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Brian Bilbrey January 16, 2017

16 Jan 2017

Martin Luther King, Jr. Today we have a national holiday to celebrate his birth, and to remember his words and his deeds on behalf of Civil Rights for African Americans. Today, even with the advent of Trump, the US is a better place than it was in King's time. This should not be taken to mean that there isn't far more work to do. Continued racial and religious profiling by law enforcement, and well-documented police brutality that is far more often inflicted on people of color are just the visible tip of the social/cultural iceberg that is inequality in the…

Brian Bilbrey December 11, 2016

11 Dec 2016

G'day. What a lovely day. Well, not temperature-wise, as it was 24F when I got up and walked the dog this morning, and had barely crept up to the freezing point by noon. But, still a nice day. We took Linda and Mike to see the matinee showing of It's A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play, staged by the Annapolis Shakespeare Company. It's running through Christmas Eve, so you have plenty of time to go see it yourself! This is the second year we've enjoyed this production. While some might say it's not the cheeriest of stories, it is…

Brian Bilbrey November 29, 2016

29 Nov 2016

Well, this isn't Sunday, is it? I remembered on my drive in this morning that this place had slipped my mind - I was working for a significant portion of the day on Sunday, and just wanted to unwind when I got home. So goes life. I hope y'all had a nice weekend, and (if you celebrated it) a fine Thanksgiving. All things being equal, I still have plenty to be thankful for in my life. * * * Our condolences to the family and friends of Senior Chief Petty Officer Scott C. Dayton, 42, of Woodbridge, Virginia, who died…

Brian Bilbrey November 20, 2016

20 Nov 2016

Windy, cold day today. Quite a shift from yesterday's 70° loveliness. That's okay. I stayed busy all week and all weekend. Today, for example: Marcia is doing great. She's done with the cane, mostly. She did most of the laundry work today, other than the "carry bits up and down the stairs" part. Strength is going up, pain is going down, and she's weening off the last of the heavy pain killers in the next couple of days. Next up: Driving! We enjoyed watching the first episode of Amazon's new car show: The Grand Tour this week! I'd missed having…

Brian Bilbrey November 13, 2016

13 Nov 2016

Friday the thirteenth falls on a Sunday this month. And it's nigh unto first "supermoon" (the concurrence of the moon's orbital perigee and the sun/earth/moon syzygy) in 68 years (although the moon won't be actually full until tomorrow at around 9AM EST). We have a nice view of that large, bright moon on this cloudless evening - very cool. Meantime, when I'm not actively taking care of Marcia in her hip-replacement recovery routine, Lexi is filling in - keeping chairs warm, for example: I managed several hours at work this week, and I have also been making progress on a…