A friend of mine from my old job is finally escaping. Above are the photos commemorating his tearful second-to-last day. (Sorry for the graininess. This is from my old camera, and apparently ISO 400 isn't all it's cracked up to be.)

  Pentagon abandons terrorism betting plan

That didn't take long.

  Pentagon Prepares a Futures Market on Terror Attacks

This is not, I repeat not, an Onion article.

 

I just got back from 4 days in L.A. I'm in a bit of a hurry and can't give you a full recap right now, so here's a quick picture to tide you over.