Your attitude is excellent, and I've learned so much from your taking it. It has served as a great reminder or touchpost for me, especially when I get down and start focusing on my upcoming D. Its not about being M, but about the R. I'm finding myself enjoying the friendship more as well, but only when I drop the rope regarding our M.
Your viewpoint means you're thinking outside the box, outside of the rigid definitions about what is a M or an R. Isn't it freeing to have more room than that to work with?
Kevin, I'm a cabernet man, myself!
Jo, as a guy who ALWAYS roots for the underdog, I just love those 20% odds.