After all, doesn't part of philately's attraction lie in the grip it holds on us? It is our eagerness to locate and acquire and add to our albums that testifies to our commitment to the hobby. If we weren't obsessed with stamps, we'd limit our engagement with them to the mailing of an occasional letter, and find other uses for our time and money. We praise a book by stating that we couldn't put it down. So what sort of endorsement is it to say of our stamp albums that we can put them down whenever we wish, and indeed stay away from them for days or weeks on end? I would contend that it's a great virtue. And I'd bolster the argument by pointing to some other activities that can't be so easily neglected.