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45 Manly Hobbies
The Art of Manliness ^ | January 6, 2010 | Brett & Kate McKay

Posted on 06/05/2015 1:36:51 PM PDT by lulu16

Back in the day, leisure time was not thought of as a chance to “veg out,” but as opportunity to pursue one’s passions and interests, an outlet for the sides of a man that were not stimulated in one’s career. Unfortunately, we now often spend our leisure time camped out in front of the TV or computer. We say that modern life has become too stressful, that when we have free time, laying on the couch is all we can manage.

The truth is that spending our leisure time in satisfying pursuits, “fun work,” will refresh us far more than a non-stop marathon of playing Call of Duty. Hobbies can bring you joy, increase your eye for detail, keep your mind sharp, expand your creativity, and help you meet friends and learn valuable skills. They add interest to your life and help you become a more well-rounded man. If you’ve been feeling depressed, restless, or apathetic, the problem may be the lack of having something in your life you feel passionate about, something that brings you needed fulfillment.

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To: Greetings_Puny_Humans

Nah. It’s a LOT over the top ;)

Iona and Jordis are pretty cool too. But LLydia seems to be the most brutal fighter of the bunch. They are all supposed to be the same stats (Housecarls) byt Lydia always seems to put her steel boot in more arse than the rest...


121 posted on 06/05/2015 3:22:14 PM PDT by Norm Lenhart
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To: Norm Lenhart

Wow. Losers. I be a cloak too if someone told me that. I remember once I considered killing ulfric stormcloak and after speaking to him he said things that made sense. Can’t remember now, but I remembered I agreed with his philosophy and spared him.


122 posted on 06/05/2015 3:22:48 PM PDT by IluvmyKalashnikov (So what if I only read the headline?)
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To: SamAdams76

“Put me down for beer brewing..”

I see what you did there!


123 posted on 06/05/2015 3:22:49 PM PDT by momtothree
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To: BBB333

There are only 3 real sports - Boxing, mountain climbing and motor racing - everything else is just a game -


124 posted on 06/05/2015 3:23:01 PM PDT by atc23 (The Confederacy was the single greatest conservative resistance to federal authority ever)
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To: BBB333

6. Living with your mom and making hot chocolate in your jammies.


125 posted on 06/05/2015 3:24:50 PM PDT by TADSLOS (A Ted Cruz Happy Warrior! GO TED!)
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To: Norm Lenhart

That’s right the huntress. I remember now. 2 werewolves are lethal in combat.


126 posted on 06/05/2015 3:25:14 PM PDT by IluvmyKalashnikov (So what if I only read the headline?)
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To: TADSLOS

7; And talking about Obamacare!


127 posted on 06/05/2015 3:25:35 PM PDT by Norm Lenhart
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To: krunkygirl

We’re in Baja California spearing fish, building and racing vintage (pre 1972) motorcycles and laying on the beach in Spain.


128 posted on 06/05/2015 3:26:02 PM PDT by atc23 (The Confederacy was the single greatest conservative resistance to federal authority ever)
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To: Norm Lenhart

He also just released a vid of a concert in Denmark. Really good stuff. It’s fun watching him perform cuz you can see how much he enjoys what he’s doing, and that spreads to the crowd!


129 posted on 06/05/2015 3:26:05 PM PDT by Dr. Bogus Pachysandra (Don't touch that thing Don't let anybody touch that thing!I'm a Doctor and I won't touch that thing!)
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To: IluvmyKalashnikov

Ugh...have you been sleeping with your hounds? You smell like a wet dog! ;)


130 posted on 06/05/2015 3:26:28 PM PDT by Norm Lenhart
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To: Talisker

Oh my gosh...I knew that guy’s answers could be skewed that way...but decided to leave it up to the guys...you ‘measured up’. lol


131 posted on 06/05/2015 3:27:02 PM PDT by krunkygirl (force multiplier in effect...)
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To: Norm Lenhart
ona and Jordis are pretty cool too. But LLydia seems to be the most brutal fighter of the bunch. They are all supposed to be the same stats (Housecarls) byt Lydia always seems to put her steel boot in more arse than the rest...

I gotta be careful what weapons I have Lydia hold on to, because one time I gave her a whole bunch of staffs and she was blowing the whole place up with fireballs. I've even seen her use random magic attacks, maybe some scrolls I had her hold on to. Sometimes I wonder if she picks up items, because occasionally I look at her inventory and can't remember giving her all these scrolls and ingredients.

132 posted on 06/05/2015 3:27:36 PM PDT by Greetings_Puny_Humans (I mostly come out at night... mostly.)
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To: IluvmyKalashnikov

It’s insane. They are literally livid that people are ‘allowed’ to play ‘racists’.

The best part is that just as in real life, these fruitloops babble dogma they don’t even understand. And just as in real life, they see a game as a threat to their ‘faith’ of social justice.


133 posted on 06/05/2015 3:29:32 PM PDT by Norm Lenhart
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To: ansel12

ansel...be still my heart... would love that experience...for a time :)


134 posted on 06/05/2015 3:30:11 PM PDT by krunkygirl (force multiplier in effect...)
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To: Dr. Bogus Pachysandra

I’ll check it out. In all the vids I have watched of him, he does seem genuinely thrilled to be playing. No question.


135 posted on 06/05/2015 3:31:38 PM PDT by Norm Lenhart
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To: lulu16
Anvil Firing
136 posted on 06/05/2015 3:31:43 PM PDT by tacticalogic ("Oh, bother!" said Pooh, as he chambered his last round.)
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To: right way right

>> Bible study.

Real men love JESUS!


137 posted on 06/05/2015 3:31:54 PM PDT by Nervous Tick (There is no "allah" but satan, and mohammed was his demon-possessed tool.)
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To: Greetings_Puny_Humans

I always give her a fireball staff. And I learned to enchant my armor to resist fire. Yup, she blows the hell our of EVERYTHING in her way.

I have one NPC, a mod called Misha. She uses arrows of Paralysis. There have been many times that I find myself falling off the side of a cliff with arrows in the knee, head, face, back...I look like a Dragonborn porcupine...imobile, falling and ultimately dead.

But when sh ISN’T nuking me, she’s damn handy to have in a fight.


138 posted on 06/05/2015 3:36:05 PM PDT by Norm Lenhart
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To: Greetings_Puny_Humans

Yes. My housecarls DO pick up items. I take loot off them and sell it.


139 posted on 06/05/2015 3:37:01 PM PDT by IluvmyKalashnikov (So what if I only read the headline?)
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To: backwoods-engineer
Making military models, (German WW2 armored vehicles my favorite) back yard astronomy, reading(political science, astronomy, military history, biology, geology), playing my drums, listening to music.
140 posted on 06/05/2015 3:37:29 PM PDT by jmacusa (`)
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