romero and Martin Landau. I've been a modest fan of George Romero's work over the years, although I'll grant that his influence on many of the directors and actors I enjoy most was huge! I am gutted, though, to hear the news of Martin Landau. Yes, yes, yes: we get old, we die. I've loved Landau since Mission: Impossible and Space 1999. His skill as an actor was consummate and I mourn his passing. * * * On the "Ooooh. Interesting!" front,…

Brian Bilbrey July 9, 2017

9 July 2017

I've got a shaking frightened dog sitting on my lap, thanks to the asshats who are once again setting off fireworks in the vicinity. This is going on 9 days, now. Poor puppy... * * * More Annapolis Shakespeare fun: A bit on the spur of the moment, we decided to accept an invitation to the reception for opening night of their production of The Tempest, running in the garden at Charles Carroll House in Annapolis. Yup, this means that we're seeing this production twice, and I couldn't be happier. Opening night was a joy. (They have one picture up…

Brian Bilbrey July 2, 2017

2 July 2017

Hey, y'all. I've been busy. But first: Annapolis Shakespeare Company. They made us happy again! This is our second season enjoying their production of The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, Abridged, in the courtyard at Reynolds Tavern. Supper first, then the show. We had Bill, Brian, and Johnny on the bricks Tuesday evening, bounding through this rollicking tour of 37 plays in about 90 minutes. I'll be the first (or perhaps second) to admit that most of the plays get fairly short shrift in the production. And I was deeply disappointed that, for the second year, they continued to ignore…

Brian Bilbrey June 26, 2017

26 June 2017

Well! It was a busy weekend - between remote work, attending a birthday party for a three year old, yard work, and all the usual chores, I was just plain out of steam. Last night I just relaxed and read. There's not much new to report, so I won't. * * * DoD reported no new casualties in the last week. Ciao!

Brian Bilbrey June 18, 2017

2017 June 18

Most of a post-vacation work week gone by - I've just been dropping back into the groove. We've got patching and virtualization updates scheduled for the near future, so I've got a fair bit of planning to do to pull it off without causing unplanned downtime. This weekend was ... hot, mostly, and humid. It'll take me a while to drop into summer accommodation mode. We did celebrate a friend's birthday this weekend, and we're going to help a neighbor celebrate a birthday next weekend. I made the Father's Day phone call today, it was nice chatting with my folks…