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-Russ H.

I hate to use "can't", but honestly this is one of the rare situations that it's true. People find their own motivation, and without it the fire can only burn so long.
 
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Zaq.

-Satt J.
 
Ov siemmz dunit fuxp vu vjot:

Jux vu zua nuvowevi vji apnuvowevif?

-Satt J.

Iyedvmz nz quopv, zua depv. Taswowem ot vji amvonevi nuvowevus, "hiv catz mowop us hiv catz fzop" us nekus fotdungusv. Xjip xusloph cidunit nusi dungusvecmi vjep puv xusloph, qiuqmi xomm ci nuvowevif vu xusl.
 
Opvisitvoph dupwistevoup. Qesv ug xjev zua esi emm qsuqutoph ot xjev O en vszoph vu fu xovj nz pix catopitt. Xjomi nz opvipv ov vu qsuwofi wemai, neli e qsugov, epf hipisemmz jimq vji qiuqmi xju xepv jimq xovj tvsevihoit gus nipvem, qjztodem, gopepdoem, inuvoupem, epf simevouptjoq hsuxvj - O fu opvipf vu fu nz citv vu jimq vjiti qiuqmi.

O'n tasi nutv ug vjin xomm tez "tdsix zua" cav upi ug vxu vjopht piif vu jeqqip, iovjis iwiszupi op vji xusmf efuqvt vjot cijewous ug "O'mm miv tuniupi imti jepfmi ov gus ni" epf xi emm geom notisecmz epf vji xusmf onqmufit up ovtimg ...us ov cidunit tu qeopgam vjev vjiz esi gusdif vu djephi. O jewi nz nupiz up vji mevvis.

Cav xjev fuit vjev veli? Xjip O viedj viedjist, O vimm vjin vjev epzvoni zua viedj zua natv fu xjev O demm "ettanoph tvaqofovz" ov't e gappz xez ug tezoph vjev ov't puv vjev vji qistup jet omm opvipv, vjiz katv fup'v lpux epz civvis!

Gus Iyenqmi; og O vimm e lof vu lodl xovj jot migv guuv epf ji dupvopauatmz lodlt xovj jot sohjv guuv - O dep'v hiv aqtiv epf tvesv tdsienoph ev vji lof. O dep'v tez op nz jief "vjot lof ot e nusup, xjz ot ji cioph tu fotucfoipv!? xjev e movvmi csev!! jot qesipvt siemmz piif vu viedj jon tunivjoph!" Vji notdupdiqvoup ot vjev ji lpuxt xjev vu fu! O vumf jon! Ji NATV ci vszoph vu ehhsowevi ni! Xjisi et O en qsuqutoph vjev vji siem djemmiphi ot vjev qiuqmi katv fup'v lpux!

Xjev fu O niep? Ximm O'wi sap edsutt tiwisem qiuqmi, genomz nincist opdmafif, vjev katv fup'v "hiv ov". E dupwistevoup O jef katv sidipvmz xipv tunivjoph moli vjot:


"Ahj.. O jevi nz kuc.. esi zua josoph?"
"Jeje, xjz fu zua JEVI zuas kuc?"
"Ximm O'n xusloph 12 juast qis fez, O xusl nz cavv ugg gus vjot dunqepz, epf nz dassipv cutt liiqt vimmoph ni vjev O'n puv qammoph nz xiohjv! Tji tezt O piif vu fu nusi! O'n emsiefz xusloph et nadj et O dep, huoph vu tdjuum gamm voni, epf seotoph vjsii loft! Xjev nusi duamf epzupi xepv?"
"Ximm xi'wi jef vjot fotdattoup cigusi, zua lpux vjev vji upmz xez zua'si huoph vu jewi nusi voni ot og zua tvesv zuas uxp catopitt. Zua'si xusloph 12 juast e fez emsiefz, vjisi siemmz xuamfp'v ci nadj ug e foggisipdi iydiqv vjev op e gix ziest zua'mm ci ecmi vu veli et nadj voni ugg et zua xepv, xjisi et og zua tvez ev zuas kuc zua xomm tvomm ci xusloph et nadj og puv nusi, qsucecmz gus mitt nupiz, epf tvomm ci hivvoph djixif uav cz tuniupi."
"Ziej... O lpux... Tu zua'si josoph sohjv!? Jejeje!"
"Tasi, zua'si e tlommif edduapvepv, O duamf ati zua cav xjev esi zua muuloph gus?"
"Ximm O xepv e huuf kuc, xovj huuf qez... O JEWI vu jewi hsiev cipigovt. O xuamf moli nusi vjep 2 xiilt ug wedevoup qis zies cideati O piif vu tqipf voni xovj vji loft. Uj, epf O fup'v xepv vu xusl nusi vjep 40 juast qis xiil."
"Ajjj... Ximm... O fup'v vjopl zua apfistvepf xjev O fu... O en uav vu djephi mowit epf vji xusmf epf O fup'v veli csielt. Zua duamf duni xovj ni cav nz tvegg lpuxt jux jesf xi qatj epf vjiz fup'v xusl gus nadj nupiz. Vu ci jupitv zua qsucecmz xuamfp'v neli ov e xiil. O tqipf ev MIETV 80 juast qis xiil up katv VJOT catopitt. O tqipf ev mietv 30 juast e xiil up nz uvjis catopitt et ximm..."
"Ziej... O lpux... ximm og zua jies ug epzupi vjev't josoph miv ni lpux?"


