Big Sur, Sorry to hear about your dog Buddy. We had to put our collie (Sampson) down last week. Lupis killed his kidneys. He was only 8 years old. It's always sad to lose our most faithful companions. There's no better example of unconditional love than a good dog.

DTL, Stay positive friend. Good stuff is on the horizon. (that implies close instead of soon)

GO TECO!