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Brian Bilbrey May 28, 2017

28 May 2017

In entertainment news, we attended the theater last night. Annapolis Shakespeare's Donald Hicken gave us a superbly directed production of Richard III. Visiting actor Kurt Elfmann was wonderful as the murderous, treacherous, and slimy Richard. His introspective Richard was for me most compelling. ASC company member Brian Keith MacDonald played both Brakenbury and a strong, well-executed (heh) Buckingham. It's tough playing second fiddle to an erratic schemer. I don't but wonder what sort of role models he had for that, these days? Also ASC regulars: Olivia Ercolano and Laura Rocklyn (Lady Anne and Queen Elizabeth, respectively) lent strength and passion…

Brian Bilbrey May 14, 2017

14 May 2017

First: She's a good dog, Brent - 42/10. Lexi, above, at one of her favorite activities: watching DogTV (tm) from an ottoman at my upstairs office window. * * * Second: Happy Mother's Day, y'all. You know who you are! My personal celebration in honor of mothers everywhere is listening to a lot of Bangles music tonight. Yay! * * * Our second streak of Seattle weather in May finally broke today, after several grey days and a couple of inches of rain. We reached the mid-70's. That meant I could get out and take care of the mowing, and…

Brian Bilbrey April 16, 2017

16 April 2017

Oh, first: Release your tax info, President Trump. Note: No one paid me to say that. Just do the right thing, please. Just this once... * * * Here's a happy dog: This dog had to deal with Marcia's trip, immediately followed by mine. About 16 hours after Marcia got home, Saturday last, I hopped onto a plane headed for Denver. There, I spent a week in a Red Hat Automation with Ansible class, wrapping up with a brutal four hour practical exam. I learned a bunch of stuff, and I passed the exam. That also extended my RHCE/RHCSA certs…

Brian Bilbrey April 9, 2017

9 April 2017

G'day. Lexi was a happy puppy, yesterday late afternoon. That's when Marcia got back home from a 9 day trip up to Maine, where she was spending time with her sister. This is a dog waiting for his mistress to come home: For the duration, I was bailing out of work early, coming home to walk the dog and work on fitting out Marcia's closet. Every time I'd go down to the basement workshop, Lexi would eventually follow, and sit on her perch in Marcia's sewing room (as above), and look a bit pathetic. Here's how the closet came out:…

Brian Bilbrey March 7, 2017

7 Feb 2017

Wow. Am I a slacker, or what? I've been really busy. Work is keeping me on my toes, and (wonderfully), we're finally cooking with gas! We got a KitchenAid Dual Fuel range - a natural gas range (that could be converted to LP if needed) with two electric ovens. Yay! Getting the range was Marcia's birthday present, and she got the gasfitter to run the line for Valentine's Day. No massacres yet! * * * On the professional front, I'm working on the options for extending my Red Hat Certified Engineer status. I'm probably going down the automation path, with…