Delayed!

I will keep this post brief, so I can keep rolling with the solution (instead of wallowing in the problem). 

I must attend to final grant deliverables -- in our case a series of short reports -- with John, Ted, and Yang. Conversation with my committee chair, John, yesterday made it clear that this work can't wait until after the bike trip. So.... now I write. And make plans to catch up with my Pacific Coast friends as soon as possible. Stay with me, folks! Your support means the world to me. Catch you on the flip-side...