The journey continues...

Brian Bilbrey April 27, 2014

Nothing to see here

Then why post, might you ask? Well you might. But sometimes, "nothing" is good. For instance, I've nothing to report from DoD for the week past. That's good - no reported casualties. There's been no frost, so none of the veggies I've planted are dead. That's good. Also, I made the lawns flat this weekend, and got a bit of work done at the office on the virtualization infrastructure ... neither of which is "nothing". But lawns are boring, and by policy I can't discuss details of work. So ... pretty much nothing to see there. * * * Someone…

Brian Bilbrey April 24, 2014

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Another birthday done. Whew. I "celebrated" by taking the day off, aka working in the garden: planting and fettling. It was a good day for working in the yard, about 15°C. Three quarters of the plants are in. Lots of tomatoes, some cucumber and zucchini, and habañero peppers. More peppers are needed, and potatoes need starting. The herbs are still pending in the small bed near the house. I got the watering system setup and running, and finished up by getting some bird discouragement netting over the snow peas and young cherry tomato plants. The birds have been slaughtering my…

Brian Bilbrey April 20, 2014

Ishtar. Easter. Spring.

It is said by historians that the ancient celebration of the Sumerian goddess Ishtar was co-opted by Christianity to wean the pagans from their happy sex and fertility holiday. All I know is that I couldn't do the weekly food shopping because the store was closed for Easter Sunday. Hmmm. Still a chore-filled weekend, though. Mostly yardwork and car washing yesterday, with dusting, vacuuming, and laundry filling the Sunday. Pretty damn boring, truth be told. * * * Our condolences to the family and friends of Specialist Danyluk. Spc. Kerry M. G. Danyluk, 27, of Cuero, Texas, died April 15…

Brian Bilbrey April 17, 2014

I ain't Rocky...

Stallone's director made getting in shape look like a snap in the Rocky movies. Me, I'm doing well with the elliptical, and for a moment over the weekend I was below 230. I've not been that weight in better than a decade. Today: A good run (for me) - 6000 strides in under 50 minutes. Ciao!

Brian Bilbrey April 13, 2014

This is my belly ...

Would you scratch it for me? I'd trade her in on a working dog, especially one that does house-cleaning. But Lexi is so darned cute. * * * Today, shopping, and more yardwork. I finished dismantling and bagging the junk on the concrete pad. I'll arrange for a "large item" pickup from the trash provider sometime later this week. Very happy to have that done. I also dressed all of the garden beds with manure and leaf compost... and turned over three of them. I'll knock out the rest later this week. Overall, I managed about 12 hours of yardwork,…