okay, specific issues now:
I got the CLI installed this morning. Particle Dev still won’t flash via the cloud 
I can flash via the CLI, which is great, and I’ve got sublime talking to the photon via sublimeREPL
Next step, take @mumblepins port of the adafruit library and add a few delays to the wire.somethingorother calls.
Any advice on including libraries when flashing from the CLI? Does the lib file just go into the same file as the code?
Thanks again,
JR