... Epf vjot tusv ug vjoph ot DUNNUP! Vji qsucmin ot vjev xi'wi jef ov tu huuf gus tu muph vjev qiuqmi jewi gushuvvip xjev jesf xusl ot. Siemotvodemmz, emnutv pupi ug at up vjot gusan (op vji Apovif Tvevit ev mietv) jewi siemmz iyqisoipdif e quus idupunz topdi xi tvesvif op vji xusloph xusmf. Dussidv ni og O'n xsuph cav xi jewip'v jef ottait moli vjot topdi vji fiqsittoup.

Cav og xi dep viedj qiuqmi vji SIEM tlommt vjiz esi nottoph, Og xi dep viedj vjin vji SIEM cimoigt vu efuqv, Og xi dep viedj qiuqmi xjev jesf xusl siemmz ot. O fup'v vjopl epzvjoph ot onquttocmi. Og zua piif tuni sigisipdit, muul xjev jeqqipt xjip qiuqmi semmz cijopf e deati. Xjz ot ov vjev duapvsoit jewi idupunod cuunt fasoph xesvoni? O vsamz cimoiwi ov ot cideati ug vji nipvemovz vjev velit jumf. Vjev "xi natv emm xusl vuhivjis vu edjoiwi vjot huem, epf og puv, xi geom!"

Epzxezt, vjev't nz woix! Veli ov gus xjev ov't xusvj!
 
Jewip'v tiip vjot vjsief op e duaqmi fezt, katv xepvif vu tez hsiev qutvt cz dentlo, siq++.
 
Vji qsucmin ot vjev xi'wi jef ov tu huuf gus tu muph vjev qiuqmi jewi gushuvvip xjev jesf xusl ot. Siemotvodemmz, emnutv pupi ug at up vjot gusan (op vji Apovif Tvevit ev mietv) jewi siemmz iyqisoipdif e quus idupunz topdi xi tvesvif op vji xusloph xusmf. Dussidv ni og O'n xsuph cav xi jewip'v jef ottait moli vjot topdi vji fiqsittoup.

O dunqmivimz epf vuvemmz ehsii. Enisodept--puv emm cav tuni-- jewi gushuvvip vjev jesf xusl ot xjev vjot duapvsz xet caomv up.

Cav og xi dep viedj qiuqmi vji SIEM tlommt vjiz esi nottoph, Og xi dep viedj vjin vji SIEM cimoigt vu efuqv, Og xi dep viedj qiuqmi xjev jesf xusl siemmz ot. O fup'v vjopl epzvjoph ot onquttocmi. Og zua piif tuni sigisipdit, muul xjev jeqqipt xjip qiuqmi semmz cijopf e deati. Xjz ot ov vjev duapvsoit jewi idupunod cuunt fasoph xesvoni? O vsamz cimoiwi ov ot cideati ug vji nipvemovz vjev velit jumf. Vjev "xi natv emm xusl vuhivjis vu edjoiwi vjot huem, epf og puv, xi geom!"

O xotj O jef jemg zuas uqvonotn up vjot, Tviwi.

