That's better.
One little superstition I've acquired over the years: bad things and good things don't come in isolation. Bad things tend to come all at once, and good things come all at once.
This morning I finally heard from the publisher of my courseware, asking me to start revisions toward the next edition .... thus calming my fears about the future of the courseware. This afternoon I finally got a reply from IRS to a request I sent many months ago, for a photocopy of my last 1040. In the meantime, the need for the photocopy had gone away, but the long delay had me worried. Wasn't sure if I had signed the return, etc, etc, etc.
Two long-term nagging worries relieved in one day. Not bad.