Now that he's no longer getting hitched Dakota Meyer is available to give a speech at the opening of a Piggly Wiggly near you.

After giving the lowdown on Meyer getting dumped like a bad batch of moose chili the Washington Post reports that he is now available for speeches:  

So it appears Meyer’s got time on his hands now (that is, if he’s not too busy googling himself to read some of the wilder theories circulating about his wedding cancellation). Which might explain the Memorial Day-themed pitch that made its way to our inbox this week from a speaker’s bureau hawking the Afghanistan vet as a “military hero” whose speech would be just the thing for one’s next gathering. “He talks to audiences about being accountable and making the most out of trying circumstances,“ reads the pitch from Leading Authorities, a D.C.-based outfit that reps journalists, scholars, former pols and military brass. “His story is an inspiring example of taking advantage of the opportunities life gives you.” 

At least the 26 year-old was lower on the list of suggested speakers than Gen. Stanley McChrystal and Robert O’Neill, the member of Seal Team Six who claims to have fired the shot that killed Osama bin Laden. Though if the “trying circumstances” included what it’s like to be part of the roving sideshow that is life with the Palin family (stretch Hummers and brawls! Wacky televised rants!), audiences might be riveted. 

Leading Authorities’ Web site lists his fees as $10,000-$35,000, depending on the location. That’s a bit less than his was-supposed-to-be MIL, whose rates at one point reportedly reached $100,000. (That last part stand for Mother-in-Law by the way. I read it wrong at first as well.)

I have to say that the Washington Post is not exactly holding back in their disdain for the Palin family.

When I first saw this I was halfway convinced that this was probably something that Palin set up for Meyer before she found out he had a secret first wife.

However I surfed that Leading Authorities website and while they do not represent Palin they DO represent Nicolle Wallace, which suggests to me that Meyer might have set this up on his own.

By the way for all of you who seem confused as to who dumped who, I would like to remind you that on May 15, Meyer posted this on his Instagram account.

My world @bsmp2

A photo posted by Dakota (@dakotameyer0317) on May 15, 2015 at 7:28pm PDT

While on the very next day Bristol posted this picture of herself back in Alaska flashing a ringless finger.

And this one as well.

 So no, Meyer is NOT the one who cancelled the wedding. And make no mistake, it is indeed cancelled.

So the question that I have is does that $10,000 speaking fee only get you a few war stories, and tales of PTSD, alcoholism and suicide attempts?

Or does it perhaps also buy you stories of an even more dangerous episode in Dakota Meyer's life?

Sounds like the kind of question that the National Enquirer might want to pursue.