I ordered the USB microphone with next day shipping (a bit excessive, but that will ensure it's here in time for our next major transition to colder weather).

I ordered the USB microphone with next day shipping (a bit excessive, but that will ensure it's here in time for our next major transition to colder weather). If that doesn't do well enough, I'll follow up with the microphone that requires a separate interface. This gives me a little more time to investigate those details and to talk myself into the $200 or so. Thanks again, so much. I knew there must be good choices out there, but wading in with zero knowledge felt kind of overwhelming, especially on top of the stress of the circumstances. Years ago, people would tell me I should do voice acting (voice-overs -- whatever the right term is). (I never really heard that, in my own voice.) Who knows, maybe I'm inadvertently on the cusp of my new career.