I want a new hobby -- what are yours & what new ones do you want to try
Dee Randall
one more thing that I want to do.
What are your hobbies, and what do you want to do that you've never done
yet -- hobbies, mind you.
Maybe I'll get inspired from some of you that have one common interest with
me; cooking!
Thanks,
Dee Dee
OmManiPadmeOmelet
"Dee Randall" <deed...@shentel.net> wrote:
Other than cooking, jewelry making/beading, woodcarving and leathercraft.
I also really like making hook rugs and knitting.
Studying history is also interesting as is herbology, and scuba diving.
:-)
I'd really like to do more diving, and study more about marine mammals.
Native American and Ancient Celtic spirituality is also fascinating.
Hobbies don't have to be physical. <G>
--
Peace!
Om
"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a Son of a bitch"
-- Jack Nicholson
Nathalie Chiva
<deed...@shentel.net> wrote:
>I've done all the hobbies that I've wanted to in my life. I can't think of
>one more thing that I want to do.
> What are your hobbies, and what do you want to do that you've never done
>yet -- hobbies, mind you.
Hobby Nr 1 is... cooking.
When I had more time, I used to sew. I recently saw a nice silk blouse
I made for my mother, it's gorgeous IIMSSM. And as I'm far from
model-size (no, not fat, just not the "right" boyish shape) I made
loads of dresses and skirts for myself that I loved.
Then if I had lots of time and money, I'd travel much more. Nice lazy
hedonist travel, with lots of great museums and restaurants :-)
Nathalie in Switzerland
Sarah
"Dee Randall" <deed...@shentel.net> wrote in message
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Sarah
zxcvbob
My latest hobby is reloading my own ammunition. That's kind of like
cooking, ain't it?
Bob
Jude
I read.....I parent......I love to travel but with prices nowadays
that's a dwindling hobby! Also a big music fan and try to keep up with
new bands, both reading about them and listening to them live ort on
CD. I trade tapes & CDs of live shows, and I download music.
I have a brown thumb and don't garden (except for my herbs, which are
self-sufficient), I'm not artsy/crafty in the slightest and admire
those who are! and i'm not handy!
I love to cook, love to shop for cooking-related stuff (gourmet grocery
stores & farm markets; do those count as a hobby?), love to read
cooking books and magazines, spend far too much time on RFC. I love to
take long walks, to, especially with the puppy.
My daughter and my boyfriend scuba dive, and they keep trying to get me
to learn. I need to come up with the time and money to do so. I wish I
was more artistic - I like to do beadwork, and I'd love to learn to
knit/crochet, as well as other crafty stuff. But the thing I've always
wanted to learn was photography. I'd like to know how to use a real
good camera, lenses, settngs, etc, to take pics of nice landscapes,
nature stuff, etc. I took a few classes when I was a kid at summer camp
& etc, but back then it was more about darkroom skills, which don't
apply to the nice new digutals people have nowadays!!
If I had the time and money, I'd also love to sail. Again, kid summer
camp experience but as an adult, none. I've been kayaking a few times
but they get pricey to rent. Horses might come on that list as well.
And if I had the time, i'd learn more about wildflowers and wild foods.
I love those nature walks where you gather edibles and them make a
feast out of dandelions and sorrel!! Oh yeah, and I'd learn golf, too.
The kind with no windmills and pirate ships to shoot through.
So much I'd love to do - so little free time and spare money to learn
them. I look forward to my retirement in 30 years or so.....
Nancy Young
"Sarah" <sarahry...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote
> Sudoku!
Heh, I'm hooked. The best I've found is:
Has all the bells and whistles and difficulty levels every day.
Dee, have you tried photography? I like cross stitch, I've always
enjoyed embroidery. Hmmm. People seem to enjoy geneology,
what better time to get into that. Just ideas.
nancy
Andy
Dee Dee,
My all-time favorite hobby is rowing a tin rowboat around the lake. I
manage about 5-6 miles a day during "rowing season (June to September).
Nothing like leaving the worries of the world behind and being out on the
water!!! Even if for only 2 or 3 hours a day.
Loading ammo is too precise, more an art, than hobby. Rowing, you can be
sloppy between strokes. Sexual innuendo? Perhaps. ;) In any event...
http://www.tinypic.com/119qb7s.jpg
Now what would I WANT to do? Probably be an astronaut. My teachers always
said I took up space in school!
Made ya chuckle!!! ;)
Andy
Reg
> My latest hobby is reloading my own ammunition. That's kind of like
> cooking, ain't it?
I think so. Sometimes you load them up hotter than others :)
--
Reg
Food Snob
Running around naked in the back country.
> Thanks,
> Dee Dee
--Bryan
Andy
news:0hmfg.36560$4L1....@newssvr11.news.prodigy.com:
> Writing with a fountain pen is, to me, like the feeling I get when I
> slip my arm into the sleeve of that oxford shirt, watching the starch
> motes fly from the surface, feeling the cool of the material touching
> my arm as it separates the two sleeve sides that were previously
> "glued" together by starch. Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!! Now, if you'll
> excuse me, I need to go clean up<smile>
L,
Glad to hear your hobby!!! Have you done any calligraphy? I've eye-
witnessed journeymen with pen in hand. AWESOME!!!
I remember my first rapidograph although I can't remember the tip size
(00 comes to mind)! Did I "go to town" with that pen for drawing pictures
from my thoughts!!!
I won a 2nd (?) place ribbon at an "Art in the Park" contest when I was
about 7 years old. The prize: a "Paint by numbers" kit. THE BUMS!!! I can
take a hint, dammit! I still have it in a drawer.
