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Sophie passed away at 3:18.

Sophie has had a bad week, health-wise. The upshot of it is, unless her status changes dramatically for the better over the weekend, we will most likely have a painful-but-pretty-clear decision to make on Monday. We have known this was coming, so we are as prepared as we could have been, but it’s still hard. She has been with us longer than we’ve been married, so she is close to 18. We have had a long and happy time together, but that doesn’t make it any easier either. ...

OK Linux geeks. Imagine you have: 5 or 6 Linux servers with their disks full of files A need to encrypt the files so that if the servers are lost in shipping, secrets are not loosed No extra disks and no extra servers to encrypt “onto” How would you arrange to encrypt stuff “in place” where creating a mountable, encrypted filesystem isn’t really feasible? Is there a magic wand I can wave, or do I really need to write my own script to PGP-crypt everything one file at a time and delete? I’m assuming there isn’t a paid product that will encrypt “in place” but if there is, we probably would want it. ...

This year, we started the year with about 25k in savings, rainy-day fund, and over the course of the year, well, it rained. Three cats with cancer, one new computer, two vacations, and a couple other extravagant purchases later, we have officially drained the rainy-day fund. To make matters worse, I changed jobs, which is a good thing for me and our family considering the Hellish commute and crap management/political infighting/reindeer games at the old place, but I have taken a big step down in pay to make it happen. Next year’s forecast is that I will take home 13k less than 2008. ...

Last day Get up and start packing Call for bell service Take cab to airport Wait in “web check in” line about 25 minutes while the 1 lady serving that line spends 10 minutes with one person, and 10+ minutes with someone from the First Class line (which has 2 other windows serving it) Give up and take our bags outside to curb checkin, done in 3 min. Fly home, landing 20 min early Cab home ...

Back to TI to look at photos Avoid buying full rez photos on CD ($1200) but did get a couple extra 8x10 Breakfast at Hilton Cafe Back to hotel just to chill Cash -15 Cab back from TI to our hotel Credit -60 Midnight snacks, drinks, cold medicine -30 Deli, snacks

Bus+walk to Atomic Bomb Museum Walk back (no bus, ouch) Monorail (1 stop worth) Hilton restaurants all closed 2-5 Had mini pizza at Pizza Hut stand Return to hotel Dinner at Hilton, 888 Noodle bar (thx Darren) Cash - 1 Bus -12 Museum - 5 Monorail 1 ride - 9 Pizza hut -20 Slots Credit -40 Deli breakfast stuff and snacks -10 Deli snacks, water

Drop off Miche and Corrii at Treasure Island Try to find shirt or bandana for Darren’s costume and mine Breakfast at Starbucks Stores not open yet. Gamble. Win 700 at roulette table betting on red, red, black Drive to Supercuts and get haircut Return to Treasure Island, locate Bridal Dressing Room Change into costume, chat with officiant and wedding staff Ceremony! On a freakin Pirate Ship! Lots of pictures after Back to hotel for quick lunch Cab to Postrio Excellent dinner Cab back to hotel ...

Cash +20 Corrii, buffet -10 Deli, sun screen Credit -60 Buffet breakfast -24 Two day passes for monorail -180 Cafe Bellagio (need to collect from Corrii, Ed, Julie)