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Brian Bilbrey June 20, 2014

What a week!

To give you just a sense of what it's been like, here's the email I sent to my group at $FIRM early on Thursday morning: Subject: Not going to be in office todayMultiple appliance fails.Hot water heater wasn't making hot water, assumed pilot light fail.No, no, a partial containment fail instead, with leaking to carpets,yay! But most of the water went to the sump, and left the building appropriately. Cleaned up some water until time to feed and walk thedog.Heading out to do that, the garage door opener played up, badly.Repeat of winter problems that we tolerated until they went…

Brian Bilbrey June 15, 2014

Painting the Town Red

Not exactly "the town", eh? In my case, it was the shutters on the second story front of the house that I painted red. And by "red", I mean Classic Burgundy, a Benjamin Moore color. Six windows, twelve shutters, 6 hours total time on Saturday spent alternately crouching on, and stretching up from the porch roof. Didn't fall, #FTW! Today: shopping, started the laundry, cleaning, mowing. We went out for an early supper at Mi Hacienda. * * * Our condolences to the families, friends, and units of these fallen warriors:  

Brian Bilbrey May 25, 2014

Memorial Weekend

First, a correction (fixed already) - I had the umlaut in the wrong place in Zoë Keating's name last week. Sigh. I wouldn't have these problems if I'd listened to more metal when I was growing up. * * * The house in Kensington, California, where I spent my first four years, was sold last year. Zillow has pictures ... and at least one of the stirs some memories. Note the cabinets flanking the demarcation between living room and dining room. Note the glass front doors on the right cabinet. Note the LACK of glass front doors on the left…

Brian Bilbrey May 18, 2014

Mostly Boring

Productively, my weekend was full of remote work for $OFFICE, and yardwork. I did a fair bit of lawn work, and installed the pepper seedlings that Rich sent down from Michigan with Marcia. They were pretty droopy, the plants nearly drowned (I think) in the deluge of Friday, with no drainage in their holding tray. Good thing I transplanted today, eh? Sadly, the news that Zoë Keating's guy has cancer landed in my twitter feed this evening. Sending Jeff, Zoë, and the CelloKid all the good vibes I can lay hands on. I'm a huge fan of Zoë's work, and…

Brian Bilbrey May 11, 2014

Happy Mother's Day

Yes, yes, I called my mom. Thanks for checking, Internet. Also for Mother's Day, Lexi had me wash Marcia's car. Marcia was effusive in her thankage. All you other Mothers out there, you be happy, too, mmm-kay? Me, I'm headed back to work tomorrow after a few days off. Nice and relaxing. (Work, I mean. Time off is exhausting!) * * * Our condolences to the family and friends of Pfc. Daniela Rojas, 19, of Los Angeles, California, who died May 3, in Homburg, Germany, due to a non-combat related illness.