SO WHAT if my drawing had a smudge of bubblegum on it!
All the best,
Andy
Sheldon
Dee Randall wrote:
> I've done all the hobbies that I've wanted to in my life.
What were all those hobbies, you've not listed even one.
> I can't think of one more thing that I want to do.
Gee, I sure hope you aren't into skydiving.
Sheldon
prfe...@hotmail.com
> I've done all the hobbies that I've wanted to in my life. I can't think of
> one more thing that I want to do.
> What are your hobbies, and what do you want to do that you've never done
> yet -- hobbies, mind you.
Hello Dee and all:
Most of my hobbies involve/involved 'making stuff and things'.
Cooking, gardening (tomatoes and peppers, mainly), machining, foundry,
some woodwork and carpentry, telescope making, pyrotechnics. Used to
own a VW bus but found I didn't have the time to give it justice.
Main hobby has been and still is building and flying rockets. Little
model rockets and big model rockets. My last big 'un was about 9'
tall, 40 lb, and flew to 6700 feet. (That's considered modest-sized
these days). Yes, I got it back intact. And you don't have to be a
rocket scientist....:-)
Best -- Terry
Andy
@i40g2000cwc.googlegroups.com:
> Running around naked in the back country.
Brian,
You've been trumped!
Try running around naked in the back country in the winter!!! Take a
generous overdose of niacin and when the flush rush and prickles hit,
then go out in below 32 F. in the snow for awhile.
Andy
Dumb blonde guy in Pennsylvania
Andy
@i39g2000cwa.googlegroups.com:
> Gee, I sure hope you aren't into skydiving.
That's not a hobby according to my doctor. He wouldn't sign a release form,
dammit! WHAT high blood pressure???
Andy
Wayne Boatwright
Whatever this is, it would dive me completely insane, just as do jigsaw
puzzles. :-)
--
Wayne Boatwright
_____________________________________________________________
"How can a nation be great if it's bread taste like Kleenex?"
Julia Child
LT
Larry T
Julia Altshuler
that quiltmaking will not remain a hobby and will take over your life.
There's a whole world of color and texture and technique waiting to be
explored. There's enough in traditional quiltmaking to last several
lifetimes, and when you get bored with that, expand into quiltmaking as
fabric art, and add embellishment, quilted jackets, dyeing and painting
your own fabric, abstract, landscape, portrait, everything to do with
art can be translated into fabric and hung on a wall. Quiltmaking
sometimes leads people to giant decorative kites and parachutes or
miniatures. There are books on quilting, internet groups, magazines,
local guilds, people to meet when you travel. There are shows to attend
and enter, workshops to take, celebrities to meet. (Quilt celebrities:
I'd rather meet Nancy Crow than Julia Roberts any day.) Collect
colorful fabric and thread (call it a stash); work by hand or machine.
Sell your work at museum consignment shops or donate to any of the
number of groups that keep home made quilts in hospitals and police cars.
Kids who land in emergency rooms are sometimes comforted by having
something special that's all theirs to hang on to when medical
procedures are done. Kids who have just watched Daddy beat Mommy to a
bloody pulp are sometimes found cowering in the closet when the police
arrive. The police can take nothing from the crime scene when
delivering the kids to emergency foster care and like to have something
they can give away that the kids can hang on to. In both cases, the
police and hospital workers need a supply of quilts that are cozy,
colorful and unique, something that they can give away at their
discretion and not worry about getting back. There are quilt making
groups all over the country that supply hospitals and police.
--Lia
Chris Marksberry
"zxcvbob" <zxc...@charter.net> wrote in message
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Reloading is a hobby of my husband's (in a previous life he was a gun smith)
and it can definitely be food related! He "borrowed" my colander for
rinsing bullets or something and turned our ice cream maker into a bullet
polisher.
Chris in Pearland, TX
biig
My hobbies have evolved over the course of 45 years. For the first
lot, I knitted and crocheted. Then got interested in making
miniatures. I took up cross-stitching in 89 and 3 years ago took up
making beaded jewelry and beadweaving. I gave up the beading because I
had accumulated too many pieces and sales at craft shows were abysmal.
Currently I'm collecting recipes and doing more cooking, but looking to
go back to stitching. All along, I've been a reader and volunteer a day
a week at our local, branch library.... DH is happy with the cooking
hobby. .....Whew.....I'm tired just thinking about it.
........Sharon
biig
\
What kind of beading? My favourite is beadweaving and pattern
weaving. I'm not knowledgeable about the names of patterns, since I
basically follow instructions in books.....Sharon
BOB
Small sailboat racing
Competition BBQ
BOB
Bettina Jordan
on auction. I love beads.
Bettina
http://www.justbeads.com/
"Dee Randall" <deed...@shentel.net> wrote in message
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Mark Thorson
>
> Maybe I'll get inspired from some of you that have one common interest
> with me; cooking!
How about writing complaint letters to food manufacturers?
I've gotten coupons worth lots of free stuff that way!
I'd say that about 90% of complaint letters result in
some coupons -- and not some paltry 15 cents off coupons,
more like a FREE whole one of whatever it was.
Almost anything you can buy has something you can complain
about. It was too salty, it was too sweet, it had a stale
aroma, when I followed the directions on the package it
turned out way undercooked or burnt.
Unlike other hobbies like anything involving plants or
animals, it doesn't require a fixed schedule of maintenance.
You can indulge in it any old time, and can neglect it
whenever it is inconvenient.
