What are your hobbies? (Include pictures please)

[ME_student]

So here are a few things I do when I am not working or doing homework.
Eat Kimchi stew

Work on the truck.

And wheeling with my buddies.

 

[davenn]

where to start...

My Amateur Radio activities, extend over some 32 yrs, keep me reasonably busy with hilltop expeditions to do microwave comms with other guys on distant hilltops...

from left to right... grey dish - 10 GHz, top right - silver dish 24GHz
below that small gridpac 5.8GHz and to right of it the larger gridpac - 2.4 GHz

My astronomy has been around a bit longer, more than 40 yrs I started with a small spotting scope and as the years went by aperture fever took hold and the scopes got progressively larger. This is my current toy - a Celectron CPC9.25

Have been into geology also since I was a kid with meteorite, mineral and fossil collections
one practical aspect of my geology activities is the recording of earthquakes.
Here is a pic of the long period sensor...

My deep interest in electronics has not only provided me with employment since I left school, but it has also linked many of my hobby interests together

cheers
Dave

 

[jtbell]

I listen to a lot of classical music (baroque up to 21st century). The racks in the picture below hold about half of my CD collection, which I'm gradually ripping to iTunes.

I also chase trains and streetcars (trams).

(my beard is whiter now, and I've put on some weight. )

 

[phinds]

http://www.phinds.com/bowls/​

no idea why the pic is so TINY ... it's 800 pixels wide but shows up here as a thumbnail

 

[ME_student]

I listen to a lot of classical music (baroque up to 21st century). The racks in the picture below hold about half of my CD collection, which I'm gradually ripping to iTunes.

I also chase trains and streetcars (trams).

(my beard is whiter now, and I've put on some weight. )

The decorations in your home, what kind of theme are you shooting for? Your house looks warm and comforting. And boy those are a lot of CD's you got there!

 

[ME_student]

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http://www.phinds.com/bowls/​

no idea why the pic is so TINY ... it's 800 pixels wide but shows up here as a thumbnail

Do you collect those wooden bowls?

 

[Astronuc]

I also chase trains and streetcars (trams).

I'm a railfan, but more on the freight side. During university, and couple of buddies and I used to speed along back roads of Texas chasing ATSF, BN, UP, SP and MP, or we'd find a freight yard and hang out shoot pictures of what passed through. I have an extensive collection of tank car slides.

I also collected brass locomotives.

 

[zoobyshoe]

Do you collect those wooden bowls?

He makes them with his own two hands! Excellent work, phinds!

 

[DaveC426913]

1] Build tesseracts. https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=205845&highlight=tesseract (yes, with pix).

2] Attempt to set personal records for mileage out of a single PF thread.

 

[Jimmy Snyder]

My hobbies are photography and painting. I don't have any pictures though.

 

[Chi Meson]

My hobbies are photography and painting. I don't have any pictures though.

Oh the irony! :Fe:

 

[genericusrnme]

I watch billy herrington videos, read textbooks, write amateur textbooks and... I dunno, that's about it - I'm a pretty boring guy

 

[jtbell]

The decorations in your home, what kind of theme are you shooting for? Your house looks warm and comforting.

Actually only that room and the kitchen which is off to the right, are like that, with the wooden paneling. They were that way when we bought the house, and one reason why we were attracted to it (the other reasons being a great price and a location within walking distance of where we work). The knicknack shelves on the walls were left behind by the original owner, but the CD racks and the other furniture are ours. I don't think we bought any new furniture for that room except the CD racks. The table and chairs used to belong to my mother-in-law.

The other rooms have plain off-white walls that we've decorated with pictures etc. And more CD racks.

 

[WiFO215]

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I gather your hobbies include trolling random forums online?

I don't have any pictures, but I run (half-)marathons and practice often. I'm also learning to cook; this has been a pleasant experience so far.

 

[ThomasT]

One of my main hobbies has been making and playing original music.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBuhUeqzI6A&feature=relmfu


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcVLgOFgR24&feature=plcp


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qp2kqDN4IPE&feature=relmfu


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obfQ04YZQkA&feature=plcp




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[TheOtherDave]

At the moment my two main hobbies are trying to learn as much about physics as I can (I'm trying to decide if I want to go back to school and study physics),
and trying to teach myself Mac OS X Cocoa GUI programming (never has there been a topic more vexing). I'd include pictures, but they'd mostly just be screenshots and I'm not allowed to post links yet anyway.

 

[turbo]

Grilling/smoking.

Hanging out with my dog.

Astronomy (That's my former neighbor, not me)

Gardening is not really a hobby, but a necessity. Don't want to use up our retirement savings buying food that I could grow here.

Making pickles and salsas - this is a small sample of what I do every year.

Fly-fishing for brookies.

I have sold off my old Wide-Glide (because of poor balance due to a stroke) but hopping this up was my favorite hobby for a long while. Luckily, my wife tolerated having a torn-down carb, etc, on the kitchen table so I could do rebuilds in cold weather. Hey, I used layers of newspapers!

 

[GregJ]

Those pickles are making my mouth water turbo. Also awesome woods outside your house!

