[scotch_drinker]

I think there's a difference between making a living and making a life. I bet, if I was passionate enough about eating pancakes, I could find some way to make a living. That living might be substandard and only provide cheap room and board plus bad nutritional intake from consuming nothing but pancakes. However, I bet I could do it. I could not make a life, e.g. one where I could provide for my family, buy a new car, travel to France, learn to scuba dive, etc, etc.

If you're truly passionate enough about something, you can make a living at it. It just may not be a very good one.

[khafra]

Relevantly, I have a friend who makes a living drinking Scotch.

Quite literally; his job title is "Master of Whiskey," and that's what he does.