Joe Cilinceon
Let me see now, hobbies. Had many in my 60 years but those that are current
or I still do from time to time;
Martial Arts
Collect Arms (swords, shields and such)
Photography
Painting
Car Racing
Golf
Cooking
Computers
Hobbies I've made a living at from time to time:
Martial Arts
Computer Programming
--
Joe Cilinceon
Lisa Ann
> of one more thing that I want to do.
> What are your hobbies, and what do you want to do that you've never done
> yet -- hobbies, mind you.
>
> Maybe I'll get inspired from some of you that have one common interest
> with me; cooking!
> Dee Dee
Weaving. The only drawback is that looms are expensive! Ditto with
spinning wheels for spinning.
There's always crocheting though...hooks are much cheaper than looms. ;)
Lisa Ann
who seriously misses her loom and wheel
Lisa Ann
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> Dee Randall wrote:
>> of one more thing that I want to do.
>> What are your hobbies, and what do you want to do that you've never
>> done yet -- hobbies, mind you.
>>
>> Maybe I'll get inspired from some of you that have one common interest
>> with me; cooking!
>> Thanks,
>> Dee Dee
>
>
>
> cooking, ain't it?
So my ex-husband claimed...
Lisa Ann
Lisa Ann
Poor Andy! My mom wants to skydive, too. She tried to convince me to do it
with her (we'd both be tandem with instructors). I informed her that while
I am perfectly willing to *fly* the plane (God willing, someday I *will* get
my license!) I refuse to jump out of it. Unless, of course, it's crashing.
Lisa Ann
OmManiPadmeOmelet
> \
> What kind of beading? My favourite is beadweaving and pattern
> weaving. I'm not knowledgeable about the names of patterns, since I
> basically follow instructions in books.....Sharon
I've done some native american beading, either sewing a strand of beads
in place in a pattern, or doing the loomwork in flat bands...
but most of my beading is gemstone-type work on sterling wire, or strung
necklaces. I like to play with the victorian style stuff and also do
rosaries:
http://home.centurytel.net/Katraslink/8mmLapisRsyBrc.jpg
http://home.centurytel.net/Katraslink/CrystalChandalier_ear.jpg
http://home.centurytel.net/Katraslink/Arrowheadhowlingwolf.jpg
http://home.centurytel.net/Katraslink/Garnetflatbeadv-ear.jpg
http://home.centurytel.net/Katraslink/Jadebuddha_nck3.jpg
http://home.centurytel.net/Katraslink/SwarovskiRosary.jpg
My #1 favorite hobby/love tho' is still doing wire wrap and wire
sculpture. This is done in sterling on a piece of tumbled Labradorite:
http://home.centurytel.net/Katraslink/Labrasculpture%20copy.jpg
Sorry, no pics of the seed bead work. :-) It's been a very long time....
The Bubbo
> I've done all the hobbies that I've wanted to in my life. I can't think of
> one more thing that I want to do.
> What are your hobbies, and what do you want to do that you've never done
> yet -- hobbies, mind you.
>
> Maybe I'll get inspired from some of you that have one common interest with
> me; cooking!
> Thanks,
> Dee Dee
>
>
I'm totally grooving with my inner old lady.
I crochet. I do a lot of lace work, I also follow lace patterns using regular
yarn and make scarves for my friends.
I've also been designing my own bags for the yarn shop up the street.
http://velvet-c.com/images/display1.jpg
I've been crocheting since I was 6 or 7 and I love it. I learned how to knit a
couple years ago but I pretty much just knit in the round and make felted
bags.
(also, I drive my old lady car and I'm teaching myself to make jam and mustard
and I'm thinking about getting a cane so I can hit people with it)
--
.:Heather:.
www.velvet-c.com
Step off, beyotches, I'm the roflpimp!
The Bubbo
>> What are your hobbies, and what do you want to do that you've never done
>>yet -- hobbies, mind you.
>>Maybe I'll get inspired from some of you that have one common interest with
>>me; cooking!
> that one out there.
that's not so much a hobby as a distraction on those boring afternoons....
The Bubbo
oh but the yarn....
I can sink $50-$70 worth of yarn into one purse, $15-$30 for a lace scarf.
My crochet hobby is killer on my bank account and I'm one of the lucky ones
because I get free yarn in exchange for projects (she gives me the yarn to
make something, then she keeps the item for display and gives me the
equivilent amount of yarn to keep)
-L.
Dee Randall wrote:
> I've done all the hobbies that I've wanted to in my life. I can't think of
> one more thing that I want to do.
> What are your hobbies, and what do you want to do that you've never done
> yet -- hobbies, mind you.
>
> Maybe I'll get inspired from some of you that have one common interest with
> me; cooking!
I used to be a potter - and had my own business. I made decorative and
functional pieces - mainly gardenware like birdbaths and birdhouses. I
also did a lot of Raku which is a ton of fun if you have never done it.
-L.
Dee Randall
"Joe Cilinceon" <j...@hughes.net> wrote in message
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50 year old non-sportive, non-active man in good health and mentally fit, if
the instructor could help him become proficient in martial arts. The
martial arts instructor said that a 50 year old man could attain a black
belt in 2 years. Would you agree? in a general sense?
Thanks,
Dee
Dee Randall
"Lisa Ann" <lstal...@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
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Ohhhhh, I'm sooo sorry, Lisa Ann. I felt those words.
Dee Dee
Andy
Lisa Ann,
At least your seat cushion can be used as a flotation device!???
Ages ago, a friend took me up in a single engine Beechcraft over Santa
Cruz, CA. He suddenly took his hands and feet off the controls and told
me to fly the plane! I managed some smooth, shallow dip/turns and climbs.
Then he resumed control and went bizzerk and did a zero-gravity stunt.