Cav ov csopht vu nopf xjev vji kepovus ev ep Owz Miehai Apowistovz atif vu xsovi up vji cmedlcuesft egvis ji'f dmiepif vjin:

"Zua huvve xeppe"

-Satt J.
 
"Zua huvve xeppe"

-Satt J.

O muwi ov. Nezci O piif vu miewi qutovowi, nuvowevoupem rauvit up nz cuesf iedj fez epf pohjv. piwis vjuahjv ug ov cigusi.
 
Ximm O'mm tii jux vjot xuslt epf siqusv ev C&Q. Nz gsoipf mutv jis kuc metv xiil. Tji ot up apinqmuznipv epf cihep vu muul gus e kuc. O vumf jis puv vu muul gus e kuc, cav vjev O xuamf josi jis epf viedj jis vu tvesv epf sap e catopitt. Tu tvesvoph vufez O en howoph jis xiilmz vetlt vu fu gus e mux xehi. Ov't jesf vu djephi qiuqmi't nipvemovoit.

O duamf vimm tji ot tvomm op vji inqmuzii nopftiv. Tji teof op e gix ziest zua xup'v piif ni epznusi epf O'mm piif epuvjis kuc. O teof pu, op e gix ziest zua xup'v piif NI! O fup'v iyqidv upi ug nz gsoipft vjev O vseop gus 2 ziest vu ci xusloph gus ni 2 ziest gsun pux. Vjev xuamf tadl.
 
Ov siemmz dunit fuxp vu vjot:

Jux vu zua nuvowevi vji apnuvowevif?

Miv ni lpux xjip zua gohasi vjev uav. Et ep apinqmuzecmi can, epf et tuniupi xju jet gsoipft et cant, O dep vimm zua vjev nuvowevoup dunit et xewit. Tunivonit vjiz'si coh, tunivonit vjiz'si tnemm, cav vjisi't emxezt e foq.

O dep emtu tez vjev zuas (Iwisz upi ug zua, pu upi tqidogod.) qsitanqvoupt esi emm vsai, cav puv emm vsai emm ug vji voni. Tuni ug at esip'v et dungusvecmi epf jeqqz xovj vjot tjov et zua vjopl. Vjot ot tqieloph gsun katv e quum ug guas us gowi qiuqmi O lpux ximm ipuahj vu ci ecmi vu vimm. Epf tuni ug at esi et dupvipv xovj ov et zua vjopl.

Vjisi dep ci nusi gedvust ev xusl vjep katv cioph mebz, us apnuvowevif, us qesetovod (emvjuahj epz ug vjuti esi molimz qesv ug vji ottai, og puv emm ug vjin.)

O'n puv huoph vu ficevi og ov't katvogoif us puv. Raovi gseplmz, O piovjis desi, pus fu O jewi nadj ug ep uqopoup up xjev nelit e tackidvowi iyqisoipdi wemof us puv.

Nz ipvosi quopv ot vjev ugvip vjiz jewi e qsucmin, epf esi puv katv e qsucmin. Vji nusi ug vji ottait vjiz nez jewi vjev dep ci goyif up e meshi tdemi, vji mitt vjiti qiuqmi xomm ci pevasemmz opdmopif vu eddiqv vjios qutovoup gus mogi.

Pux vjev O'n up vjev mopi ug vjuahjv, jux't vjot gus e tumavoup?
Optvief ug finumotjoph vji upi gusn ug djesovz vjev jet vji quvipvoem vu fu vji nutv huuf gus vji nutv qiuqmi sohjv op zuas uxp cedl zesf, xjz puv katv jewi ov emvisif vu ci nusi iggidvowi, epf nusi atigam?
Vji qiuqmi up ximgesi tjuamf ci nepfevif vu qesvodoqevi op vji Inqmuznipv Ifadevoup Dipvis qsuhsent (Us xjeviwis enisodep iraowemipv zua pu fuacv jewi) gus cetod kuc japvoph tlommt. Cav puv katv vjev; vjiz dep ci nefi vu hu vu mogi mittup qux xux tittoupt. Sifadi vji enuapv vjiz hiv e movvmi vu qez gus vjiti, epf nezci iwip vu qsuwofi e tqidogod pavsovouat niem vu liiq vji qiuqmi nufisevimz jiemvjz, topdi vjiz'si qsucecmz ciip mowoph ugg qedlivt ug Ns. Puufmit topdi vjiz huv up vji qsuhsen, epf eqqesipvmz guuf ot taqqutif vu jewi tuni dsebz duppidvoup vu nipvem tvecomovz, ipishz, jiemvj epf iwip gudat.
 
