Thanks for the sympathy. I knew this was the right place to share my disappointment. I hadn't thought about the "looking forward to Monday" angle. But it's a mixed blessing. My Kindle will be gone on Saturday (selling on eBay,) and I have Monday off (I'm a state employee with mandatory furlough days.) I live in a rural area, so UPS will probably show up at around 5pm. That means no reader from Saturday until Monday evening. Oh well - I suppose I can always read a...gasp...pbook