What are your hobbies?

[Unladen Swallow]

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When you're not reading here or working, what do you enjoy doing?

[EarthFirst]

1. Fly fishing; seed saving; live music concerts...

[surfered]

8. I loved fly fishing in Colorado. Catching a keeper wasn't even necessary. The scenery, the challenge of trying..

… to place the fly where I wanted it without getting in a tree or the back of my head. 😁

[Mossfern]

2. Painting and gardening

I just bought a sewing machine and plan to take lessons for a bit before I can actually call sewing a hobby for myself. I'd love to say baking, but I'm a total flop at that - well we can categorize that as being creative because my 'products" of that are quite 'interesting.'

on edit: If you ask anyone who knows me, they would say daydreaming.

[FalloutShelter]

3. Knitting.

I've always got at least one project going. It's a repetitive motion and very meditative for me.

[Happy Hoosier]

4. ...

Halloween (I do quite the display and work on it a lot of the year)
Krampus! (I am a member of a local Krampus group that does a several appearance between Thanksgiving and Christmas)
Star Trek (costumes, props, even fan films. Just a bit of fun)
Collecting and shooting antique guns (mostly 19th century)
Various crafting stuff (3D printing, sewing, leatherwork)

[Johonny]

5. I write books, build legos, play guitar

And teach an art class. And drive my kids to the million things they do.

[Wounded Bear]

6. Probably get more action on this in The Lounge...

Just sayin'

[Efilroft Sul]

7. Running a roleplaying campaign in Middle-earth's Fourth Age for nearly 40 years.

My current players include blue-collar Joes and Janes, Ph.Ds in cybersecurity, medical school students, college undergrads, award-winning marketing writers and designers, managerial types, and retirees. They are the nicest, smartest people to be around and try to outwit! The players are also a big help to each other for networking and providing support.

[Hugin]

9. I explore energy alternatives.

Seriously. And, contrary to conventional wisdom, there’s a bunch of them. I have been pursuing it for decades. I really have a multi modal approach to the problem using research (patent searches), modeling, simulation, and experimentation. Currently, I am looking at carbon capture as an integral part of energy generation.

Of course, I have my rabbit holes like anyone else. Especially, during COVID. A friend of mine keeps trying to drag me into the issue of plastics.

Oh, and I crochet.

[ForgedCrank]

10. I try

to keep as much going as I can. Most of my spare time is spent with the Church and outreach programs there, helping out elderly and disabled folks in whatever ways we can. Everything from property maint to grocery store runs, etc. I also have a lot of my own property that I have to maintain so there is never down time.
I also try to have alone time and I play several horns, guitar and drums. I'm most attached to guitar and drums at this point. I got a really nice Roland V-drum kit a few years back and I really enjoy it a lot since I can really get loud and no one can hear me getting wild in the basement (well a little but it's not obnoxiously loud). I also enjoy target shooting and fishing when weather allows for it.

[mike_c]

11. history, literature, photography, mycology, entomology, woodworking, microscopy...

...for starters. I'm retired, still in good health. I have lots of hobbies. It's never boring.

[Yonnie3]

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