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Brian Bilbrey July 11, 2023

11 July 2023

First, some context: From The Washington Post: Theater is in freefall, and the pandemic isn't the only thing to blame. I place this in light of the woes that the Oregon Shakespeare Festival is going through, as mentioned in that article. And indeed, it's not just the pandemic. For OSF, it was the Almeda Fire of 2020, and it was the smoke filled skies in the Pacific Northwest last year that cancelled so many outdoor performances on the Elizabethan Stage. It was the cracked main load beam in the Angus Bowmar a decade ago that had that venue closed for…

Brian Bilbrey May 30, 2021

30 May 2021

Today is the first time this year (actually, probably since 2019) that we ate out at a restaurant ... indoors. We went over to Mi Casita over in Gambrills, and had our fill of yummy Mexican cuisine. Today is also the first time this year that we celebrated our twenty third wedding anniversary. That'll be the only one, too, but when one is only counting to "one", it's easy. Because that's what she does: Y'all. Care for our democracy. Be vocal about these voting restrictions being put in place at the state levels all over the country. Put your money…

Brian Bilbrey May 23, 2021

23 May 2021

Well, it's been nearly two months since we last chatted, sorry for the inconvenience (as the Creator said to his Creation (in the fifth (I think) book of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy trilogy)). A fair bit has happened in the interim. I have four ladders. This is a story about the fourth ladder. A couple of weeks ago, I was putting some items up in the garage attic. Two or three trips up and down the ladder. All done, I came down the ladder and it failed on me as I reached the third step. The wood broke…

Brian Bilbrey June 28, 2020

28 June 2020

We hope that all of you are keeping well and in reasonable health. Yes, yes, it's been a month. Sorry to those of you who worry. We're all okay here. And for a couple of weeks, we were okay up in Maine, too! Three days before we left for Maine, we learned that they had updated the rules for out-of-state visitors. If we could show proof of a negative COVID-19 test taken within three days of arriving in Maine, we could forego the otherwise mandatory two week strict quarantine. We found a clinic, got a test each, and on Friday…

Brian Bilbrey March 30, 2020

30 March 2020

As such things go these days, that's not a bad combination. I'm one of about three people going into my office for a few hours one day a week, to manage one part of our "essential" business that requires physical presence. I'm trying to keep the grocery runs to once every two weeks if I can manage it. Just about the time the weather gets nice enough that Marcia could consider going fishing, at least, the stay home order drops. A pretty good thing, frankly, but it's hard for her, I know. The extended family is, to the best of…