jjbrr Posted July 7, 2009 Report Share Posted July 7, 2009 So what are your favorite hobbies besides bridge? Anyone do anything truly unique? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jlall Posted July 7, 2009 Report Share Posted July 7, 2009 The waitress was not hot. However... Triinu lives in Estonia! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matmat Posted July 7, 2009 Report Share Posted July 7, 2009 I like the Baltic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lobowolf Posted July 7, 2009 Report Share Posted July 7, 2009 So what are your favorite hobbies besides bridge? Anyone do anything truly unique? I'm a magician. Also read a lot, write a lot...also play chess, poker, backgammon. And I'm a hack at piano/guitar, but still enjoy both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted July 7, 2009 Report Share Posted July 7, 2009 Been doing a lot of mountain biking the last few years. Had a bad spill a month ago (could have been REAL bad), but otherwise no issues. Golf is something pclayton did. Looking for something good to read this summer if anyone has any suggestions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kfay Posted July 7, 2009 Report Share Posted July 7, 2009 Bridge would be the answer I would give to normies.... Other things I do I would consider normal. I play a lot of sports, cook, just started brewing beer, I garden and read books.... I guess I'm just a typical dude :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjbrr Posted July 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2009 So what are your favorite hobbies besides bridge? Anyone do anything truly unique? I'm a magician. Do you have a trick that is your favorite to perform or that you think is the most exciting/intriguing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helene_t Posted July 7, 2009 Report Share Posted July 7, 2009 Not much that isn't bridge and/or internet-related. I swim thrice a week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lobowolf Posted July 7, 2009 Report Share Posted July 7, 2009 So what are your favorite hobbies besides bridge? Anyone do anything truly unique? I'm a magician. Do you have a trick that is your favorite to perform or that you think is the most exciting/intriguing? I do mostly close-up card magic. There are some tricks I like to perform more than others. You might find someone doing them on You Tube. Matrix, Reset, Jazz Aces... I've always been intrigued by the "Any Card at Any Number" plot, which is pretty much what it sounds like...a spectator names a card and a number from 1-52. I also like something I invented, which is on a compilation DVD for teaching some different tricks to magicians. I'm not much of a creator, magicially. I generally add my own presentation to other people's effects. So I'm probably disproportionately pleased with this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vuroth Posted July 7, 2009 Report Share Posted July 7, 2009 I swim thrice a week. Me too. I'm a total hack, though. Theoretically, it's a launching point for my being a casual triathlon/distance runner. I'll never win a race, but it's fun and keeps me in shape and motivated. V Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjbrr Posted July 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2009 Among the more common hobbies, running, eating, sports, reading, traveling, I also enjoy volunteering around the community (coaching soccer teams when my schedule isn't so prohibitive that i cant commit to attending all the practices/games) and reading Latin poetry (Catullus, Horace, Virgil, et al). I played chess when I was younger but that was replaced by bridge. I also like hiking/camping in New Hampshire but obviously don't get a chance to do that as much as I'd like. Swimming sounds like a good hobby to pick up. I understand it's one of the best workouts one can do. And I imagine it's very relaxing at the same time. Seems win-win. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeh Posted July 7, 2009 Report Share Posted July 7, 2009 Been doing a lot of mountain biking the last few years. Had a bad spill a month ago (could have been REAL bad), but otherwise no issues. Golf is something pclayton did. Looking for something good to read this summer if anyone has any suggestions. what kinds of reading do you like? I am a voracious reader... There are any number of excellent books I have read in the past....well... large number of years Non-fiction includes history, evolutionary theory, paleontology, psychology Fiction: some 'serious' writers and a great deal of science fiction ranging from space opera to more thoughtful works... Neal Stephenson is an incredible writer, as one example. