must say no

Tony asked me yesterday, in a roundabout way, if I might take over for him, when he is to give his annual astronomy talk at Thornbury's L.E. Shore public library in August. I slept on it. And today realised just how uncomfortable I was with the idea. Not the content; that I'm OK with. But the timing, my other commitments, the distance, etc. So, my mind became (unusually) clear: no. Sad news for Tony perhaps but I immediately felt relieved...