1. I appreciate that
2. Beldin doesn't like me because I won't exchange titty stories with him over on Hooters.
3. I do smoke and gamble (excessively). Prefer my single-barrel bourbon, which I only drink during my trips to Kentucky and the Carolinas. North Carolina is visiting me this afternoon.
#1 Oh, you're welcome.
#2 I doubt that is why Beldin doesn't like you. He is highly educated and loves to debate. He probably thinks you're a left-winger. I don't know that for a fact, as I will not speak for anyone else. FWIW, I like Hooter's. It is a stress-reliever, kind of like the Big-O.
3. Ohgod. Me, too.
About the bourbon, at least you're keeping the lights on in the distillaries.
Ohhhh, Jack, and Jim, too.
If you think education is expensive, try ignorance.