That's good info to know because I've done exactly that. I've never known why to learn Ruby or Python though, aren't they a lot less used?
Also how is the money in system admin?
I know some people that'll commute from the valley or further south just due to housing prices & how they vary, but that drive-time kills me & I aint trying to move away from my kid so I tough it out & stay in one of the cheaper parts of town.
But entry level sys admins make right around the 100k mark & go up from there.