Marcia (74)

Brian Bilbrey

Should Be True

A great start to ten days before I go back to the office: I was up at 0500, and driving Marcia to the airport. She's off to Michigan for a baby shower. I declined to attend, however. I'm going to attempt NOT to rise at that hour again for a week or so! Now, here's a reminder that Marcia is job hunting, and would appreciate legit leads for a new gig. * * * New Feature: Should-Be-True Facts. As I was dropping off to sleep last night, I had one of my weird little non sequitur thoughts, and I managed…

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Brian Bilbrey

Xerox restructures

USA Today reported yesterday that Xerox will lay off 2,500 employees. So it was nothing personal when one of those RIF'd yesterday was Marcia. She talks about that on her own site... Just wanted to let y'all know. She's already got feelers out, but if you have any input for her, be sure to get in touch. * * * In other news, I'm on vacation. I'm going to burn a small fraction of my available vacation hours and return to work on Monday the 26th. I'll take another week in mid-December, just for fun. Well, to finish up school,…

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Brian Bilbrey

Counting down...

Twelve weeks of instruction left to my collegiate days. Sunday evening was full of final composition and review for a couple of things due ... and I flat forgot my duty. But here I am! Before I proceed, however, I'd like to point you in the direction of Marcia's new (old) site: Marcia's Makings. She's been making lots of wonderful things, and just knows that you need to buy them for holiday gifts, or to keep yourself warm as Fall arrives... So visit * * * Our condolences to the families, friends, and units of these fallen warriors: Chief Warrant…

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Brian Bilbrey

Gladiators: second door, down the hall, third office, please.

Yeah, apparently there's going to be a game of feet-baal or something like that. The pregame show was on the tube when we awoke this morning apparently, and may have been on before we retired last night, for all I know. I'm all caught up on schoolwork for the moment. I have some reading to do for Geology, and an assignment and midterm for that class this week as well. My Principles of Software Engineering class starts tomorrow. I've done the first week's reading for that, but there's an assignment there, too. This new eight-week pressure cooker format is going…

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Brian Bilbrey

What Happened to January?

Yeah, I know what happened. Surgery, school, work, life. Funny thing, that. I have lots of stuff I'd like to work on, and comment on, but I have no time, so I don't, and I don't. Marcia's doing really well, though. Tonight is the last of the rat poison, and tomorrow is the last day for the by-now-truly-hated compression hose. I'm not personally a huge fan either, because I assist in the changing thereof, and wash each pair once a day, to keep them in rotation. But I'm still glad I haven't had to wear them. Also, with the Coumadin…

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