Good day Mr. Vulcanized Crawler,
Unfortunately The Dude couldn't pay the bills on hustling at the local Bowl-a-rama, so The Dude became a future/currency trader, a real estate investor and The Dude does sell a lot of his fancy rugs and White Russian recipes on Ebay.
And Skiing, what do I look like a Cossack?
Take care, time to get ready for my Gate-Ball Competition!
The Dude