What are your OTHER hobbies?

[Robert]

I know some of these have been covered before, but thought it might be fun to bring it up again.

So what are some of your non-tortoise hobbies? Include some pictures..

Here are some of mine: (pics to follow)
Coaching youth sports (soccer and ice hockey)
Hiking, rock climbing
Wilderness Emergency Medicine/First Aid
Flashlights
Shooting: pistols, rifles, shotguns
Star Wars
RC cars
Historical Military Reenactment (Mainly Vietnam but also WWII)
Airsoft (as a medium for historical military reenactment)
Running
Chess
Reading
Astronomy
Ronald Reagan
Ukulele
Drums
RUSH (greatest band ever)
Ethiopia: raising money to educate Ethiopian girls

That's a few.

What about yours?

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Here's some pictures. (And confirmation that I am a nerd!)

 

[dmmj]

You mean there are other things beside turtles and tortoises?
I garden ( tortoise related)
listen to music
LOVE to BBQ
collect coins and paper money
motorcycle enthusiast
I know there are more but I can't think of them at the moment

 

[CtTortoiseMom]

Back off ladies, he's all mine and yes he does sleep in star wars pajama's!!

 

[Yvonne G]

I LOVE< LOVE< LOVE the sleeping picture!!! LOL!!

You have so many interests. I'm retired and all I have time for are my tortoises and my plants. Well, reading too. But where do you (including Rob and David) find time to do all that stuff?

 

[ChiKat]

I was extremely confused about what you look like...I thought you were in the first picture, and then I scrolled down and there is a seemingly different man in every picture
I think I figured it out though

To be honest, I need to find something to occupy my time. If I'm not sleeping or working, I'm on the Internet
I love reading but I haven't read a novel in quite a while. I enjoy shopping My weekends consist of partying with friends, is that a hobby?

 

[Robert]

I was extremely confused about what you look like...I thought you were in the first picture, and then I scrolled down and there is a seemingly different man in every picture
I think I figured it out though

I'm not in that fist picture. That is part of a school project in Ethiopia which I helped to fund. The folks there are very nice and named the teacher's room, "Mr. Robs Teachers Room"

I am in all of the other pictures!

 

[ChiKat]

haha yes, I figured it out How wonderful of you to help fund a school project in Ethiopia

 

[terryo]

Well, after reading about all your interests Rob, I'm too tired to pursue any of mine.
I do gardening, reading, hiking, herping, fishing, and I love cooking different recipe's and having dinner parties. I used to do animal rescuing (simian, turtles, dogs, cats)...not much any more.

 

[NEtorts]

I am a hockey coach for my 2 sons.
Scuba Instructor.

I love to wood work.
Garden (tortoise related)
fishing
hunting
traveling to tropical places, (is that a hobby? dont know but i love it)

 

[ALDABRAMAN]

Among many, fast cars! Kinda like aldabras, an addiction, LOL.

 

[zoogrl]

I enjoy live music, bbq/bonfires, phototgraphy, hiking, kayaking, reading, knitting & I will sometimes play warcraft Yep, I know i am a dork. I get made fun of a lot by coworkers, but they love the knitted gifts I make for them! lol

 

[onarock]

Hobby's
Surfing
Free Dive Spear Fishing
Fishing
Paddle Outrigger Canoe
Throwing Net
My Smoke House

 

[Balboa]

Fishkeeping.... I've done salt, brackish, fresh, planted aquariums, new world cichlids. I'm phasing out of this one though to provide more tort room.

I grew up motorcycling and snowmobiling but due to health reasons have to phase that out as well.

My "Main" hobby for years has been "Vacuum Tube Audio". For those of you wondering what the heck that is, before the transistor was invented audio amplification was performed by a device that looked like a light bulb called a vacuum tube, or valve in the uk. To many "audio snobs" these were far better at reproducing music than transistors. I like to design and build my own amplifiers, but haven't found the time to build anything new for a while.

Here's a picture of one of my better projects:

 

[ALDABRAMAN]

Fishkeeping.... I've done salt, brackish, fresh, planted aquariums, new world cichlids. I'm phasing out of this one though to provide more tort room.

I grew up motorcycling and snowmobiling but due to health reasons have to phase that out as well.

My "Main" hobby for years has been "Vacuum Tube Audio". For those of you wondering what the heck that is, before the transistor was invented audio amplification was performed by a device that looked like a light bulb called a vacuum tube, or valve in the uk. To many "audio snobs" these were far better at reproducing music than transistors. I like to design and build my own amplifiers, but haven't found the time to build anything new for a while.

Here's a picture of one of my better projects:

That is a neat and interesting hobby.

 

[CtTortoiseMom]

I don't have as many hobbies as my husband. My hobbies are reading, I read anything and everything. I always have two or three books started. Also I spend as much time as I can out doors. But what I love to do more than anything is hike and walk. I live in a beautifully rural and hilly area and am surrounded by horse's and farm's. I walk miles and miles any chance I can get, I climb the most daunting hills and try to hike the toughest terrain. Seeing what my body can endure and where my feet can take me empowers me.

 

[shellysmom]

Equine Rescue
Vegan Cooking
Volunteering
Trying to make the world a better place for my kids

 

[dolfanjack]

I'm into carnivorous plants, like hunting and fishing, watching football, watching my kids do anything, and of course taking care of my turts/torts.

Some of my carnivorous plants

 

[Edna]

I'm a serious quilter. My other hobbies would include dog agility, gardening (but not vegetables), succulents, ferns, and generally being a bad example. That's probably what I'm best at.

 

[Cameron]

other than my animals, my family and work takes up most of my time. however i make time for firearms. i love them. i have recently gotten my wife into shooting and it's a dream come true! i love to shoot competitively. i shoot handgun metallic silhouettes and am getting into bullseye shooting. it's an awesome skill to be able to handle a firearm accurately and effectively. nothing like it.

 

[Robert]

i have recently gotten my wife into shooting and it's a dream come true!

+1. Certainly much better now that my wife is on board with shooting. My oldest child is now getting into it as well which is just awesome!