Yeah, poker and blackjack. I did that for 4 years. Then they made it really difficult to play online poker, which was a really big hit. I didn't want to move to Las Vegas or Tunica, so the travel expenses really hurt me as I was forced to play live.

I still play quite a bit, and it's a decent second income, but without living in Las Vegas, it just isn't practical full time, at least making the kind of living I want to make. So I'm back in the computer software world. Maybe someday we'll be the land of the free again and I'll be able to play online again.

Great experience, though. Believe me, there is very little in the corporate world that stresses me out any more. STRESS having the next 6 house payments riding on a single turn of a card. This is a joke in comparison! :-)