So I am going to step away from those spots on the net that are causing me to lose a lot of time. I am also limiting my game playing on the machine. I can get sucked into those for extended periods of time.

A wise move. Life's too short and filled with too much good stuff to waste time on things that upset you or drag you down. I'm just glad that posting on LJ is one of the things you'll keep. I may not reply often, but I read and greatly look foward to your posts.