[Andy B]

If it isn't fun, don't play. If you're losing more than you can afford to, don't play. If you lose, you can afford it, and you enjoy yourself, I don't think there's a damned thing wrong with that. People spend all kinds of money on hobbies I think are dumb, e.g., golf, so why not poker? I happen to win, but I have not won nearly enough money to justify the time that I sink into reading books, posting on this board, and actually playing. The fact that I'm not making particularly effective use of my time, monetarily, doesn't bother me too much, because I enjoy the game and the company of most of the people who play it.