[wisehandpoker]

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the money manager thing is not appropriate. it will probably take a fairly creative stroke to come up with something that is....



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No it doesn't take anything creative, it just takes the knowledge that enabling is wrong. Anything you do to stop the loser from hitting bottom -- ANYTHING -- is wrong and destructive because it is another day off the person's life before they have to confront their own screw-ups and make changes. As long as people here are willing to rescue this loser from his screw-ups, he will be a loser forever. And maybe as poker players that's what you want, but don't you dare stand here and pretend that you care about him or that you're his friend while you're doing it. If you must be a vulture, be a proud vulture. Nobody who was a true friend would have started such a thread. The intent is to humiliate.

"Something nice to do for Mark" would be to treat him as a man and an equaL, not a bum in need of a hand-out. Ain't gonna happen because everyone is relishing this person's hard, hard fall from the heights.



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A couple of notes on this and other posts:

- I don't think a person needs to hit absolute bottom to learn from their mistakes.
- The reason I thought of the getaway was because it might give Mark some renewed perspective.
- I don't see what's wrong with taking a paternalistic approach with a younger friend. I've made mistakes he can learn from, why not share?
- I spoke with Tommy Angelo today just to feel out the idea of hiring him. He said he wouldn't be available for a couple of months, and to his credit, said that he'd only take Mark on if Mark showed a certain level of interest.