When I ponder over the offer of a market maker to buy a few million shares at $0.50 for HMGP, I recall the story of Sterling Mining. Sterling Mining was an aggressive up and comer in the Silver Valley of northern Idaho. Market forces had propelled stock to a height of $14/share. Mr. Demonte in those heady days could have sold 10 million shares and would have over 100 million for capital expenditures. But Mr De Monte did not strike while the iron was hot. If he had, Sterling would have been a giant. Instead it is a midcap producer with a much larger share float. As for now, if I can't win in style, I will have to win ugly. I'll take that.