• What is it like…

    [06-11 04:18] friend: so what is it like to be jericho? Seems a simple question, but I’d be curious to see what anyone else replies with if asked the same question. the answer will greatly vary from month to month, more so year to year I bet. Many years ago, while watching The Thomas Crown…

  • A Bad Month for Critters…

    I lost Pringle mid-April, and lost Juineapig mid-May. This month, Nugget had a growth on her flank that required removal. After diagnosis, a second trip for surgery (under anesthesia so risky), and what will be a third trip to remove sutures is required. It is benign and mostly proactive care, but a Trichofolliculoma can cause…

  • Concert Review: Leonard Cohen

    [This was originally published on attrition.org.] Leonard Cohen played at the Red Rocks Amphitheatre tonight, which was his last stop in the US for his 2008/2009 tour before he moves on to Europe in July. During his lengthy show, he and his band performed around 20 songs including almost every popular/hit song. For a rough lineup, it was the same…

  • Juineapig

    The last 48 hours have been rough, ending in a forced decision to let Juineapig pass. She was put to sleep today by our pigdoc due to a long list of health complications. The Denver Dumb Friend’s League had ruled her unadoptable hours before we got there, but agreed to let us take her given…

  • If You Can’t, How Can We?

    [This was originally published on the OSVDB blog.] Steve Christey w/ CVE recently posted that trying to keep up with Linux Kernel issues was getting to be a burden. Issues that may or may not be security related, even Kernel developers don’t fully know. While this is a good example of the issues VDBs face,…

  • Legacy

    Had a chat with my ‘rents earlier about legacy. they have never asked me about ‘settling down and having kids’. Mom hasn’t asked me about a grandchild or done what many moms frequently do with (not so) subtle pressure to have spawn. Got me to thinking that i am not carrying my mother’s maiden namesake,…

  • Pringle

    Some time between afternoon lettuce and evening lettuce, Pringle passed away. She was resting comfortably, head on a small pillow; she clearly did not suffer. While I had an eerie feeling the last few weeks that something was up, our pigdoc said she seemed fine and that her minor weight loss was not significant. There…

  • Concert Review: Citizen Cope

    [This was originally published on attrition.org.] Tonight I saw Citizen Cope for their first of two shows at the Ogden Theatre here in Denver. I’ve become a fan of theirs over the last two or so years. Something about the songs appeal to me on several levels, leading me to believe that the singer (Clarence Greenwood) is passionate about…

  • Concert Review: Citizen Cope

    Tonight I saw Citizen Cope for his first of two shows at the Ogden Theatre here in Denver. I’ve become a fan of theirs over the last two or so years. Something about the songs appeal to me on several levels, leading me to believe that the singer (Clarence Greenwood) was passionate about his music.…

  • And You Will Know me by the Trail of Bits… (no more free bugs)

    http://blog.trailofbits.com/2009/03/22/no-more-free-bugs/ This sums up the direction I have been heading in for some time now with regards to vulnerability disclosure. After ten years of handling vulnerability disclosure for various companies and OSVDB, I am fed up with the process. It always involves an incredible amount of time and effort hand-holding the vendor, explaining concepts they…