What "non-boating" interests do you have?
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Can you explain this term: "non-boating interests"??? :crook
Sailing, RVing (seems to be a pretty common thread here), motorcycling, chasing the Blonde (she occasionally lets me catch her). Photography has been our livelihood for the past 31 years, but it isn't our hobby. Now, I am spending a LOT of time learning about these boats with big motors (yeah, I know that's a relative term) and helm stations out of the weather.
Oh, and searching out new places to explore by boat!
Best wishes,
Jim B.
Sailing, RVing (seems to be a pretty common thread here), motorcycling, chasing the Blonde (she occasionally lets me catch her). Photography has been our livelihood for the past 31 years, but it isn't our hobby. Now, I am spending a LOT of time learning about these boats with big motors (yeah, I know that's a relative term) and helm stations out of the weather.
Oh, and searching out new places to explore by boat!Best wishes,
Jim B.
Otter-BelleHavenMarina
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Good thread! For me, in no particular order:
1. Being out on the water - C-Dory, kayak, inflatable, whatever
2. Dogs
3. Watching wild critters and birds
4. Reading - fiction mostly, non-fiction on foreign policy, military, intelligence, history, philosohy, religion
5. Kids - sharing time with them, introducing them to new things, watching them grow
6. Wife - like kids, a lot more than a hobby, but she's more fun, interesting, challenging, and rewarding than anything else on the list!
7. Travel - seeing new places and experiencing the bad and the ugly as well as the good.
8. Public speaking - high school groups, Ph.D's, elderhostels - whatever the audience, I get a kick out of engaging with groups on topics that I (hopefully!) know something about
9. Motorcyles
8. Off-road driving
9. Camping
1. Being out on the water - C-Dory, kayak, inflatable, whatever
2. Dogs
3. Watching wild critters and birds
4. Reading - fiction mostly, non-fiction on foreign policy, military, intelligence, history, philosohy, religion
5. Kids - sharing time with them, introducing them to new things, watching them grow
6. Wife - like kids, a lot more than a hobby, but she's more fun, interesting, challenging, and rewarding than anything else on the list!
7. Travel - seeing new places and experiencing the bad and the ugly as well as the good.
8. Public speaking - high school groups, Ph.D's, elderhostels - whatever the audience, I get a kick out of engaging with groups on topics that I (hopefully!) know something about
9. Motorcyles
8. Off-road driving
9. Camping
I'm a classic type A personality. I'm activly involved in businesses I started or purchased. No boring stuff though...
Here's some sites:
www.capetrain.com
www.aircapecod.com
www.babybib.net.
Here's some sites:
www.capetrain.com
www.aircapecod.com
www.babybib.net.
Besides spending countless hours on this site, here's what I do for fun:
1) I've played Jazz Keyboards for the past 10 years and head my own contemporary jazz quartet. We actually have a nice following.
2) Have been an avid baseball (Mariners) fan for years. Use to play quite a bit of softball and baseball. Might have to join one of those old geezer leagues one of these days.
3) Been following the Seahawks alot lately too. Go Seahawks-beat them Steelers!
4) Dancing. I met Caryn while taking salsa dance lessons three years ago. We're planning on starting swing classes soon.
5) Travel. Love to travel, going to Hawaii in March :smiled Go to Cali to visit my large family. Might have to take C-Dancer to the delta one day.
Peter
1) I've played Jazz Keyboards for the past 10 years and head my own contemporary jazz quartet. We actually have a nice following.
2) Have been an avid baseball (Mariners) fan for years. Use to play quite a bit of softball and baseball. Might have to join one of those old geezer leagues one of these days.
3) Been following the Seahawks alot lately too. Go Seahawks-beat them Steelers!
4) Dancing. I met Caryn while taking salsa dance lessons three years ago. We're planning on starting swing classes soon.
5) Travel. Love to travel, going to Hawaii in March :smiled Go to Cali to visit my large family. Might have to take C-Dancer to the delta one day.
Peter
Jack in Alaska
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I have been retired for 10 yrs. I usually get up late, start out my day real easy......then taper off.We have 2 new grandsons that are 1st for attention.
We do a lot of 5th.whl RVing to Mexico in the winter.(7 trips)
Also build fishing rods to use on the C-Dory in the summer. All of our sons and wives have new rods also. I do not sell them.
My son and I own an almost perfect original 1959 Lincoln Premire which we work on and show on various occassions. Picture in my album.
We have a 2nd home on the beach that requires my attention and is where the C-Dory lives and is where fishing rods are built.
My wife is a quilter, does geneology and keeps me in line.
I "putz around" on the internet doing this and keeping track of my $$$$.
Life has been real good to us so far and hopefully will continue.
This winter I have been chasing a new replacement for my C-Dory. The replacement is a 26' ProAngler C-Dory. Hopefully it will work out.
Pat Anderson
New member
1. Patty, Barrett, Lydia and Austin. Don't see the older kids nearly enough anymore, it is totally a kick having Austin.
2. Daydreaming. Not sure this is actually a non-boating interest, though!
3. The brewery.
4. Music, just started picking up the guitar again myself since Austin discovered it. Currently playing a cheap Mexican nylon stringed guitar while the Martin D18 I have had since high school is getting the neck adjusted. I can't carry a tune and have no sense of rhythm, but what the heck I have fun.
5. Motorcycles formerly. Selling them off, two gone, one to go (a 1982 Silverwing single-seat touring bike, 500 cc, make offer!) Patty hates the bikes and I have no time, so what's the point...
6. Computer programming formerly. No time now. First Quick BASIC, then Turbo Pascal, finally Delphi (sort of Visual Turbo Pascal). The Evil Empire has ruined everything, resistance is futile.
7. Patty has recently taken up knitting in a big way.
2. Daydreaming. Not sure this is actually a non-boating interest, though!
3. The brewery.
4. Music, just started picking up the guitar again myself since Austin discovered it. Currently playing a cheap Mexican nylon stringed guitar while the Martin D18 I have had since high school is getting the neck adjusted. I can't carry a tune and have no sense of rhythm, but what the heck I have fun.
5. Motorcycles formerly. Selling them off, two gone, one to go (a 1982 Silverwing single-seat touring bike, 500 cc, make offer!) Patty hates the bikes and I have no time, so what's the point...
6. Computer programming formerly. No time now. First Quick BASIC, then Turbo Pascal, finally Delphi (sort of Visual Turbo Pascal). The Evil Empire has ruined everything, resistance is futile.
7. Patty has recently taken up knitting in a big way.