Almost puked. THE BUM!!! ;)
Loved every minute!
Call me after you get your license! I'll sponsor a flight!!!
All the best,
Andy
Pilot
Matthew Givens
I make wine, from concentrate and from crushing fresh fruit. It's not
terribly labor intensive, all things considered. The first day is busy, and
for the first week you need about an hour a day. For the rest of the month,
maybe an hour every two or three days, if that. Then you wait for months at
a time with only an hour or two of labor. Then bottling day is extremely
busy. Then the busiest time of all... drinking the 25 bottles of wine you
just finished!
To tell the truth, out of a 5-gallon batch (20-25 bottles), I give away 15+
as gifts. Talk about a unique gift!
This is the most enjoyable hobby I've ever had... it must be, because I've
spent ten years at it.
Matthew in Montgomery
Phyllis Stone
"Dee Randall" <deed...@shentel.net> wrote in message
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> I've done all the hobbies that I've wanted to in my life. I can't think
> of one more thing that I want to do.
> What are your hobbies, and what do you want to do that you've never done
> yet -- hobbies, mind you.
>
> Maybe I'll get inspired from some of you that have one common interest
> with me; cooking!
> Thanks,
> Dee Dee
>
I love junk. If it is free on the curb even better. I go to garage sales in
our area and buy old furniture or picture frames and paint them. I have a
collection of jewelry boxes that I have painted. I like the shabby-chic look
which is good because that is mostly how they end up.
Melba's Jammin'
The Bubbo <oy...@v3lf3t-sea.com> wrote:
> (also, I drive my old lady car and I'm teaching myself to make jam
What, you don't have any friends in town who can help you?
> and mustard and I'm thinking about getting a cane so I can hit people
> with it)
--
-Barb
<http://jamlady.eboard.com> Updated 5/29/2006, What They Did For Love
"If it's not worth doing to excess, it's not worth doing at all."
Joe Cilinceon
Dee Randall wrote:
> Of one of the famous martial arts instructors in California was asked
> by a 50 year old non-sportive, non-active man in good health and
> mentally fit, if the instructor could help him become proficient in
> martial arts. The martial arts instructor said that a 50 year old
> man could attain a black belt in 2 years. Would you agree? in a
> general sense? Thanks,
> Dee
--
Joe Cilinceon
biig
Beautiful work Katra. I love the Swarovski Rosary. I've done some
stringing too, mostly with beads I've had for many years, but haven't
tried wire work. I like loom work too, but mostly enjoy pattern work
with seed beads. I did pretty well my first season of craft shows, but
the last two seasons all I heard was "beautiful work" as people pass by
my booth and buy something else from another booth. I tried new
patterns and designs, but people just weren't buying. Right now I'm in
the process of packing away my beads and equipment for a spell. I may
try again in a year or two. I have many pieces left and may look for a
store that will take them on consignment......Sharon
Sheldon
Lisa Ann wrote:
>
> There's always crocheting though...hooks are much cheaper than looms. ;)
Hmm, we don't know the same hookers. hehe
Sheldon
Sheldon
Phyllis Stone wrote:
>
> I love junk. If it is free on the curb even better. I go to garage sales in
> our area and buy old furniture or picture frames and paint them. I have a
> collection of jewelry boxes that I have painted. I like the shabby-chic look
> which is good because that is mostly how they end up.
Hmm, kind of into materialism... anyone ever call you Philistine. LOL
Sheldon
Dee Randall
Thanks,
Dee Dee
Dee Randall
"Andy" <q> wrote in message news:Xns97D5380...@216.196.97.136...
Andy, my dad came home from WWII and decided he wanted to take flying
lessons. He took me up at his insistence. He did every puke-evoking maneuver
in the book. It worked. He didn't insist again.
Dee Dee
Grawun
Sheldon wrote:
> Phyllis Stone wrote:
> >
> > I love junk.
bowls, bottles. especially the old patent medicine kind, Fire King,
depression glass, cook books, most any kind of kitchen related gizmo. I
collect bear figures and I can't remember what else.
I like to make things too. Along with cooking new recipes I have
crocheted doilies, knitted sweaters, cross stitched, made teddy bears,
enameled metal, made mozaics, made clay pots, sculpted with paper and
paper mache, decorated tee shirts, made quilts, made pen and ink
drawings, and other things.
The trouble is, when you have hundreds of cook books, or a pile of
doilies, or dozens of teddy bears even after you have given one to
every grand child..
what do you do with more?? I need a new hobby too. One that doesn't
take up space in the house .
Dave Smith
> I've done all the hobbies that I've wanted to in my life. I can't think of
> one more thing that I want to do.
> What are your hobbies, and what do you want to do that you've never done
> yet -- hobbies, mind you.
>
> Maybe I'll get inspired from some of you that have one common interest with
> me; cooking!
>
I took up horseback riding after I turned 50. I take equestrian jumping lessons
every week. It's fun. It is a heck of a lot of work, much more work that it
looks like. I go to the gym at the Y 4-5 days per week to work out and get into
shape for it. Now that the warm weather is here I ride my bicycle just about
everywhere I go to help me lose some more weight and as part of the fitness
plan.
Dave Smith
> Andy, my dad came home from WWII and decided he wanted to take flying
> lessons. He took me up at his insistence. He did every puke-evoking maneuver
> in the book. It worked. He didn't insist again.
When I was a kid I knew that my father had been in the air force, but all I knew
was that he had been on ground crew and had worked on fighter aircraft. It was
many years later that I learned that there was a little more to it than that. It
turned out that he had re-mustered to air crew and was a flight engineer in a
bomber, which is the same as a co pilot. He had his pilot's wings. He had been
shot down over Europe, the only member of the crew to bail out, and within two
weeks he made it back to England with help from the resistance. For the last
year of the war he was a flight instructor. I guess he just tired of flying.