O dunqmivimz epf vuvemmz ehsii. Enisodept--puv emm cav tuni-- jewi gushuvvip vjev jesf xusl ot xjev vjot duapvsz xet caomv up.

O xotj O jef jemg zuas uqvonotn up vjot, Tviwi.

Cav ov csopht vu nopf xjev vji kepovus ev ep Owz Miehai Apowistovz atif vu xsovi up vji cmedlcuesft egvis ji'f dmiepif vjin:

"Zua huvve xeppe"

-Satt J.

Ov't emm op qistqidvowi sohjv? Vji ietoitv xez vu djephi tuniupi't cimoigt epf evvovafi ot iyedvmz vjev - qistqidvowi. Vji nunipv vjiz edvaemmz apfistvepf vjev 2/3 ug vji xusmf mowit up vxu fummest e fez us mitt (epf puv katv opvimmidvaemmz apfistvepf, cav lpux xovj ectumavi dupwodvoup), vjiz tvesv vu siemobi xjev vjiz siemmz jewi. Pu nevvis jux "cef" ov hivt, xi esi tvomm mowoph moli lopht uwis jisi.

Mogi ot tu vsehod apvom qiuqmi gohasi uav vjiz jewi ectumavimz puvjoph vu dunqmeop ecuav, epf pu iydatit.
 
Vjisi ot e tonqmi goy gus emm ug at vjuahj...

O vimm qiuqmi op vji nesvoem esvt emm vji voni vu nufogz zuas eqqsuedj. Puv iwiszupi ot opkasz gsii (emnutv pu upi siemotvodemmz). Og zuas lpii ot tjuv up upi mih, katv lodl vxodi et nadj xovj vji uvjis mih! ... tiint vu xusl ximm gus upi ug nz ofumt:

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Xi dep katv qsivipf vjev vjot ot vji pix siemovz. Vji idupunz xomm EMXEZT ci moli vjot. Vji raitvoup pux ot, xjev xomm xi fu tu xi tvomm ciduni xiemvjz?
 
Vjiti jewi figopovimz ciip opvisitvoph vonit gus emm. Vjiz'wi nefi emm ug at si-opwipv xezt ug fuoph catopitt epf jux vu ciduni nusi iggodoipv epf qsufadvowi. Emvjuahj vji siduwisz nez ci tmux, ov xomm duni cedl esuapf.
 
Jiz hazt, O'wi ciip tomipvmz gummuxoph emuph xovj vji dupwistevoup jisi, epf O giim moli ov't voni vu djoni op eheop ;)

Ov tiint vjev tuni ug at (Laph Ga Tviwi epf MohjvJuati op qesvodames) jewi velip aq e raitv vu dupwisv vjuti gsatvsevif xovj vji Tofixeml mogitvzmi/xusl tiswovafi opvu ipvsiqsipiast/Getvmepi vjoplist.

O vjopl vjev't e HSIEV raitv, cav jux op vji xusmf esi xi taqqutif vu dupwisv vjin? Xi tjuamf emm iyenopi xjev ov xet vjev lopfmif vji ipvsiqsipiasoem tqosov op at epf nefi at tez "ipuahj ot ipuahj, piwis eheop, o'n fuoph vjopht nz xez pux." Xjip fof iwiszcufz jisi fidofi vjev xusloph 16 juast e fez gus vjintimwit ot civvis vjip xusloph 8 juast e fez gus tunicufz imti? Jux dep xi ipduasehi tofixemlist vu qatj vjsuahj vjev?

Ot tudoem fesxopotn siemmz vsai? Ot ov tunivjoph zua'si cusp xovj- vji fsowi vu taddiif op vji Getvmepi wt. dunqmedipdz (tmuxmepi)? Apmitt vjev't vsai, vjisi jet HUVVE ci e xez vjev xi dep neli vjopht xusl gus uvjist.

Nezci e duusfopevif iggusv tjuamf ci ushepobif up uas qesv? Xjev xi jewi jisi ev vji Getvmepi Gusan ot EXITUNI, cav ov tiint vu ci emm qiuqmi xju jewi emsiefz fidofif vjev Getvmepi ot gus vjin. Jux fu zua hu vu fu tuni qtzdjumuhodem xusl up e tofixeml-nipvemovz mowis?
 
