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Brian Bilbrey November 13, 2017

13 November 2017

We're pulling for Bob Thompson (site), who is having a particularly rough stretch with heart issues. We count on the doctors to find a way to safely treat what's ailing him. * * * Our thanks to each and every veteran who fought to uphold our constitution. * * * A busy three day weekend is behind us. I got some holiday shopping done, and did some chores around the house, as well as remote work for $FIRM. We got to spend another lovely Broadway show tunes cabaret evening Sunday night with our friends from Annapolis Shakespeare. We were treated…

Brian Bilbrey September 10, 2017

10 September 2017

Sad. There's a Jerry Pournelle-shaped hole in my personal Universe. Jerry passed away on September 8, 2017. I was a fan of Jerry's fiction from early on, and additionally a huge fan of his Chaos Manor user technology columns in Byte Magazine. We met in person for the first time at a West Coast Computer Faire (1982, I think, at the San Francisco Civic Center). I'd previously corresponded with him via BIX (the Byte Information Exchange service) on a variety of technical and fictional topics. He was gracious enough to take the time to have lunch with me at that…

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 October 10, 2016

10 Oct 2016

A day late, but a full weekend nearly behind me, so that's a good thing. Not much on the exercise front last week though, sad to report. I had a wonderful time at Capclave this year. Y'all may recall that I missed last year entirely due to food poisoning. This year I met new authors, discovered new works, and really enjoyed myself. The Guests of Honor were Sara Beth Durst and Tim Powers - talented writers both, expressive about their craft and the passion they have for their books. Lovely, lovely weekend. And as we were asked in at least…

Brian Bilbrey October 2, 2016

2 October 2016

A good week: At work, I got several long-term tasks completed. Things went well enough that I took Friday off. To celebrate that banner event, I spent the morning cleaning the main floor of the house, then went out to lunch with a friend from NFR days. It was great to see Sharon, and we had a nice chat while enjoying an excellent meal at Woodmont Grill. From there, she went back to her office, and I headed up the road to the Apple Store in Columbia. I now have a new small tablet, and it's ALSO a phone! The…