Stan Horwitz
"Dee Randall" <deed...@shentel.net> wrote:
> I've done all the hobbies that I've wanted to in my life. I can't think of
> one more thing that I want to do.
> What are your hobbies, and what do you want to do that you've never done
> yet -- hobbies, mind you.
Photography is my biggest hobby. I am into fine art and travel
photography. What I want to do with my photography that I have not yet
done is to take it to a professional level. I am actively pursuing that
goal.
Joe Cilinceon
Yes, few of any age or sex will actually make it to a black belt level. Most
will lose interest or drop out within the first year. Of those that do make
black belt, men tend to take a little longer than women. The reason for this
IMHO is that women don't have as many bad physical habits to overcome.
Children are another subject all together.
--
Joe Cilinceon
Andy
>> Ages ago, a friend took me up in a single engine Beechcraft over
>> Santa Cruz, CA. He suddenly took his hands and feet off the controls
>> and told me to fly the plane! I managed some smooth, shallow
>> dip/turns and climbs. Then he resumed control and went bizzerk and
>> did a zero-gravity stunt. Almost puked. THE BUM!!! ;)
>>
>> Loved every minute!
>>
>> Call me after you get your license! I'll sponsor a flight!!!
>>
>> All the best,
>>
>> Andy
>> Pilot
>
> Andy, my dad came home from WWII and decided he wanted to take flying
> lessons. He took me up at his insistence. He did every puke-evoking
> maneuver in the book. It worked. He didn't insist again.
> Dee Dee
But... you'd do it again, right?!!! :)
Andy
Dee Randall
"Andy" <q> wrote in message news:Xns97D5829...@216.196.97.136...
Never, never never!!! and I didn't. It would have been like carrying a cat
into a car. :-)))
I have motion sickness -- cruizes? forget it! Long day trips -- my head is
swimming all night long.
Dee Dee
Andy
>> But... you'd do it again, right?!!! :)
>>
>> Andy
>
> Never, never never!!! and I didn't. It would have been like carrying
> a cat into a car. :-)))
> I have motion sickness -- cruizes? forget it! Long day trips -- my
> head is swimming all night long.
> Dee Dee
So lunch in Paris is out of the question? Mon amour?
Andy
Dave Smith
> Poor Andy! My mom wants to skydive, too. She tried to convince me to do it
> with her (we'd both be tandem with instructors). I informed her that while
> I am perfectly willing to *fly* the plane (God willing, someday I *will* get
> my license!) I refuse to jump out of it. Unless, of course, it's crashing.
>
There is a skydiving school about 10 miles form here. They lose one every year
or two.
It's surprising that some people actually survive a jump where the chute doesn't
open properly.
Dave Smith
>
> Small sailboat racing
>
When I was a kid we lived near Lake Ontario and in the summer I used to
see sailboats out in the lake and I could never figure what people saw in
it. Then when I was in my early 20s I had a job working in a summer camp
and the sailing instructor took me out, showed me some basics and set me
loose in a boat. I had a ball. I still go out sailing in those little
boats whenever I get a chance.
tdstr
> Dee Randall wrote:
>> I've done all the hobbies that I've wanted to in my life. I can't think of
>> one more thing that I want to do.
>> What are your hobbies, and what do you want to do that you've never done
>> yet -- hobbies, mind you.
>
>
> Most of my hobbies involve/involved 'making stuff and things'.
> Cooking, gardening (tomatoes and peppers, mainly), machining, foundry,
> some woodwork and carpentry, telescope making, pyrotechnics. Used to
> own a VW bus but found I didn't have the time to give it justice.
>
> Main hobby has been and still is building and flying rockets. Little
> model rockets and big model rockets. My last big 'un was about 9'
> tall, 40 lb, and flew to 6700 feet. (That's considered modest-sized
> these days). Yes, I got it back intact. And you don't have to be a
> rocket scientist....:-)
>
> http://www.tripoli.org/
>
> Best -- Terry
>
Well I'll add myself to the list of rocket people that like to cook :)
Ted Novak
TRA#5512
IEAS#75
-L.
Phyllis Stone wrote:
>
> I love junk. If it is free on the curb even better. I go to garage sales in
> our area and buy old furniture or picture frames and paint them. I have a
> collection of jewelry boxes that I have painted. I like the shabby-chic look
> which is good because that is mostly how they end up.
A frind of mine would take old suitcases, clean them, hand paint them
decoratively and line when with cotton batting and canvas. She sold
them for hundreds of dollars in art stores and boutiques.
-L.
OmManiPadmeOmelet
The Bubbo <oy...@v3lf3t-sea.com> wrote:
> no...@nowhere.com wrote:
> >> What are your hobbies, and what do you want to do that you've never done
> >>yet -- hobbies, mind you.
> >>Maybe I'll get inspired from some of you that have one common interest with
> >>me; cooking!
> > Well, since no one has mentioned porn and masturbation, I'll throw
> > that one out there.
>
> that's not so much a hobby as a distraction on those boring afternoons....
<lol>
Or on days when real PMS hits. ;-D
OmManiPadmeOmelet
Thanks! :-)
> I've done some
> stringing too, mostly with beads I've had for many years, but haven't
> tried wire work.
If you ever start playing with link work on wire instead of stringing,
you'll be hooked. <G> It's so much more versatile. Takes bit of
practice to make links at first (like making rosaries) but once you have
it down, it's not too bad. I can knock out a full rosary now in about 90
minutes if I have no distractions. 20 guage 1/2 hard sterling is my
preferred wire, and beads from China have more reliable drill holes than
the ones from India.
