Evo, you need to calm down. The #1 rule when you are digging yourself into a hole, STOP DIGGING! All those things that you note above, if taken by itself, are interesting conversation points. They become meaningless when coupled with this guys history.
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"You're not a g*dda*n looney Martini, you're a fisherman"

R.P. McMurphy - One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest