My father actually notoriously used grad school as a way to escape real life for many, many years - physics! Surfing! Who needed a real life?

Then, you know, my sister. And then me. And by the time I was able to pay attention, he had become a Responsible Adult, caps entirely deserved (although he told me he never felt that way). So my advice to you: if you have children, your Free Cell stats are going to take a dive.

(Oh, and and and! Best Beloved was on the computer when you IM'd me. If it was more than just O HAI I ROCK AT FREE CELL, email!)