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted July 7, 2009 Report Share Posted July 7, 2009 Been doing a lot of mountain biking the last few years. Had a bad spill a month ago (could have been REAL bad), but otherwise no issues. Golf is something pclayton did. Looking for something good to read this summer if anyone has any suggestions. what kinds of reading do you like? I am a voracious reader... There are any number of excellent books I have read in the past....well... large number of years Non-fiction includes history, evolutionary theory, paleontology, psychology Fiction: some 'serious' writers and a great deal of science fiction ranging from space opera to more thoughtful works... Neal Stephenson is an incredible writer, as one example. I started to read a lot on the history of Istanbul a few years ago, but it didn't hold my interest. For fiction I've read most of Crichton, and I confess to liking Ken Follett. I basically hate sci-fi. Best non-fiction I've liked over the past few years was Fooled by Randomness and The Tipping Point. Also a few books on chaos theory I liked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdonn Posted July 7, 2009 Report Share Posted July 7, 2009 Am I crazy, or did the first post....... never mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vuroth Posted July 7, 2009 Report Share Posted July 7, 2009 Am I crazy, or did the first post....... never mind. Heh - I ALMOST listed editing posts as a hobby. :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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qwery_hi Posted July 7, 2009 Report Share Posted July 7, 2009 Been doing a lot of mountain biking the last few years. Had a bad spill a month ago (could have been REAL bad), but otherwise no issues. Golf is something pclayton did. Looking for something good to read this summer if anyone has any suggestions. I read Blink and 'The paradox of choice' and recommend both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike777 Posted July 7, 2009 Report Share Posted July 7, 2009 Been doing a lot of mountain biking the last few years. Had a bad spill a month ago (could have been REAL bad), but otherwise no issues. Golf is something pclayton did. Looking for something good to read this summer if anyone has any suggestions. I read Blink and 'The paradox of choice' and recommend both. Summer reading:Nonfiction try How Rome Fell by Goldsworthy.Fiction try The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Larsson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jlall Posted July 7, 2009 Report Share Posted July 7, 2009 lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barmar Posted July 7, 2009 Report Share Posted July 7, 2009 My non-fiction is similar to Mike's, although I don't read history books, and I occasionally read about cosmology. I especially like books about the evolution of the human mind, I just recently finished "Adam's Tongue". I've read pretty much everything by Dawkins, which led me into atheism books, but they're all pretty similar so I've stopped (how do I tell Amazon.com to stop recommending them?). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skjaeran Posted July 8, 2009 Report Share Posted July 8, 2009 I play football (soccer for you Americans...) and read, a lot at times (sci/fi, fantasy, crime, bridge) and spend too much time on the internet.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codo Posted July 8, 2009 Report Share Posted July 8, 2009 So I am the only one so far to play World of Warcraft?Besides this I try heavyweight beach volleyball. In case you care: No, there are no special classes in beach volleyball, I just wrote it in case you think that I may look like a real beach volleyball player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackshoe Posted July 8, 2009 Report Share Posted July 8, 2009 World of Warcraft (US Perenolde server), EVE Online, currently reading John Ringo's The Eye of the Storm and Paul Christopher's The Sword of the Templars. On deck, George Friedman's The Next 100 Years: A Forecast for the 21st Century. Saw the new "Transformers" movie yesterday. Recently read the first 6 books in Patterson's "Women's Murder Club" series, and Grant and Rodwell's introduction to 2/1. How Rome Fell looks interesting, so I'll probably add that to the list. When I feel the urge to exercise, I lay down until it passes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluejak Posted July 8, 2009 Report Share Posted July 8, 2009 I enjoy train travel, also transport timetables. When my wife and I visited San Francisco for the Nationals, we flew Manchester UK - Chicago IL - San Francisco CA, but we came back via the pretty route. We booked an Amtrak sleeper from San Jose CA to Seattle WA - 24 hours and change - intending to fly back Seattle WA - Chicago IL - Manchester UK. But the state of Washington was underwater. They took us off the train at Eugene OR, by bus to Portland OR [no, I do not enjoy buses :( ], and .... nothing. So we had to fly home Portland OR - Chicago IL - Manchester UK and I am still arguing with my insurance company. I think missing our destination by a full state was careless! :D I have taken Amtrak trains just ofr the fun of it when visitng Boston MA, New York NY and Long Beach CA. Last year I played in Biarritz near the France/Spain border. I really enjoyed the journey there: Liverpool UK - London UK - Paris FR [metro across Paris] - Biarritz FR. Great. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matmat Posted July 8, 2009 Report Share Posted July 8, 2009 i have no hobbies. but y'all knew that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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