Fallen Warriors ⁽³³⁹⁾

Brian Bilbrey December 15, 2013

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…

Brian Bilbrey December 9, 2013

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!

Brian Bilbrey December 1, 2013

Nearly So

Paul guessed that the pictured object was a vertical file holder. Ye..ess, depending on what you're filing. What I'm filing with it: Pushed back to the edge of the counter, the holder keeps the boards from using too much counterspace, while still easily available for use. I made these two boards to replace two bamboo boards that cracked. We've also moved our two large boards (including the one made by Marcia's dad many moons ago) up off the counter and above the fridge. We don't need those too often. We hope y'all had a nice holiday (if you celebrate). I'm…

Brian Bilbrey November 24, 2013

Week Off - Objective Completed

Well, I got a fair bit done, and some reading, and learned a bit about Puppet, too! I also got the fence sealed: They're coated in Olympic Maximum stain/sealer, "Natural Cedar Tone." From this vantage, it looks a bit like spray-on suntan, but I'm sure it'll weather in well. I'll probably recoat in the spring. There's more of course. I finished reading The Hydrogen Sonata. I wish Banks were with us still - there are plenty more tales in Culture Space. I also got through John Arundel's Puppet 3 Beginner's Guide. I've been wanting to get into Configuration Management for…

Brian Bilbrey November 17, 2013

Holiday Week

I'm burning off a couple of weeks of leave between now and the end of the year. As usual in such times, I start one of those weeks off with a stint of physical labor to kick off the front end. Yup, it's time to finish up the fence. Last month I did the left fence sections. Yesterday, I started by cutting the fence sections away from the posts, and setting them aside nearby: The two free-standing posts are problematic. One of them has a 45° twist in it, the other has a serious lean. So they're coming out. How…