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Brian Bilbrey March 2, 2014

OMG Moar Wintar!!

There's a bit of rain on the ground ... about a tenth of an inch since noon. The temperatures are in the mid-to-high 30's (F). So of course OPM has already called it for tomorrow: CLOSED. Now, depending on how reliable you regard our weather forecasting establishment to be, that might be a good move. Others believe, too: BJs was crowded early this morning, when I was there for the weekly shopping. Evidently, for some folks, a winter storm is actually Ragnarok. I did a lot of small projects this weekend, and I've spent some time diving into Ansible as…

Brian Bilbrey January 5, 2014

Pre-cooling

While the West is unseasonably warm and horribly dry, we're hovering around normal on precipitation here in this back yard - .28" measured for 2014 to date. But the temps we've got coming are something else again. Today was a summer-ish 38° F, with some rain to knock down most of the snow, more's the pity. It was pretty outside, but not so much, now. Day after tomorrow, we should be around 0-2° F over night, with a high around 12° or so. That's cold, baby! And dicey driving on roads slick with snow-melt that stopped melting. After that, oddly,…

Brian Bilbrey December 1, 2013

Nearly So

Paul guessed that the pictured object was a vertical file holder. Ye..ess, depending on what you're filing. What I'm filing with it: Pushed back to the edge of the counter, the holder keeps the boards from using too much counterspace, while still easily available for use. I made these two boards to replace two bamboo boards that cracked. We've also moved our two large boards (including the one made by Marcia's dad many moons ago) up off the counter and above the fridge. We don't need those too often. We hope y'all had a nice holiday (if you celebrate). I'm…

Brian Bilbrey November 25, 2013

What is it?

What is it? What is it? What would *you* use it for? No, NOT for skinning a cat... It's almost certainly more boring than you can imagine. Now, here's Lexi, curled up on as much girly afghan as she can find: And for Jen, who hasn't seen Lexi in a while: This mutt LOVES crawling up inside our coats when the weather starts getting cold!

Brian Bilbrey November 24, 2013

Week Off - Objective Completed

Well, I got a fair bit done, and some reading, and learned a bit about Puppet, too! I also got the fence sealed: They're coated in Olympic Maximum stain/sealer, "Natural Cedar Tone." From this vantage, it looks a bit like spray-on suntan, but I'm sure it'll weather in well. I'll probably recoat in the spring. There's more of course. I finished reading The Hydrogen Sonata. I wish Banks were with us still - there are plenty more tales in Culture Space. I also got through John Arundel's Puppet 3 Beginner's Guide. I've been wanting to get into Configuration Management for…