The journey continues...

Brian Bilbrey August 6, 2017

6 August 2017

Well, Marcia's home from Michigan. She went up for the week to visit family, and had fun. Lexi spent the week eyeballing me and asking when Marcia was going to be back. This is that look: Along with doing a bit of remote work each day (and going to the office for a few hours on Tuesday), I got a lot of chores done around the homestead. Garage clean up. Mowing. A couple of days of pressure washing the deck and stamped concrete pad. All-in-all, a fairly productive week. Today we did the shopping, then I roasted coffee and relaxed.

Brian Bilbrey July 30, 2017

30 July 2017

So, in the last eight days, we've had 6" or so of rain in my part of the state. We've had a couple of intense pop-up storms that hovered and dumped huge amounts, along with the other storm lines that the whole state got. And miracle of miracles, it was 58 degrees outside when I woke up this morning. That's unheard of in July in these parts - it was a truly gorgeous day today: low 80's at the peak and but moderate humidity. Lexi was the beneficiary of that, with a couple of long walks to her credit. I…

Brian Bilbrey July 24, 2017

24 July 2017

Not a huge update this week. Work was fine. House cleaning on Saturday, followed by supper guests in the evening, which was lovely. A few more chores on Sunday. About three inches of rain over the weekend, joined by a couple of hours of intense thunder and lightning from just before midnight last night until nearly two. Yay? So I'm a tire mess this morning. Oh well. * * * DoD reported no new casualties in the last week. Ciao!

Brian Bilbrey July 16, 2017

16 July 2017

I guess I'll just start with the bad news, and get that out of the way. RIP George Romero and Martin Landau. I've been a modest fan of George Romero's work over the years, although I'll grant that his influence on many of the directors and actors I enjoy most was huge! I am gutted, though, to hear the news of Martin Landau. Yes, yes, yes: we get old, we die. I've loved Landau since Mission: Impossible and Space 1999. His skill as an actor was consummate and I mourn his passing. * * * On the "Ooooh. Interesting!" front,…

Brian Bilbrey July 9, 2017

9 July 2017

I've got a shaking frightened dog sitting on my lap, thanks to the asshats who are once again setting off fireworks in the vicinity. This is going on 9 days, now. Poor puppy... * * * More Annapolis Shakespeare fun: A bit on the spur of the moment, we decided to accept an invitation to the reception for opening night of their production of The Tempest, running in the garden at Charles Carroll House in Annapolis. Yup, this means that we're seeing this production twice, and I couldn't be happier. Opening night was a joy. (They have one picture up…