one more thing that has been on my mind of late dealing with other regulars
I just had a small post on this topic over in the new FRNLlol forum.
Like it or not, there are other semi-decent opponents who play the same games as we do. Unfortunately, putting our head in the sand and completely staying out of their way is not an option. Fortunately, many good alternatives do exist through the wonderful, magical world of pokertracker.
If you don't have a good idea as to how another regular approaches the game, look up his name in pt. Go through and look at the hands he plays. Approach and evaluate his game the same way you would yours (to a much more basic extent-- after all, time is limited). Pick out the common lines the regular plays. Think through what you can do to take advantage of your new found knowledge. There is no reason to have 2k+ hands on another player and not know if he plays his draws aggressively, how often he floats, what his 3-betting range is, how does he handle suited connectors, how does he handle mid pairs, does he felt with TPTK, etc. These people are your co-workers in a competitive environment. Can you imagine Drew Brees not knowing what formations and blitz packages the Bears will be bringing in the NFC title game, or where the strongpoints and weak links are? It seems just as ridiculous to me that we know so little about the other regulars that we face 3 or 4 times per week.
The bonus is that we also can learn about and, even, adapt other viewpoints and philosophies into our own game.
So, please, please, please, go beyond the numbers that flash up on the HUD. Use PT and learn about your enemy.