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It is no big secret that I am an avid gamer. I love to have fun, and after a long day of work I come home and relax by firing up my PC and running around in a make belief world. That world for me is Azeroth, set in the World of Warcraft universe. Just a little background I started my time in wow at the end of the Burning Crusade content. I was a raider through Wrath of the Lich King, and in Cataclysm I have taken a more casual approach due to real life time constraints. I have also enjoyed battlegrounds and a small, very small step in arena play. I play on The Forgotten Coast server Horde faction in the Macabre guild, I play a Tauren Hunter. The guild is a late night raiding guild which is one reason I haven’t raided as much these days. At Blizzcon 2011 the next World of Warcraft expansion was announced Mist of Pandaria, I am excited about this to say the least. I am not going to include a list of facts and updates there are plenty of sites to do that. This is after all Food for Thought. Which brings me to my point, is online gaming a problem for some people? I have heard it discussed both ways. My general play time is from 6-8pm cst on Thursday nights. That is my time to get away and kick back. I feel it is very important to balance time from whatever your chosen hobby is and family time. With a wife and son, it is vital as a husband and father to give them all the attention and love they need. it is also important for me to have my time as well as my wife. So how do modern couples and families balance there lives? I don’t think this question has an easy answer. It is a topic that has constant debate. I can tell you this, if you spend more time working and doing whatever hobby you like, than spending time with your own family, you need to revamp your way of thinking and strive to do better. This is a goal that I myself constantly work on. I challenge all of you to do the same. For just one hour put down the magazine, turn off the computer, put up the fishing rod, put the car in the garage, and enjoy what we so often take for granted. You will be surprised in what a difference it makes in your quality of life and the quality of life of your family.
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