Scout,
you beat me too it by a few milli-seconds.

the comparision to cervante is perhaps very close to neal's presentation of
the world.
complete with a worn out horse (a coronado 27), his very own Panza
(gilligan), and apparently his own Dulcinea de Tobosa (by his
account......in fact many)...... .....and then of course the tilting at
windmills (not even world class sailors can compare to his (mis)adventures
aboard his fine yacht).

as i see it there are really only 2 possiblities for neal.
as you imply, he may simply be incredibily stupid .
yet something tells me otherwise:
more than likely this kind of complete stupidty and (dis)illusioned behavior
cannot occur without real effort and genius.

............although there are some here that genuinely come close.
very close.

gf.







"Scout" wrote in message
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I think he is more like a Don Quixote gone wrong.
Scout