[vexingv]

thanks for all the advice.

i wound up scheduling a service appointment for later this week with a local shop anyway to get an alignment (i also just changed my tensions struts this afternoon.) and after reading Maynard's first reply and out of some caution, i went ahead and scheduled a brake flush as well. this shop charges extra for hydraulic flush of the ABS beyond the usual bleeding process. the estimate isn't cheap ($180 regular bleed + $160 for additional flush), but thought this will just put my mind at ease and the next time i'll be more careful. however, now after reading some newer comments suggesting i don't need to bleed/flush including ABS, and just bleed it again myself, i'm having second thoughts....