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Brian Bilbrey January 21, 2012

Catch-up Time...

Weirdly, the other night (Wednesday?) both of the touch lamps we use as bedside light broke and would no longer light. The proximal event was a light-bulb blowout on Marcia's side (one of three small bulbs). I've observed in the past that the touch lamp circuitry, while incredibly convenient, seems to be terribly fragile (at least in consumer-grade gear) to spikes and dips. So yesterday evening I trundled down to Lowes and picked up a couple of three-way manually switched lamps and a pair of three-way CFL bulbs. Bloody profit-taking on the LED "bulbs" keeps those prices too high. *…

Brian Bilbrey January 15, 2012

Physical Therapy with a Chance of Walking

Marcia continues to make stellar progress with her PT exercises - straight leg lifts that could not be done without an assist four days ago are now done on leg strength alone, and twice as high as before. Rockin'! She's also doing 10-15 minute sessions of laps on the main floor of the house with her walker, and pain management is improving daily. Some neighbors dropped by today, with conversation, balloon, and chocolate to share with Marcia - she enjoyed the little bit of company, I think. MLK day tomorrow, then I'll do some work in the ensuing four days,…

Brian Bilbrey January 12, 2012

Happy Dancing All Around...

Okay, not Marcia - she's not going to be dancing for a bit, but she's got a whole new left knee joint now. Surgery was Monday at 0730 at AAMC, done by Dr. Louis Ruland. He's a great orthopedist, and Marcia can probably say that with more assurance than I can. He kept her on her feet for nearly 10 years, and when the joint damage was too bad for any further repairs, he's given her a whole new knee to work with. By Monday evening, they had her on her feet for a quick evaluation, believe it or not! The…

Brian Bilbrey July 3, 2011

In the style of Jepoardy

It is pumped from the ocean bottoms to the top of the spill mountains. * * * Zidane is dead. Today we (and by we I mean Greg) has finally had the plug pulled on the third (or second) iteration of a box that we (and by we, I mean both of us) hosted assorted sites for us and friends and associates. The take barely paid for the box, but overall it was both a worthy and worthwhile endeavor. I know I became a better system administrator through working on the system, and got a fair taste of the joys…

Brian Bilbrey June 26, 2011

Ch-ch-changes

Marcia's stuff is all moved, now, and I've set up WordPress sites for both her DutchGirl and Marcia's Makings sites. Together we did a bit of customization, and there's more to come.