I second everybody else's woohoos. This is excellent! I will continue happily to make my small financial contributions to your well-being. :-) This week I finally made the decision to start half-time phased retirement in January, when I also hope to start working on an MFA in Poetry (if I get accepted!). My leap is much less risky, and I am indeed a "fledgling" in my art and not the master that you are, but nonetheless I feel some kinship with you, and that feels really cool. :-)