you certainly can steal/defend your blinds...I don't do it to steal blinds though, I do it for initiative - Initiative goes a long way at 25NL unless your against a total calling station - I like taking control of the hand most times, and raising does this - so raising LP with any reasonable hand is a good play, I think - Limping everything is weak play - The only time i want to limp a bunch is if the whole table is limping a bunch (like what vance was saying) but the only reason i do is because i don't want to "stir the pot" you know? I don't want everyone gunning for me so i just play loose/passive like they are...but then again, i like to steal some and i try to bluff more - i use to never bluff and then i realized it was a really good way to win extra pots...