“Yes. I love to drink wine, but I had to give it up for a whole year to have a baby.”

— Ann Lopez, therapist, Lawrence

“Yeah. I gave up making artwork for a while for financial reasons. I'm just now starting to draw and sculpt again.”

— Shannon Blakey, University of Missouri-Columbia senior, Columbia, Mo.

“Ballet. I wasn't going to make enough money to make a decent living, so I decided to work with computers instead.”

— Tenley Metcalf, sustaining support engineering specialist, Wichita

“Yeah. A long time ago I gave up bicycle racing to go to graduate school. I'd like to think it paid off, but I guess you never know.”

— Bryan Foster, professor, Lawrence