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Brian Bilbrey November 25, 2012

Leftovers

Our turkey day was full of thanks and food and more food. Just the two of us, and a 17 pound bird ... shedloads of leftovers, needless to say. Marcia's job-hunt continues, and I'm back to work tomorrow after a week off. It's been very weird, frankly. I did a lot of schoolwork - both for the week in progress, and groundwork for the final website project. I played some Half Life 2, and watched a bit of Top Gear UK. And the week is gone, just like that. * * * Our condolences to the families, friends, and units…

Brian Bilbrey November 11, 2012

Marcia's back!

Marcia was away for a 3-day retreat, and got home a short while ago. Lexi and I are both dancing about with joy. I got my schoolwork done, and relaxed a little bit today, while baking a pork shoulder to incorporate into the macaroni and cheese I'm making tomorrow. Also tomorrow, since it's a holiday (for me), I'll finish up the yardwork for the year. * * * Our condolences to the families, friends, and units of these fallen warriors: Staff Sgt. Dain T. Venne, 29, of Port Henry, New York, died of wounds suffered Nov. 3, when enemy forces…

Brian Bilbrey March 18, 2012

Yum

I'm just sayin' ... Life is occasionally good.

Brian Bilbrey August 14, 2011

Passages

Thursday: Oh, right, you heard from me on Thursday, at least to show you the yummy chili. Friday: Work, then I wrote that 600 word paper that came out to 840 or so words, and turned it in. Shortly thereafter, I noticed that the instructions didn't just say must be 600 words, but also included the "must not be over 800 words" category. Really? The prose that described the topic to be addressed was 534 words. Why can't I use as many words as I want? F#@(*U&. So I pulled the paper back, then edited down to 783 words, by…