Uh oh, I'm afraid I'm going to have to take a rain check. I just found out that I can't pick my daughter up until late Saturday morning, which means that by the time we got down there it would be close to the time I'd have to leave. And I don't want to take the chance of missing my flight to Boston. Damn...well, I guess I'll try to make it the next time I visit my daughter, in 2 or 3 months. Sorry you folks had to change your schedule around in vain.

Aloha,
Mark

PS, Wait, you folks are in San Diego, so I'd better explain: "to take a rain check" means to cancel an engagement with the expectation of rescheduling it for a later date. Originally a rain check was a ticket that was good for admission to a baseball game when the first game was rained out, i.e., canceled because it rained on the day of the game. I know that's not a part of your everyday experience there.