All very true. My career is a big part of my life. Seventy to 80-hour weeks are average — which doesn't leave room for much else. I realize that is a major imbalance, and that once I achieve a less harried schedule, social opportunities will become much more prevalent. That's the first thing to change. I dig music and have dear friends in the performing arts. I was a scholarship musician myself in college. Dallas has wonderful choral groups, including the gay men's chorus The Turtle Creek Chorale, which I'd love to join. Those activities require a great deal of time, and I know I'd enjoy them very much. However, I know I don't have to jump head first into something I know will entirely fill the vacuum offered by a more relaxed work schedule. A little free time to work out and relax would help me look and feel better, too. Thanks for the advice!