Back up and running...
Well, that was an adventure I don’t care to repeat. For those of you who are suffering from the 10.4.10 update, use the Archive and Install from your install CD and rescue yourself. :-) It kept most of my preferences and applications. However, it does look like I need to re-install Python 2.5 (and a bunch of packages), XCode, and a VPN client. I’ll definitely think twice before accepting another update to the OS, that’s for certain. :-(