I'd read the questions but I can't get past the pictures.
Who is the gorgeous creature in that last photo?
You rock!
Have fun - I'm headed to happy hour and will check in later!
I guess people don't assume that conservatives are folk aficionados.
I confess that I liked Hootie and the Blowfish when "Hold My Hand" first came out.
My childhood was typical. Summers in Rangoon, luge lessons. In the spring we'd make meat helmets. If I was insolent, I was placed in a burlap bag and beaten with reeds. Pretty standard stuff, really.
The only things that I remember from growing up that might be considered a hobby were politics and trying to figure out how engines and other stuff worked.
I'm sorry, missed the ping altogether!
I will probably bring the thread to a screaching halt with this but when I was young I wanted to quilt, raise a garden, have children, own some acreages and horses. I did for many years, then went to work, all my priorities changed and now, I long for what I had in the past. No thank you on the children, love them and don't want to create another set but I could do the garden, acreage, etc. Only difference now is I'd want to work at least part time.
My next goal is the cabin in the woods (for retirement), I'm pretty happy doing what I do for right now.
I wonder if anyone longs for a more old fashioned way of existance? Any pros or cons about what we used to do. (I ain't THAT old by the way!!)
hey all! What did I miss?
I have also studied human behavior since I was in kindergarten.
Hey everybody. Checking in - it's the weekend!!
Supposed to rain all day tomorrow - it has rained every weekend for the last 3 or 4 here...
Let's see, electronics, space travel, astronomy, the paranormal, all aspects of radio listening from longwave to UHF, disco music, soul music, cars, collecting Matchbox (and other die-cast) cars, science fiction, computer, role playing games. I've had interest in those since I was a kid and still do.
Sometimes, it's hard for me to see myself having a passion for anything anymore. Real life seems to have stolen much of my passion. When I can escape from real life, I still like photography which I started in 1984. I still like hiking, and I've done hiking to some extent or another for most of my life. I don't work out as much as I should, but I still have and use a cheapie weight bench that my father bought for me 30 years ago when I was a kid. When I was a little kid, I liked to watch birds in the back yard. When we had a snow, we'd put seed on the back porch, and I'd sit by the window watching them come to eat. I didn't pay that much attention to birds for years, but I started birdwatching about five years ago. Some of that passion has waned in the past year, but I still like seeing them and watching them.
An interesting twist on this question is how long I've waited to start some hobbies. I've been interested in ocean/recreational kayaking since about 1987 when a roommate suggested that I might like this sport. I had some unsuccessful attempts to try kayaking throughout the 90's, but my situation in life always made purchase of a kayak a bad choice. I kept looking for a chance, and in 2000, I was finally in a situation where I could buy a kayak. I don't go as much as I'd like, but I went kayaking half a dozen or so times last year.
Ok, now....is there something you used to do that you now think "I can't believe I used to like that!"
There's nothing that really fits that definition precisely. When I was younger, I was very involved in cave exploration. Today, I've developed claustrophobia and sometimes cringe just thinking about places that I used to go. However, I still see why caving appealed to me, and I could still visit many caves that don't have tight places. This sport was good for me, and I don't regret that pursuit.
In the early 90's, I was an avid cyclist. I regret that I no longer live where I can easily ride from home, but I just don't feel safe on area roads. I miss cycling very much.
Through most of the 80's and early 90's, I was a dedicated and practicing Christian. If you'd told me then that I'd someday go ten years without going to church, I'd have told you that you were crazy. I think it's now been almost eleven years since I attended church. I see how church is good for many people. There were things about my involvement in church that were good for me. On the other hand, there were many things about that involvement that were very bad for me. I wouldn't say that I can't believe that I used to like that life, but I don't long to go back.
What was your favorite band/song in highschool, then early adulthood compared to now?
This question is somewhat related to the last one. In my teen and early adult years, I was a fan of Christian music because I was very dedicated to practicing Christianity. Now, I don't really have "favorite" music with which I identify.
Is there anything in your interests, hobbies or life that would surprise people who know you?
People who know me are no longer surprised by anything. However, I'm certainly unconventional in many respects. I'm an engineer who writes a great deal and generally writes well. I've dabbled in some fiction, and my acquaintances would be shocked to think of me writing these stories. My pets are a ball python and a California kingsnake.
Well, that's enough. These are good questions. Thanks for asking.
Bill
I have to be getting ready for work in 4 1/2 hours. But thought you'd better see this.
Great job with the thread najida!
What hobby or interest did you have when you were younger that you still have a passion for?
Pretty much have the same passions that I had as a kid with the exception of my love/hate relationship with politics! LOL
Still adore animals and will always have a dog, in addition always wanted to learn to horseback ride and I am now taking lessons, Western & English and have found out I am a natural horse woman! Jumping and barrel racing could be next! LOL
Still love the outdoors, reading, history, gardening, dancing
Ok, now....is there something you used to do that you now think "I can't believe I used to like that!"
In high school I did lit drops for Robert Kennedy in Indiana and as a very young adult I was a hippie! Although a clean one!
What was your favorite band/song in high school, then early adulthood compared to now?
In high school it was popular stuff, as a young adult more rock&roll and now I listen to mostly C&W and Christian
Is there anything in your interests, hobbies or life that would surprise people who know you?
Most people seem to be surprised that I am still single! Of course they aren’t doing their part by fixin’ me up! LOL