Computers ⁽¹²⁸⁾

Brian Bilbrey June 9, 2019

9 June 2019

Yes, I know. But me IRL has a lot going on. I've been doing a lot of home maintenance work lately, and not a lot of energy for things Internet-ish. Last weekend, along with the never-ending yardwork of Spring through Autumn, I managed to get nearly all of the bi-annual pressure washing done. This weekend, I did some sanding and started painting front trim. I got perhaps 60% of the way through. I might have finished today, but exterior painting and rain rarely mix well (or rather, mix far too well!). So that's waiting for another day. I have similar…

Brian Bilbrey March 24, 2019

24 March 2019

My friend Mark Camack died this last week, after a battle with throat cancer. We've been in the exchange holiday cards / biannual phone call place for the last couple of decades, but I'd still have jumped up and headed out if he needed help. I didn't hear about this until his wife Bonnie got in touch, the other day. My heart goes out to Bonnie and their extended families. Rest in peace, my friend. The big news is that I migrated all of the personal sites I manage from an old server to a new server. Not super-exciting from…

Brian Bilbrey February 24, 2019

24 February 2019

Our family said their goodbyes to Dennis yesterday. He's resting by his grandparents now. Sadly, I didn't know him as well as I'd have liked, and we didn't make the trip for his memorial, because it was a small affair, and nobody needed out-of-towners to deal with on top of everything else. He'll be missed, rest in peace. Work was a week like so many others, not worth remarking on. However, on the home front, the computing environment continues to have drastic changes. Yesterday, I pulled the final backup from my FreeBSD 11 server, Serenity. After that, I shut it…

Brian Bilbrey February 17, 2019

17 February 2019

Yet utterly unlike a sheep. Last Sunday, we were out at Cabaret Night at Annapolis Shakespeare. It was song and dance and showtunes from the 50's, and the joint was rockin'! So much fun I forgot to post. And as I remembered, each ensuing day, well, I was at work, not relaxing at home, so I kicked the can down the road and here we are. The cabaret was wonderful, as always. Up next at the theater, another Cabaret Night, 60's this time, and then it's time for Pride and Predjudice to open (runs for 6 weeks starting on March…

Brian Bilbrey December 17, 2018

17 December 2018

Almost nothing to report, other than the continuing deluge that is our weather this year. Over the weekend, we got ANOTHER 2.6" of rain, as measured in my back yard. And more rain due on Thursday and Friday. Lovely. We're up around 65-66" on the year, smack between the record-breaking DC and Baltimore totals. Marcia's been baking some wonderful things, and we also attended a fun Broadway Holiday production at Annapolis Shakespeare on Saturday evening. That was a total hoot, and there are two more of those to go, running in rep with their stellar production of A Christmas Carol.