The journey continues...

Brian Bilbrey

13 January 2022

Of course, a Friday the thirteenth that happens to fall on a Thursday this month is the perfect time to fix some broken things. In this case, I fixed the broken 2FA bits on all of our sites. Better yet, I fixed up the broken sites - once again you can delve into the deeper history of this place, probably by starting at https://legacy.orbdesigns.com/bpages/metajour.html. Now I can do silly stuff like point you at what was going on twenty years ago today: https://legacy.orbdesigns.com/bpages/2002/z20020107.html#sunday. You're welcome - I sure liked seeing a couple of pictures of our very first rescue dog,…

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Brian Bilbrey

11 November 2021

Today we take a break in our busy lives to give thought and honor to those who have served in our country's military. Thank you all! I'm long enough in the tooth to have known members of our family who served in both World Wars, in Korea, in Vietnam, and on military and humanitarian missions around the world. We will remember your service and your sacrifices on behalf of our country. Yes, we're missing Lexi quite a lot. Thank y'all for the kind comments. We were really hoping she'd be here with us for this otherwise exciting (and tiring) time...

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Brian Bilbrey

Sad News

In September, Lexi was pretty sick, and a couple of rounds of antibiotics and anti-emetics appeared to have resolved her issues. But some odd numbers in the blood work were never explained nor could they be related to the gastric symptoms she'd been exhibiting. She started up with further digestive issues again last week, and by the time we got her to the veterinarian on Tuesday, it became clear that she was a much sicker puppy than just some tummy trouble. Her platelet counts were way off, red cells way down, and while she was eating and drinking just fine,…

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