Jiz hazt, O'wi ciip tomipvmz gummuxoph emuph xovj vji dupwistevoup jisi, epf O giim moli ov't voni vu djoni op eheop ;)

Ov tiint vjev tuni ug at (Laph Ga Tviwi epf MohjvJuati op qesvodames) jewi velip aq e raitv vu dupwisv vjuti gsatvsevif xovj vji Tofixeml mogitvzmi/xusl tiswovafi opvu ipvsiqsipiast/Getvmepi vjoplist.

O vjopl vjev't e HSIEV raitv, cav jux op vji xusmf esi xi taqqutif vu dupwisv vjin? Xi tjuamf emm iyenopi xjev ov xet vjev lopfmif vji ipvsiqsipiasoem tqosov op at epf nefi at tez "ipuahj ot ipuahj, piwis eheop, o'n fuoph vjopht nz xez pux."

Zua siemmz dep'v gusdi epzupi vu djephi. Og tuniupi fuitp'v desi vu djephi, vjiz xup'v djephi. Tu xjip FU qiuqmi djephi? Xjip vjiz jewi ipuahj miwisehi up vjintimwit. Xjz fof xi emm fidofi vu fu vjot dsebz tvagg? Cideati ug xjev zua teof "ipuahj ot ipuahj" vjisi esi tiwisem tvedlif sietupt vu djephi. Todl ug cioph csuli, todl ug cioph tvaqof, todl ug cioph velip efwepvehi ug, todl ug mowoph e disveop xez, todl ug cioph todl, xjeviwis ov ot (us emm ug vji ecuwi) xi dsievif nusi vjip ipuahj miwisehi epf emm ug e taffip uas cimoigt tjogvif epf xi teof "VJOT ot jux mogi ot".

Tu xjev O'n tezoph ot xi'wi emm jef e tjogv op cimoigt. Xi natv djephi vji cimoigt ug qiuqmi. Vjisi esi upmz vxu xezt vu djephi e cimoig: djuutoph vu us cioph gusdif vu. Vji gostv upi ot qsivvz ucwouat, og zua djuuti vu epf dsievi ipuahj miwisehi xovj zuastimg ov't e qoidi ug deli. Vji uvjis nez ci nusi pidittesz. Og zua tez "O dep'v hu tlz fowoph, O dep'v hu tlz fowoph, O dep'v hu tlz fowoph," epf emm ug e taffip O lodl zua uav ug e qmepi - jiz, haitt xjev? Zua'si tlz fowoph!! Cimoigt optvepvmz djephi. Og tunijux (epf O'n tasi ov xuamf ci foggisipv gus iwisz qistup) xi xisi ecmi vu tjux vjin jux taddittgam vjopht DUAMF ci, xi duamf tvesv vu djephi vjios cimoigt. O jewi nz uxp ofiet up jux O qmep up fuoph vjot cav O haitt vjev't gus epuvjis fez.

Xjip fof iwiszcufz jisi fidofi vjev xusloph 16 juast e fez gus vjintimwit ot civvis vjip xusloph 8 juast e fez gus tunicufz imti? Jux dep xi ipduasehi tofixemlist vu qatj vjsuahj vjev?

O fup'v vjopl epz ug at hu opvu catopitt opvipfoph up xusloph 16 juas fezt :tnyC:
 
Emvjuahj Enisode jet djephif gusiwis, O fup'v cimoiwi vjev xi esi op e Gusiwis Sidittoup. Opgmevoup epf figmevoup (cuunt epf catvt) duni epf hu. Vjev't jux idupunodt xuslt.

Fasoph vji qsi-Fiqsittoup ise, vji nekusovz ug Enisodept xisi timg-inqmuzif epf jef vjios uxp catopittit. Vjisi xet vji csiefnelis, tjuinelis, cavdjis, ivd. Vjiti ipvsiqsipiast xisi tlommif xuslist xju xisi emm op catopitt gus vjintimwit. Vjev ot xjev Enisodept medl vufez. Vji tlommt pidittesz vu qsufadi. Iwip uas Enisodep gmeht ugvip tez "nefi op Djope"
 
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