I am regretting having started this thread. For some reason I expected a more academic, detached response. Kind of silly expectation, I guess, since my own response to the prospect is quite visceral.
I do appreciate your comments and suggestions- more than I can say. This is a remarkable group of people, but then we already knew that about Mudcatters.
I don't know yet what I will end up doing; I'll just let the idea simmer and cool until it gels, OK?