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Brian Bilbrey July 9, 2017

9 July 2017

I've got a shaking frightened dog sitting on my lap, thanks to the asshats who are once again setting off fireworks in the vicinity. This is going on 9 days, now. Poor puppy... * * * More Annapolis Shakespeare fun: A bit on the spur of the moment, we decided to accept an invitation to the reception for opening night of their production of The Tempest, running in the garden at Charles Carroll House in Annapolis. Yup, this means that we're seeing this production twice, and I couldn't be happier. Opening night was a joy. (They have one picture up…

Brian Bilbrey June 18, 2017

2017 June 18

Most of a post-vacation work week gone by - I've just been dropping back into the groove. We've got patching and virtualization updates scheduled for the near future, so I've got a fair bit of planning to do to pull it off without causing unplanned downtime. This weekend was ... hot, mostly, and humid. It'll take me a while to drop into summer accommodation mode. We did celebrate a friend's birthday this weekend, and we're going to help a neighbor celebrate a birthday next weekend. I made the Father's Day phone call today, it was nice chatting with my folks…

Brian Bilbrey June 5, 2017

5 June 2017

Sorry for the delay - I'm in the midst of a long weekend. Last week was a three-day work week. So far the long weekend has been as much about helping a friend with some to-do items they're unable to deal with at the moment as it has been about relaxing. But overall things are going swimmingly. Lexi's confused, having me around for more than a couple of days in a row, however. But she's not complaining much about the fact. * * * On Tuesday last, we tried to catch The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, Abridged. Annapolis Shakespeare…

Brian Bilbrey May 28, 2017

28 May 2017

In entertainment news, we attended the theater last night. Annapolis Shakespeare's Donald Hicken gave us a superbly directed production of Richard III. Visiting actor Kurt Elfmann was wonderful as the murderous, treacherous, and slimy Richard. His introspective Richard was for me most compelling. ASC company member Brian Keith MacDonald played both Brakenbury and a strong, well-executed (heh) Buckingham. It's tough playing second fiddle to an erratic schemer. I don't but wonder what sort of role models he had for that, these days? Also ASC regulars: Olivia Ercolano and Laura Rocklyn (Lady Anne and Queen Elizabeth, respectively) lent strength and passion…

Brian Bilbrey May 8, 2017

8 May 2017

A good week, past. Got lots done at work, including some annual testing that went as well as can be expected from a technical perspective, and finished an hour ahead of schedule, which is wonderful, for weekend work. The balance of the weekend went to chores: from roasting coffee to cutting the hay in the front and back 40's. Seriously, about halfway through the back yard I stopped and sent a text to Marcia asking her where she was with the baler, because stuff was piling up... Oh, I also managed a couple of hours back on the coast road…