Minyan gal, we’re a little different than the Amish, not just in the fact that here we are communicating by puter but we have a different attitude toward integrating the physical world into our lives in a spiritual way.
Back to the original post: the question is, what do we include in acceptable outlets. There is so much out there – sports, music, woodwork, crafts, this is the tip of the iceberg. If I read one more time, smoking’s the only acceptable outlet and chill because most guys give it up when they hit shidduchim…well, you’ll all hear the scream.