diff --git a/lib/Bastion/CARP.py b/lib/Bastion/CARP.py
index 826541f..0b1754b 100644
--- a/lib/Bastion/CARP.py
+++ b/lib/Bastion/CARP.py
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
 
 Common Action-Result/Report Protocol
 """
+import uuid
+
+
 class ReplyStatus(tuple):
 	DEFAULT_CATEGORY_GLOSS = {
 		'1': 'FYI',
@@ -29,6 +32,7 @@ class ReplyStatus(tuple):
 		412: "precondition failed",
 		416: "range not satisfiable",
 		500: "exception",
+		599: "crash and burn"
 	}
 
 	def __new__(cls, *args):
@@ -100,72 +104,98 @@ def is_inconclusive(self):
 ReplyStatus.RangeError   = ReplyStatus(416)
 ReplyStatus.Exception    = ReplyStatus(500)
 ReplyStatus.Fault        = ReplyStatus.Exception
-ReplyStatus.Crashed      = ReplyStatus(500)
+ReplyStatus.Crashed      = ReplyStatus(599)
 
 ResultStatus = ReplyStatus #-- Alias for ReplyStatus
 
 
-class isAction:
-	def __init__(self):
-		self.request = None
-		self.result  = None
-		self.log     = [ ]
-
-	def __call__(self, *args, **kwargs):
-		self.request = Request(self.name, args, kwargs)
-		self.do(*args, **kwargs)
-		return self.result()
-
-	def debug(self, msg):
-		pass
-
-	def info(self, msg):
-		pass
-
-	def warn(self, msg):
-		pass
-
-	def error(self, msg):
-		pass
-
-	def critical(self, msg):
-		pass
-
-
-class isHpssAction(isAction):
-	def __init__(self, vault):
-		isAction.__init__(self)
-		self.vault = vault
-
-
-class PushAction(isHpssAction):
-	def do(self, *args, **kwargs):
-		self.critical("action is not yet implemented")
-		self.fail("not implemented, yet!")
-
-
-
-fortress.push("[@alfisol:oobabooga/models]")
+class isReceipt:
+	def __init__(self, request, status, brief, obj, context = None, **kwargs):
+		#-- request is a 2-tuple of (action, [arg1, ...])
+		#-- status is an instance of ReplyStatus
+		#-- brief is an arbitrary (assumed human readable) text string
+		#-- obj is any JSON serializable object.
+		#-- context, if given, is a dict of extra key-value associations.
+		if not isinstance(status, ReplyStatus):
+			raise ValueError("status must be of type ReplyStatus")
+
+		self.RID     = kwargs.get('ID', str(uuid.uuid4()))
+		self.action  = request[0]
+		self.args    = request[1]
+		self.status  = status
+		self.brief   = str(msg)
+		self.body    = obj
+		self.context = { }
+
+		if context is not None:
+			self.context = context.copy()
+
+	def toJDN(self, **kwargs):
+		#-- receipts have FOUR top level sections: request, result, context, and data.
+		#-- result is the http-like status code and message, e.g. (200, "Ok")
+		#-- brief is a single text string that is a human readable summary of the receipt.
+		#-- context is an arbitrary set of key-value pairs
+		#-- data is a JSON serializable object that is the body of the receipt.
+		if callable(getattr(obj, 'toJDN', None)):
+			payload = obj.toJDN()
+		else:
+			payload = obj
+
+		jdn = { }
+
+		jdn['request'] = {
+			'ID':      self.RID,
+			'action':  self.action,
+			'args':    list(self.args),
+			'context': self.context.copy(),
+		}
+		jdn['request']['result'] = {
+			'status':  self.status.code,
+			'message': self.status.gloss,
+			'summary': self.brief,
+		}
+		jdn['request']['result']['body'] = {
+			'data': payload
+		}
+		return jdn
 
+	@property
+	def succeeded(self):
+		return self.status.indicates_success
 
+	@property
+	def failed(self):
+		return self.status.indicates_failure
 
+	@property
+	def inconclusive(self):
+		return self.status.is_inconclusive
 
-fortress.push = HPSSPushAction(fortress)
 
-fortress.push(models)
+class Receipt(isReceipt):
+	pass
 
 
-class PushRequest(isRequest):
-	def __init__(self):
-		pass
+class Report(isReceipt):
+	def __init__(self, status, brief, doc, obj = None, **kwargs):
+		isReceipt.__init__(self, status, brief, obj, **kwargs)
+		self.report = doc
 
+	def toJDN(self, **kwargs):
+		jdn = isReceipt.toJDN(self, **kwargs)
+		jdn['request']['result']['report'] = str(self.report)
+		return jdn
 
-class PushAction(isAction):
-	def __init__(self, vault):
-		self.vault = vault
 
-	def do(self, *args, **kwargs):
-		return self.crashed("not implemented, yet!")
+def SUCCEEDED(doc, obj = None, **kwargs):
+	return Report(ReplyStatus.Ok, doc, obj, **kwargs)
 
+def FAILED(doc, obj = None, **kwargs):
+	return CARP(ReplyStatus.Failed, doc, obj, **kwargs)
 
+def CRASHED(doc, obj = None, **kwargs):
+	return CARP(ReplyStatus.Crashed, doc, obj, **kwargs)
 
+SUCCESS = SUCCEEDED
+FAILURE = FAILED
+CRASH   = CRASHED