Sure I like to play, but I can take it or leave it. The pick I hide in my wallet is nothing but a convenience. Also, I don't play EVERY day. Sure, my father played, but he played WOODWINDS, and I stick mainly to the lighter stringed instruments. My wife doesn't usually get mad about picking up the discarded instruments when I can't pick them up myself. There's no point in hiding them from the neighbors: they've already been seen, (but you don't necessarily want to line them up in the front window, either). And it doesn't bother me that my kids are picking up some of my habits, er, tendencies. I'm sure they will be able to keep it under C#ontrol as I do- re- mi.