Money, ... we're all in the same boat. I can be quite persistent when the situation calls for it, and that's the only way I got to Tom. But all the same, he didn't answer any specific question I had for him. "No comment" ... IMO, is a comment in itself. In a strange sort of way, I would rather him tell me that than that he has a deal with some computer company, Walmart, Applebees, or Victoria's Secret that never pans out. I'm hoping that his silence is more than him being quiet. My hope is that there is a reason for it that he dares not spill the beans on. And that, is speculation, pure speculation, combined with a working knowledge of how Tom seems to think and operate.
Oh, and MacDad's rumor doesn't hurt either. Dat's what I know.