Hmm, some very good thoughts. And your analysis is good L8. Unfortunately I still haven't heard from him. So either he's chickened out, which doesn't seem likely from what I know of him, or something more serious has happened. Hopefully it's something mundane, like his computer died or work exploded.
I do too! Well, you're gunna keep us updated I hope.
Maybe he read this thread and he's afraid. I assume he's been on smplace and has an account... have you checked his last log in date?