 

[turbo]

Those pickles are making my mouth water turbo. Also awesome woods outside your house!

My mouse is waddling, too. I might have to open another jar.

 

[Ivan Seeking]

Huh, hobbies... That would mean doing something besides work?

I'm too busy trying to build my kingdom right now. No time for hobbies besides spending a little time goofing off at PF.

Does talking with beautiful women count? I like to do that.

 

[KiwiKid]

Hm... EVE Online, reading sci-fi, and building hydrogen-propelled rockets (i.e. plastic bottles), among other things.

 

[OmCheeto]

Everything is my hobby.

I think I'd be banned for bandwidth piggishness if I were to post pictures of even a fraction of the things I've delved into.

hmmm...

Ok. I have no hobbies...

But I'll share one of my old ones. Phinds wood reminded me of my wood hobby from a few years back...

Like a jewel, it glittered in the water, reflecting sunrays...

 

[ThomasT]

@ turbo,
That looks like a beautiful place to live. Fantastic garden! (I want to start growing some herbs, tomatoes, etc.) Your canned goods look really tasty (as do the fish). Is the dog the legendary Duke? He looks like a great dog. Last but not least, most cool bike!

@ OmCheeto,
Really nice boat! I admire the ability to build things really well with wood. My old industrial arts teacher once referred to me as a "wood butcher".

 

[Topher925]

During the few moments of the year when I have time for hobbies I like astronomy and mountain biking. Also I'm a little into photography which has lately mostly turned into just astrophotography.

I hope these pics work.

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/397781_943094439406_1230318313_n.jpg

 

[Janus]

I play around with GGI:

 

[Danger]

Is that to eat, or has it been eaten?

 

[turbo]

That looks like a beautiful place to live. Fantastic garden! (I want to start growing some herbs, tomatoes, etc.) Your canned goods look really tasty (as do the fish). Is the dog the legendary Duke? He looks likese a great dog. Last but not least, most cool bike!

Great place to live, but please don't mention to Duke that you think he could be legendary. He already has a big head (apart from the short focal-length picture) because family and neighbors love him.

 

[ME_student]

I gather your hobbies include trolling random forums online?

I don't have any pictures, but I run (half-)marathons and practice often. I'm also learning to cook; this has been a pleasant experience so far.

What do you like to cook? I enjoy cooking as well, especially foreign food.

 

[ME_student]

Is that to eat, or has it been eaten?

It has been eaten several times, best stew ever and I forgot to mention that it's spicy beef soup, not kimchi stew.

 

[ME_student]

Grilling/smoking.

Hanging out with my dog.

Astronomy (That's my former neighbor, not me)

Gardening is not really a hobby, but a necessity. Don't want to use up our retirement savings buying food that I could grow here.

Making pickles and salsas - this is a small sample of what I do every year.

Fly-fishing for brookies.

I have sold off my old Wide-Glide (because of poor balance due to a stroke) but hopping this up was my favorite hobby for a long while. Luckily, my wife tolerated having a torn-down carb, etc, on the kitchen table so I could do rebuilds in cold weather. Hey, I used layers of newspapers!

Your salsa looks delicious!

 

[turbo]

Your salsa looks delicious!

Thanks. I think so. I can't have a meat-and-cheese sandwich without home-made salsa. My wife buys Newman's own, etc, but I can't stomach it. I need to have my own stuff.

 

[dlgoff]

...He already has a big head (apart from the short focal-length picture) because family and neighbors love him.

As do PFers.

 

[turbo]

As do PFers.

Thanks. Duke is a good boy. His is the "neighborhood watch-dog" and will alert me whenever he sees something out of place. When my nearest neighbors' son bought a used snowmobile and parked it so that the nose of the sled poked out from behind their garage, Duke had to "tell" me about it over and over. Woof!, then a look at me, then Woof! and another look. He's a good boy.

 

[Danger]

It has been eaten several times

I suspected as much; it certainly looks like it.

 

[OmCheeto]

Philately

2 Billion Deutsche Mark postage stamp.

 

[OmCheeto]

Ichthyology

Carassius Auratus

 

[phylotree]

According Lamarc, giraffe lengthens its neck because it always tries to eat only leaves on top of the tall trees.

 

[ME_student]

Thanks. I think so. I can't have a meat-and-cheese sandwich without home-made salsa. My wife buys Newman's own, etc, but I can't stomach it. I need to have my own stuff.

Do you make your salsa spicy or mild? What kind of peppers do you usually use?

 

[turbo]

Do you make your salsa spicy or mild? What kind of peppers do you usually use?

My salsas are spicy. I generally use jalapenos/habaneros. I like making salsas and pickles, and canning them. Even my pickles generally contain fresh hot peppers and garlic when they are being processed and canned. Spice is nice.

 

[ME_student]

My salsas are spicy. I generally use jalapenos/habaneros. I like making salsas and pickles, and canning them. Even my pickles generally contain fresh hot peppers and garlic when they are being processed and canned. Spice is nice.

Have you ever considered using ghost peppers in your salsa? What is your process? Do you take all the veggies and grill them on the barbecue then chop them up?

