Mudcat became a behavioral addiction for me a long time ago. I keep checking in to see what's happening on various threads. It's my daily social life, for the most part. What else do I do? I also run my business, do yardwork, play some keyboard, read books, work on models, cook, cut the lawn....whatever.

But I use the computer like many people use TV, to fill in my spare time. I like it way better than watching TV, because it's a mentally active way of spending time, whereas watching TV is totally passive. And the worst thing about TV is the endless damned advertising. I don't have to put up with that on the computer.

If the computer was not available, I would probably go back to reading more books and doing more craftwork. I'd never go back to watching television.