Ah ha...I may be a "noob" but I'm not an idiot...

I DID indeed enter an address on my account when I first set it up, and thinking that there might be a simple explanation I went to the settings page to confirm the correct address...only to find that there is no address and even more disturbing - no option or opportunity to enter one.  The "Bitcoin Setting" field is completely blank as is the address field.  Additionally, I did not get an email asking me to verify the address (just checked through junk/spam/deleted folders again).  

So...it would appear that I need someone from inside antpool to restore the ability for my username to insert an address so I can create a new one, or resend the verification email to use the previous address (if it's still in the antpool system somewhere).

Easy enough...right....