> I like loom work too, but mostly enjoy pattern work
> with seed beads.
I've seen some _amazing_ work with seed bead "embroidery". Gorgeous
stuff!
> I did pretty well my first season of craft shows, but
> the last two seasons all I heard was "beautiful work" as people pass by
> my booth and buy something else from another booth. I tried new
> patterns and designs, but people just weren't buying. Right now I'm in
> the process of packing away my beads and equipment for a spell. I may
> try again in a year or two. I have many pieces left and may look for a
> store that will take them on consignment......Sharon
I've not done much lately either. I used to list weekly on ebay but now
only list once per month. I used to gross between $200.00 and $300.00
per week on ebay sales running 60 to 80 auctions, but that dropped to
about $50.00 each week this year. At that rate, with ebay and paypal
fees, I was not even breaking even. :-(
I'll pack it in for awhile and maybe start designing again after the
next election and hope that the results restore faith in the economy.
If everyone elses budget is suddenly as tight as mine has become, it's
no wonder people are not shopping much anymore...
I'm going to give up on ebay and give Craigs list a try.
Dee Randall
"Andy" <q> wrote in message news:Xns97D587F...@216.196.97.136...
Your rowboat would be insufficient, I'm afraid.
So I'm sorry - I can't help you out :-))))))
Dee Dee
Dee Randall
"tdstr" <td...@foadspammer.com> wrote in message
news:127u9nj...@corp.supernews.com...
Just wondering, are you from Ohio?
I only ask because it seems to me that there are some famous rocketeers from
that area -- I know nothing about it, just an impression.
Dee Dee
Andy
But... but... I'm a pilot (if only for a few minutes)! We could (uhmmmm)
crash and burn? I digress. Bon appetit!
<G>
Andy
Andy
news:447F21AC...@sympatico.ca:
> There is a skydiving school about 10 miles form here. They lose one
> every year or two.
> It's surprising that some people actually survive a jump where the
> chute doesn't open properly.
Dave,
Skydiving school?? Is that a pass/fail course?
Either I'm gonna float to the ground or die on the way down.
School... bullsh*t.
We lost a first time tandem jump woman over the weekend. She "slipped"
(?????) out of the harness when the chute opened. NO FAULT of the
"experienced" jump instructor!!!! YEAH RIGHT!
When I get sky high and am going to jump out of a perfectly good
airplane, I'm not going to be teathered to an idiot with badges!
Imho,
Andy
Nancy Young
"Andy" <q> wrote
> We lost a first time tandem jump woman over the weekend. She "slipped"
> (?????) out of the harness when the chute opened. NO FAULT of the
> "experienced" jump instructor!!!! YEAH RIGHT!
I heard about that, how did she SLIP out of it? I thought
it went over your shoulder and under your crotch, at the
very least, then around your sides. Obviously she was not
attached properly to the instructor. Duh.
nancy
Andy
@news.monmouth.com:
nancy,
I have no clue. The TV talking heads and the investigators have taken the
"see no, hear no, speak no evil" approach, as usual.
Andy
The Bubbo
> In article <PM0004152...@Heather-Wards-Computer.Belkin>,
> The Bubbo <oy...@v3lf3t-sea.com> wrote:
>
>
> What, you don't have any friends in town who can help you?
>
I believe I do and now that my hand is working again I'm ready to get
started...
--
.:Heather:.
www.velvet-c.com
Step off, beyotches, I'm the roflpimp!
Sharon Chilson
I don't know if this is something you would enjoy, but what about
corresponding with people? or doing volunteer work?
For years I have corresponded with prisoners around the country, as well
as done prisoner-related volunteer work.
If you find it interests you, the good people at Human Kindness
Foundation www.humankindness.org may be able to help you find a prisoner
to correspond with, as well as give you advice as to how to go about it.
The Cook
wrote:
I am aware of a young teen girl who is now testing for her brown belt.
Her mother said she will probably have her black belt in a year.
--
Susan N.
"Moral indignation is in most cases two percent moral,
48 percent indignation, and 50 percent envy."
Vittorio De Sica, Italian movie director (1901-1974
tdstr
Nope. Me be from MN. And we have some rocket celebs here as well.
Google Ky Michaelson.
Ted Novak
TRA#5512
IEAS#75
Dee Randall
Got it, thanks.
I thought you meant "Kentucky."
Dee Dee
John...@tricolour.queensu.ca
Dee Randall wrote:
> I've done all the hobbies that I've wanted to in my life. I can't think of
> one more thing that I want to do.
> What are your hobbies, and what do you want to do that you've never done
> yet -- hobbies, mind you.
>
> me; cooking!
> Dee Dee
Cycling. Fresh air, exercise, see new places, or at least see the same
places from a different angle, meet a lot of interesting people, and
you get to eat more :) . One of my former club's rides was the Tour de
Bakeries.
John Kane, Kingston ON Canada
Dave Smith
>
> >Yes, few of any age or sex will actually make it to a black belt level. Most
> >will lose interest or drop out within the first year. Of those that do make
> >black belt, men tend to take a little longer than women. The reason for this
> >IMHO is that women don't have as many bad physical habits to overcome.
> >Children are another subject all together.
>
> I am aware of a young teen girl who is now testing for her brown belt.
> Her mother said she will probably have her black belt in a year.
>
Some people are more interested and try harder than others. I had a friend who
took karate classes for two months. He was quite enthusiastic about it until he
got kicked in the mouth and had his lips split. I see people come and go in my
riding classes. People will come for a few weeks and seem really eager and then
they just disappear. Some of the kids in the classes come to half the classes.
