Beware of Leopard ⁽²⁵⁵⁾

Brian Bilbrey May 17, 2020

17 May 2020

So, since we last were here together, we had several more overnight freezes. Sadly, at least one of them was a surprise. So one night I didn't tarp the garden beds, and everything died. Yup, all of it. So I started over. Rototilled again, raked it all out flat again, bought new plants again, and got ready to put them in the ground, again: We're not due for anything below 48F in the next ten days, so I expect that we're actually done with overnight frosts. (Famous last words). But the plants look good, and since I did that work…

Brian Bilbrey May 3, 2020

3 May 2020

Seriously. Boring is great, by comparison with the many things that could be going wrong. The garden is alive. We're alive. Life is (distantly) okay. That's good enough, right? Be well.

Brian Bilbrey March 22, 2020

22 March 2020

First, we're healthy at this time. Yup. Most folks I know hereabouts are working from home (WFH). Me, too, but for one day a week when I'm the only one in my department to go into the office for required onsite work requiring physical interaction - tape backups rotating offsite. I actually put in about 4 hours this weekend, too, on regularly scheduled patching activities that I would have done from home on a Sunday, anyway. Saturday was yardwork, roasting coffee, and some other chores. By next weekend, it'll be time to make a brief run to the store for…

Brian Bilbrey March 15, 2020

15 March 2020

Happy Birthday, Alex! The good news is that we already practice social distancing a lot. Hope y'all can manage that, too! Wash your hands a lot, keep the people around you healthy by keeping yourself as isolated as is reasonable and possible. We're both healthy at this time, and we'll do our best to keep it that way! I did get the shopping done today, which took a while, since there were lines. I also roasted coffee. Relaxing: Our condolences to the families and friends of these fallen warriors:

Brian Bilbrey February 23, 2020

23 February 2020

And it was - nearly 60F today. Stuff is blooming and budding and ... I have yard work to do. Oh, wait ... IT'S STILL WINTER!!! I did none of that this weekend, however. We relaxed in advance of Marcia's cataract surgery this coming week. We hope that goes well for all the usual reasons, and at least one unusual one - we're going to see Zoe Keating next weekend! Huzzah! On the professional side of things, I'm working on refreshing my Red Hat training in advance of re-certifying for my RHCE, sooner than later. Frankly, not a lot of…