Introduction of Real Characters
00:00:00
Baker Plbg
Okay, quick point of clarification. I've had a few ask if Dave, Sam, and Tom are real people or they're metaphorical or they're you know pseudonyms, code names. No, they're real people.
Revealing Dave and Sam's True Identities
00:00:15
Baker Plbg
i do I do want to make one point of clarification. um dave's Dave's still a spy. And Tom is, or sorry, Sam is absolutely con man.
00:00:28
Baker Plbg
But I did find out, I should ah extend a
Tom's Grumpiness Explained
00:00:31
Baker Plbg
little grace. it was There's a reason why they were so grumpy to see me there a month or so ago. um It's because ah Tom's wife's boyfriend died couple weeks or a couple months ago. I found out last week.
00:00:49
Baker Plbg
And so I've been grappling with that. I should have been kinder to Tom. But... You know, we all we all deal with grief in our own way.
Funeral Reflections and Regrets
00:01:00
Baker Plbg
and I wouldn't know how it feels to have your wife's boyfriend die.
00:01:06
Baker Plbg
But it must be a heavy load. I'm sorry that I missed the funeral. I mean, i like I said, I just found out. It wasn't really a funeral. was one of those weird celebrations of life at a golf course.
00:01:19
Baker Plbg
That's weird. Anyway.
Personal Reflections and Advice
00:01:24
Baker Plbg
What did you expect to happen? What did you expect the outcome to be? Anyway, ah those are ah my thoughts and not yours. Good luck out there.
00:01:34
Baker Plbg
Be nice to people. As as Tom told me once, that all he hoped was that his own kids would be nice to people. Man, did you ever screw that up? I don't know how you screwed that up so bad, but damn it, did you ever.
00:01:49
Baker Plbg
Anyway, have a fabulous day.