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Cool, a little bit of philosophy.

My miserable take on the previous is that Mr. A O'k voices more of an "Eastern" opinion whereas Mr. Manners, has more of a Western, dare I say Capitalist, take on life.

To enjoy the journey is the secret to happiness. Setting goals works for people who think that way, and who really don't expand beyond the next goal.

It makes life easier, to be able to set goals. It always keeps those types who are incapable of introspection from offing themselves, I always think, but the people who cope better with life are the ones who do enjoy the journey. Maybe the ones who set goals are better poker players, business people and actors, for instance, but I can only speculate on that.

I'm not really a goal setter, since I lack ambition, but I'm also too angry at the world to enjoy the journey. Maybe one or the other will change as life goes on. Things do change.

Poker is a very interesting game that parallels many things in life, especially in our capitalist, materialistic world, but I don't think that it will ever make any one truly happy. It is a nice addition to the journey, though.

Remember, (and this is a paraphrase of a great quote that I have never managed to find back), there's not much in life that matters, and in the end, nothing matters at all.

Jigs