Four Marks

Since Mark Bloomfield has recently joined our group (welcome, Mark Bloomfield!), we now have a total of four Marks who frequent Penultimates: Mark Leonard, Mark Worley, Mark Bloomfield, and myself, Mark Weber. We have a Mark for:

each fundamental element,
each season,
each direction, or
each letter of a four letter word.

Definitions
"Mark" is one of those words with hundreds of definitions; here are a few of the more interesting ones ...

something that one wishes to achieve; a goal
an object or a point that serves as a guide
an impression (as a scratch, scar, or stain) made on something
a person who is the intended victim of a swindler; a dupe

Simplified Naming System, SNS
Because our plethora of Marks may be confusing to some, I have, through much hard work and many sleepless nights, not to mention a few too many drunken stupors, come up with the following Simplified Naming System:

Mark Weber: Mark #1
Mark Leonard: Mark A
Mark Worley: Mark I
Mark Bloomfield: Mark Alpha

Henceforth, please refer to each of us using our nom de ultimate. Thank you for your cooperation.

Excerpt from J.R.R. Tolkien's "Lord of the Marks"
Four for the Dark Lord, on his dark throne,
In the Land of Mordor where the shadows lie;
    One Mark to find them all,
    One Mark to bind them,
    One Mark to crush them all,
    And one Mark to grind them,
In the land of Mordor where the shadows lie...

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