quite the opposite. MD is one of the most intelligent people I've ever met. I grew up spending summers at his house ( his late ex wife was my aunt) and Mickey is off the charts intelligent. The only problem is he knows it and that ultimately ALWAY causes him to come off as a.....well, you can insert adjective here. His sons passing last year tempered his "edge" for a while, but he now seems to be at an alltime full does of "dearstone". Cut the guy some slack, he's suffered more heartache in the last 3 years than most of us suffer in a lifetime.