Awww...I'm glad you found it useful.

I've been out of the loop for a while; I learned of your divorce from immlass and mcroft when I was visiting them. I was sorry to hear about it because I remembered how happy marriage made you. One thing I really miss about Mattnet (other than staying current w/ friends) is the debate. It made me stop and really think about my approach, my position, and state my beliefs in concrete terms.

After taking part in the referenced discussion, I realized that I'd never sat down and "codified" the philosophy I use every day and thought that's the sort of thing I could put in an LJ. I resisted getting one forever because I don't really have knowledge to add to the universe; I'm too busy trying to figure out how *I* can best get through it. :) But writing it out made me stop and really think about how I approach life and the people around me.

For what it's worth, #3 is something I struggle with constantly. I am sometimes surprised by what I discover are my true priorities when I really sit and analyze why I make the decisions that I do.