You never know whether to expect them or not. I have taken a number of different
courses and it always seems to be the same. Some people are really keen and work
hard while others have a more casual approach. Bear in mind that there are some
other factors. Sometimes the kids get into an activity with an inaccurate image
and unrealistic expectations. Some kids beg their parents to enrol them in
classes. Others are signed up by the parents who want them to do it. But once in
a while you get a kid who works hard and advances quickly.
limey
"The Cook" wrote
>
> I am aware of a young teen girl who is now testing for her brown belt.
> Her mother said she will probably have her black belt in a year.
>
> Susan N.
Yes, it's done. My grandson has his black belt. He received it last
year, when he was 13. I'm glad he has it - he's only 5'2" and slender, so
he'll be able to cope with the big guys who pick on him!
Dora
Joe Cilinceon
It took me 30 months to get my first black belt, I started at 17 yrs old.
Took me about 6 months each to make a black belts in the next 2 styles I
took up. What took the time is the testing itself. I personally studied for
about 30 years before I quit studying. My oldest son took 18 months to get
his black belt (he was 14), second oldest took 28 months (he was 13) and
youngest went to brown and quit about a year into it (he was 12). I was
their instructor though did not rank them, as that is done by a ranking
board made up of instructors from other schools in the same style (at least
4). Oh and I personally made it 2nd degree in 1 style and 1st in all the
others.
The reason for the girls learning faster in general than boys is they
normally don't have pre conceived notions on how to fight. Boys now seem to
think they can fight from the moment they can walk and it takes a little
while to correct their bad habits. g
--
Joe Cilinceon
Karen AKA Kajikit
<deed...@shentel.net> wrote:
>I've done all the hobbies that I've wanted to in my life. I can't think of
>one more thing that I want to do.
> What are your hobbies, and what do you want to do that you've never done
>yet -- hobbies, mind you.
>
>Maybe I'll get inspired from some of you that have one common interest with
>me; cooking!
>Thanks,
>Dee Dee
Scrapbooking and card-making... it doesn't take up a lot of room and
it's relatively inexpensive and you can make things quickly to gratify
your need to accomplish something.
I've done cross-stitch but I don't do it much now - three cats kind of
get in the way!
I also collect postcards and stickers (the latter to eventually use in
my crafts)...
Kathleen
> I've done all the hobbies that I've wanted to in my life. I can't
> think of one more thing that I want to do. What are your hobbies, and
> what do you want to do that you've never done yet -- hobbies, mind
> you.
>
> Maybe I'll get inspired from some of you that have one common
> interest with me; cooking! Thanks,
Flyball! A 4-dog relay race. The dogs run down a lane and over a
series of 4 hurdles. At the end of the lane they hit a spring-loaded
box that fires a tennis ball which the dogs must grab and bring back,
returning down the lane and over the hurdles. The first team with all 4
dogs back wins. You don't need a pure-bred dog, or even a fast dog.
Teams compete by divisions, against other teams matched by speed. Fast
teams race other fast teams, slow teams compete against other slow teams.
The racing is timed by an electronic judging system which includes a
Nascar-style set of lights and an electronic eye beam across the
starting gate. Handlers tend to start their dogs well back from the
gate, with the first amber light so that the dog has reached full speed
and his nose breaks the beam just as the light turns green.
My daughter runs Scully, her border collie, in the starting position for
our club's A-team. She starts her from about 50 feet back and can
normally nail her starts to within less than 100th of a second's lag
between green light and the dog breaking the beam.
Subsequent dogs must not enter the lane before the previous dog has
exited. Passes are timed so that the two dogs pass nose to nose,
full-tilt boogie, at or barely outside of the gate. Early passes draw a
flag and the erring dog must re-run at the end of the race.
The lane itself is 51 feet long; the dog's timed distance is 102 feet,
which includes the 4 jumps and a u-turn at the box. Zane, my own border
collie has a best recorded time of 3.78 seconds. My team, consisting of
Scully (BC), Zane (BC), Flynn (aussie) and Tilt (JRT) typically times
out at a little over 18 seconds.
Its an absolute blast for the dogs and the handlers; a total adrenaline
rush. The noise level at tournaments is overwhelming, with dogs
literally screaming for their chance to get into the ring and run.
Next weekend I'm loading up the van with the kids and the dogs and we'll
meet up with the rest of the club and caravan north to Iowa for a
weekend's racing. I can't wait!
http://flyballdogs.com/FAQ.html
http://flyball.org/
Kathleen
Dee Randall
"Kathleen" <kh...@deletethischarter.net> wrote in message
news:CmCgg.430$AP5...@fe02.lga...
Geez, Kathleen - I can't think of a more fun family-thing to do --
Good write-up - will make everyone jealous of your hobby!
Thanks so much for the enjoyment.
Dee Dee
Ranee Mueller
"Dee Randall" <deed...@shentel.net> wrote:
> What are your hobbies, and what do you want to do that you've never done
> yet -- hobbies, mind you.
I am an avid knitter, and I am a beginning spinner. I taught myself
thebasics of needle tatting this past year, and want to learn more. I
am going to learn to sew this summer. I am thinking of learning to
crochet. My husband and I met at a ballroom dance, and I used to teach
and compete in both ballroom and latin dance, we still try to go dancing
once or twice a month. I play the violin, and have been teaching a
young woman at our church. I love to sing.
I read a lot, and related to food, I do a bunch of canning.
Regards,
Ranee
Remove do not & spam to e-mail me.
