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Brian Bilbrey

Trapped Between Holidays

Two Wednesday holidays back to back makes for broken work weeks and broken routines. I like routines - a well-ordered life makes me happy. That said, we had a nice, quiet Christmas day at home. We called relatives here, there, and everywhere. For supper, we enjoyed more turkey. The next evening we watched the Doctor Who stuff that we'd picked up on the DVR on Christmas night. I enjoyed that immensely. I got some work done over the weekend - not as much as I'd hoped, but that's the joy of doing things that need to be done off hours.

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Brian Bilbrey

T'was the night b'fnord

That is arguably one of my favorite blooper scenes from the Carol Burnett Show. No Harvey in this one, but Vicki as Mama kicks butt. At least as much fun as Christmas, eh? Speaking of the holiday, we're having a quiet one, at home. No travel, etc. Keeping expenses way down, since we might want to get Marcia a new hip this year... Missed my post two nights ago. I was confused on Sunday - it was so bloody warm. Two nights ago it was mid-60's after Lexi's supper - shorts and t-shirt. Tonight, thirty and snow flurries. Weird. *…

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Brian Bilbrey

She's a little dog

Lexi is a little dog, but that doesn't mean she can't deal with toys. I think that she actually dislocates her jaw in order to deal with some of them, but Lexi is our first dog that actively seeks out and plays with her toys. What stuns me is that she manages to bark with that in her mouth! For Marcia and I, this was a fairly uneventful weekend. Marcia got some quilt assembly done, I patched some systems. Chores and cooking, shopping and cleaning. Life. * * * Our condolences to the family and friends of Lance Cpl. Matthew…

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Brian Bilbrey

Secure Erase a Crucial M4 SSD

Secure Erase a Crucial M4 SSD The next suggestion was to throw away half of the broken chips at home, and the other half at work. But I *know* someone will suggest eating the refuse, then "depositing" the processed output in multiple lavatories along the eastern seaboard. Me, I think that's a bit over the top.

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Brian Bilbrey

Back To Work

Icing on the tree This morning, I'm back at work. The roads were in okay shape, but there's still a bit of ice hanging about, a tenth of an inch or less on trees and such. * * * Once again, I’m happy to relay that DoD reported no US Military casualties during the last week. Ciao!

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