 

[turbo]

Have you ever considered using ghost peppers in your salsa? What is your process? Do you take all the veggies and grill them on the barbecue then chop them up?

I generally start with raw vegetables, chop them, then (in the case of salsas) simmer them in whatever mix I want. Could be cider vinegar, allspice, or other seasonings. Then pack the mix in sterilized jars and process them in a boiling-water bath to seal.

 

[nitsuj]

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http://www.phinds.com/bowls/​

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WOW! phinds very nice work on those wooden bowls! I wish I could do that

 

[Antiphon]

I build computers, overclock them, and donate the unused cycles to clinical research in protein folding at Stanford.

 

[ThomasT]

I build computers, overclock them, and donate the unused cycles to clinical research in protein folding at Stanford.

Cool. I used to build lots of overclocked computers, which weren't actually overclocked because they worked ok at the higher clockings.

 

[ME_student]

^^^Nice, my friend is in the process of building a new computer. I should probably help him, gain some experience.

 

[DaveC426913]

I build computers, overclock them, and donate the unused cycles to clinical research in protein folding at Stanford.

Took me a moment to realize you weren't pulling a Jimmy Snyder.

I imagined you pouring a whole bunch of unused clock cycles into a box, taping it up and sticking a stamp on it and addressing it to Stanford.

Of course you're doing distributed computing... but that's not nearly as amusing an image.

 

[ThomasT]

Thanks. Duke is a good boy. His is the "neighborhood watch-dog" and will alert me whenever he sees something out of place. When my nearest neighbors' son bought a used snowmobile and parked it so that the nose of the sled poked out from behind their garage, Duke had to "tell" me about it over and over. Woof!, then a look at me, then Woof! and another look. He's a good boy.

I've had many different animals as trusted friends in my lifetime. Currently I'm not taking care of a dog or cat. My girlfriend and I have talked about this, and I think I should probably adopt a dog from the local public dog pound. I don't think I'm capable of caring for a big dog, but a small dog would be ok I think in that I would be able to take it most everywhere I go, and when not able to do that I have neighbors who are willing to keep him/her company. I believe this because I've asked my neighbors about this.

Bottom line, I think that a little doggie might be in the picture. I realize that this is not just a hobby but a commitment to a being that has feelings and needs just as we humans do.

If I take this step, then I might be asking for your advice turbo wrt certain situations that might arise, but hopefully will be reporting good stuff.

 

[turbo]

Dogs are not hobbies, per se, but all shelter dogs need a home. Hopefully, you can find space in your life to give a shelter dog a safe place to live and be loved.

Duke was in the ASPCA shelter for almost 5 months before my wife and her friend found him there and hooked us up. He is joined to us "at the hip". I don't blame him, because he had been abandoned on the streets and who knows how long he had been forced to forage and subsist on his own... He sticks right next to me or my wife, "heeling" as we walk through the house or yard. This is probably the best home he has ever had (we try to make it so). It's hard to describe the love that a dog will offer you when he is well-treated and trusted.

 

[ThomasT]

Dogs are not hobbies, per se, but all shelter dogs need a home. Hopefully, you can find space in your life to give a shelter dog a safe place to live and be loved.

Duke was in the ASPCA shelter for almost 5 months before my wife and her friend found him there and hooked us up. He is joined to us "at the hip". I don't blame him, because he had been abandoned on the streets and who knows how long he had been forced to forage and subsist on his own... He sticks right next to me or my wife, "heeling" as we walk through the house or yard. This is probably the best home he has ever had (we try to make it so). It's hard to describe the love that a dog will offer you when he is well-treated and trusted.

Yes, good points and interesting history. I've only had a couple of dogs, and yes they are totally dependent it seems, so adopting a dog is a serious commitment. I don't want to adopt a dog and then have it be by itself for extended periods. So, I'm opting, at this time, for a small dog which I can take pretty much everywhere I go. One consideration is that there are a number of small dogs in my neighborhood that a small dog might play and bond with. That is, several of my neighborhood friends have Yorkshire Terriers, small poodles, and other small dogs that I don't know the classifications of.

We will hit the dog pound in the next few days. The results might just change my life, and some doggy's life, for the better.

 

[Danger]

He is joined to us "at the hip"... ...It's hard to describe the love that a dog will offer you when he is well-treated and trusted.

That isn't by any means restricted to dogs. Lucy has 4 bedrooms to herself, each with a bed, while I sleep on the couch because I can't climb the stairs any more. Still, she comes down at least 2 or 3 times per night to lie down with me. The only reason that she doesn't still sleep with me all night like she used to is because there isn't room for both of us to be comfortable. Just now, I had to hit the head for a second. As soon as she hears the splash, she pops downstairs to say hi. Then she sits on my lap for a few minutes. She's sprawled across me right now, purring her head off. There's a shoulder-height (when seated) ledge beside my toilet, separating it from the bathtub. When I have... more time-consuming activities, she lies down on it to keep me company. (Either that, or she just really likes the flat-screen TV in there.) If I'm taking a bath, she sits on the rim of the tub.