"She seeks wool and flax, and works with willing hands." Prov 31:13
http://arabianknits.blogspot.com/
http://talesfromthekitchen.blogspot.com/
Ranee Mueller
"Matthew Givens" <Matthe...@Knology.net> wrote:
> This is the most enjoyable hobby I've ever had... it must be, because I've
> spent ten years at it.
That is something my husband and I are interested in learning. That
and root beer brewing. We are also going to be working on cheesemaking
together this summer.
I forgot to mention a few other hobbies we have, hobby farming, fruit
and nut orchards and kitchen gardening. Rich does the flowers and
pretty stuff, and he's going to be raising honeybees next spring.
Ranee Mueller
"Phyllis Stone" <nob...@msn.com> wrote:
> I love junk. If it is free on the curb even better. I go to garage sales in
> our area and buy old furniture or picture frames and paint them. I have a
> collection of jewelry boxes that I have painted. I like the shabby-chic look
> which is good because that is mostly how they end up.
Have you found freecycle? It's a good way to get things like that,
as well as get rid of things you no longer can use without tossing them.
Ranee Mueller
"Joe Cilinceon" <j...@hughes.net> wrote:
> Photography
I'd love to learn how to take really good photographs. I have a good
eye and can frame things in my mind, but I am abysmal with cameras.
Ranee Mueller
> I did pretty well my first season of craft shows, but
> the last two seasons all I heard was "beautiful work" as people pass by
> my booth and buy something else from another booth. I tried new
> patterns and designs, but people just weren't buying.
This is part of why I can't ever see myself selling my knitting.
People tell me all the time that "You could make a lot of money selling
that," but I'd have to pay myself under minimum wage to sell, unless I
got connected with an upscale boutique. Then, I'd hate to have to do
production work, and deadline work and deal with people who decide they
don't want it at the last minute. I'd rather give it away for free and
knit what I like for people I like than turn it into a job.
Reg
> That is something my husband and I are interested in learning. That
> and root beer brewing. We are also going to be working on cheesemaking
> together this summer.
Definitely go for the cheesemaking! You'll be glad you
did. It takes up lots of space and attention, but it's
worth it.
If you have an extra fridge, do consider making some
of the aged cheeses as well.
--
Reg
Dee Randall
"Ranee Mueller" <ranee...@spamharbornet.com> wrote in message
news:raneemdonot-6493...@news.isp.giganews.com...
> In article <127ro14...@corp.supernews.com>,
> "Dee Randall" <deed...@shentel.net> wrote:
>
>> What are your hobbies, and what do you want to do that you've never
>> done
>> yet -- hobbies, mind you.
>
> I am an avid knitter, and I am a beginning spinner. I taught myself
> thebasics of needle tatting this past year, and want to learn more. I
> am going to learn to sew this summer. I am thinking of learning to
> crochet. My husband and I met at a ballroom dance, and I used to teach
> and compete in both ballroom and latin dance, we still try to go dancing
> once or twice a month. I play the violin, and have been teaching a
> young woman at our church. I love to sing.
>
> I read a lot, and related to food, I do a bunch of canning.
>
> Regards,
> Ranee
>
Dee Dee
Dee Randall
> In article <3630d$447ecc6f$d8baa756$27...@KNOLOGY.NET>,
> "Matthew Givens" <Matthe...@Knology.net> wrote:
>
>> This is the most enjoyable hobby I've ever had... it must be, because
>> I've
>> spent ten years at it.
>
> That is something my husband and I are interested in learning. That
> and root beer brewing. We are also going to be working on cheesemaking
> together this summer.
>
> I forgot to mention a few other hobbies we have, hobby farming, fruit
> and nut orchards and kitchen gardening. Rich does the flowers and
> pretty stuff, and he's going to be raising honeybees next spring.
>
> Regards,
> Ranee
Doesn't mean a thing -- just have to say it.
My great-grandfather was known for raising bees in shoe boxes. I would
imagine this would have been quite a feat (feet), as not many shoes were
worn in the family (only in winter months). :-))
Dee Dee
Matthew Givens
homebrew shop is probably more than happy to help you out. Bottles of wine
make great gifts, and it surely is a pleasure to have people come back and
tell you how good your wines are. You'll enjoy making it, you'll enjoy
drinking it, and you'll enjoy sharing it.
The best compliment I ever received came from a gentleman I know who is
almost a connoisseur. After trying a Shiraz that had aged for almost two
years, he said, "I'd pay money for that." I can't think of a better
compliment than that.
"Ranee Mueller" <ranee...@spamharbornet.com> wrote in message
news:raneemdonot-CEFD...@news.isp.giganews.com...
Rhonda Anderson
> On Wed, 31 May 2006 14:27:38 -0400, "Dee Randall"
> <deed...@shentel.net> wrote:
>
>>I've done all the hobbies that I've wanted to in my life. I can't
>>think of one more thing that I want to do.
>> What are your hobbies, and what do you want to do that you've never
>> done
>>yet -- hobbies, mind you.
>>
>>Maybe I'll get inspired from some of you that have one common interest
>>with me; cooking!
>>Thanks,
>>Dee Dee
>
Embroidery (various types), beadwork and knitting (just had a bit of a
revived interest in that). I dabble in other "arty and crafty" things
from time to time - I like to make my own cards for special occasions,
and make ornaments at Christmas - but mostly I gravitate to the textile
arts. I have been meaning to make felt (have supplies, just need to find
the time), and would love to spin and weave (particularly weave) but
there's the little matter of hours in a day (plus limited funds!).
--
Rhonda Anderson
Cranebrook, NSW, Australia