The journey continues...

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…

Brian Bilbrey March 12, 2017

12 March 2017

Wednesday, I attended an Ansible Automates event downtown. I've been making use of Ansible for configuration management for nearly three years now, but the rate of change and new capabilities since the project was purchased by Red Hat about 18 months ago is stunning. There's a lot I have to learn to find out what else I should be automating with this tool. A good weekend: got assorted things done, including roasting some delicious-smelling Tanzania Mbozi - Iwezya Station beans from Sweet Maria's. We (mostly Marcia) cooked a lovely salmon supper followed by a blueberry pie for dessert last night.

Brian Bilbrey March 7, 2017

7 Feb 2017

Wow. Am I a slacker, or what? I've been really busy. Work is keeping me on my toes, and (wonderfully), we're finally cooking with gas! We got a KitchenAid Dual Fuel range - a natural gas range (that could be converted to LP if needed) with two electric ovens. Yay! Getting the range was Marcia's birthday present, and she got the gasfitter to run the line for Valentine's Day. No massacres yet! * * * On the professional front, I'm working on the options for extending my Red Hat Certified Engineer status. I'm probably going down the automation path, with…

Brian Bilbrey February 19, 2017

19 Feb 2017

Well, here we are, barely a month into this Republican Administration. How do you think it's going. I'm pretty disappointed. By now, I was sure we'd ALL have gold-plated hotels of our very own. Sad! * * * I was helping Marcia box up some stuff in her sewing area in the basement, and I may have gone overboard: Of course I blamed the dog for this. Why wouldn't one? * * * We've had an unseasonably lovely President's Day weekend so far. Unlike the heavy snows of the last few years, we're up into the 60's and 70's for…

Brian Bilbrey February 12, 2017

12 Feb 2017

A quiet weekend around here. A haircut, some shopping, a few dog walks. Ooooh, yeah: I got my BSidesCharm 2017 tickets tonight. Yay. It's a superb, impactful, (mostly) defensive security conference. I've enjoyed the first two years of this con, and the third year's program looks like it will be a worthy continuation. The first round of badges has already sold out. The second half of the tix go on sale 26 February. Keep an eye on @BSidesCharm on twit that day. You may need to be quick... * * * This Republican Administration continues to disappoint, to no one's…