BTW, good insights on your role in old R/new R. I found it very helpful to keep in mind that whatever unresolved problems you had in your old R (and your partner's) will have to be worked out one way or another. No avoiding it. But, it helps a lot to be aware. When something bizzaro is going on, you can pause and ask: wait -- wth is this about anyway???? Stomp on those old dances when they crop up, learn some new steps :-)