Lots of great stuff to think about, guys... thank you.
There could be a lot of merit to the thought that I might be losing fold equity before I realize it. Thanks, Rycky
And you're right, Tim-- when I'm thinking about what other players may have, it's almost always in respect to whether or not THEY have ME beat... or have the best of it... not the other way around. If I were giving more thought to looking for perhaps that smallest edge... it might help me see more plays available to me post-flop.
and Col, I think I could learn a lot from you about being "cautiously aggressive", as Negreanu puts it.
I think a lot of my problem may be, the books I am constantly reading sometimes just jam up my head... I have to learn to put away the 'hard and fast' rules I think I should die defending... and start putting more stock into the current, hard won insight that other players can give me.
So thanks again, guys. I really do want to stop whining.