…dirty appears to be shrinking…  If only to make room for Mark’s lecture…  And Mark, poor Mark, so misunderstood… such is the burden of one who goes through life seemingly without issues or baggage of any kind… the burden of one who finds himself on a five-star safari ten minutes after he finds that his original plans have been scuttled…

And now, Mark, you are taking the place of Dr. Phil??  “How’s that workin’ for ya??”  I can almost hear it in his tone… “Seems the two of you have some things to work on…” More like “Ditch the stupid handle, ‘Dirty,’ grow up and stop thinking in terms of ‘odds’ and getting rich quick…  Take it from me, I have been a kept man for longer than anyone, including me, can remember, and I can tell you, you are going about this all wrong…”  Sage words (again) from Mark Trail…