Hip, I'll remind you of what you said to me not two days ago: what do YOU want out of it?

The first thing I thought of when I read the post is the snow skier's Intermediate Plateau: Sure, you can get down the mountain, and can pretty much handle any run, but that's it. And really, with only a handful of ski-days a year, progress can't be expected. Breaking that plateau takes mileage. Training. Time. Something not everyone has the desire/means/opportunity to pursue.

But it comes back to the individual. Do you want to be out of the middle, or are ya happy? Sounds like you're happy, and ya know what? That's the best reason of all

Yeah (as I found out this week --but something I knew anyway), I'm in the middle too. Probably a little behind ya, to be honest. But I'm here, and I'm pleased as punch