Tony wrote:
Sam, you're dealing with a man (we think) who lives in Paris (we think)
in his mid 40s (ditto) who used to have money, and now celebrates
having enough, if we accept his blog, being able to buy a hamburger. It
would be moderately interesting to learn why he left San Diago (we
think) for Paris.

There's an obvious intellegence, but a negative attitude.


Yeah, it is odd. Like you said, he seems intelligent but has let his
attitude ruin his life. Maybe he had some criminal or civil problems
chase him into a foreign country, and now he's paying the consequences.