Cobra:
Not a postponement. I can't allow that to happen, and still live with myself.

I was not surprised at all at her email. Perhaps the only thing about which I was slightly surprised with was the fact that she did not bring in a lot of tangential issues. Maybe she did that because she knows she's on my "turf" e.g., the written word. Who knows?

Anyway, thanks, everyone, for your insights so far.

Hairdog