Other Hobbies?

jgvergo · Jul 18, 2019

Bleigh said:
Can books be a hobby? I have WAY too many.

Camping, gaming, traveling, Yoga, dancing... collecting arts supplies. :D

I'd love to start diving.

Start diving! It opens up an entire world. There are few things I enjoy more.

Hemmdog · Jul 18, 2019

ReeferReefer said:
What does your "gardening" consist of?

Plumeria trees and legal cannabis

Hemmdog · Jul 18, 2019

Also Tahitian gardenia’s, works better than aloe for burns, trying to figure something out with that.

JLUR_ · Jul 18, 2019

cancun said:
Absolutely!!!! I also agree with the Scuba diving getting a person into reefing! After getting into the great hobby I even enjoy diving that much more.....if that is even possible! [emoji16]

Diving and reefing seem to go hand in hand. I dove a lot before getting into reefing and I really enjoyed it but now that I've had my tank up for a while I seem to notice and appreciate the more minute details on the reef. I took for granted to sheer size of some of the growth and the natural order of things. I was in Honduras last year and came across an expanse of grass eels as far as I could see in every direction. I could have sat there forever to appreciate it. I also had a 6 foot moray follow me along the reef and snag the critters that I stirred up. At one point he swam up to me and got tangled up in my hoses and I was sure that I was going to lose a finger getting him unstuck.

I like to adapt a quote by Edgar D. Mitchell:

“You develop an instant global consciousness, a people orientation, an intense dissatisfaction with the state of the world, and a compulsion to do something about it. From out there on the moon(reef), international politics look so petty. You want to grab a politician by the scruff of the neck and drag him a quarter of a million miles out(seventy feet underwater) and say, ‘Look at that, you son of a *****.”

Dustinc1983 · Jul 18, 2019

Traveling ! Pilot . Next hobby has to be diving for sure...

Hemmdog · Jul 18, 2019

Bleigh said:
Can books be a hobby? I have WAY too many.

Camping, gaming, traveling, Yoga, dancing... collecting arts supplies. :D

I'd love to start diving.

What kind of gaming? I do some gaming myself. PS4

Bleigh · Jul 18, 2019

Hemmdog said:
What kind of gaming? I do some gaming myself. PS4

Computer gaming... Massive wow nut. It's been nearly 20 years that I've been playing. :D

Silver14SS · Jul 18, 2019

Bleigh said:
Computer gaming... Massive wow nut. It's been nearly 20 years that I've been playing. :D

Makes me feel old that I remember it coming out when I was in college. Leeeeeeeeeeeroy Jenkins!

Bleigh · Jul 18, 2019

Silver14SS said:
Makes me feel old that I remember it coming out when I was in college. Leeeeeeeeeeeroy Jenkins!

Lol.... I think it came out my senior year of high school. I also had the battle chest from before it was "world of"... :) I did chuckle when I started to do the math and was like... dang I'm old.

Eagle_Steve · Jul 18, 2019

diving (5-10 trips a year), hunting/fishing, cattle farming, and auto/motorcycle racing (no more street races for me lol. I prefer twisties anyways)

Hemmdog · Jul 18, 2019

Bleigh said:
Computer gaming... Massive wow nut. It's been nearly 20 years that I've been playing. :D

No way!! That’s awesome! I played prob 8+ hours a day Vanilla-cata, such good memories. That game was/is great.

Eagle_Steve · Jul 18, 2019

Hemmdog said:
No way!! That’s awesome! I played prob 8+ hours a day Vanilla-cata, such good memories. That game was/is great.

I miss having time to game. I really miss my internet spaceships :(

Musovski · Jul 18, 2019

Gaming, Fishing and cars. I love those three things other than my reef!

Hemmdog · Jul 18, 2019

Eagle_Steve said:
I miss having time to game. I really miss my internet spaceships :(

Eve was also amazing.. yes.. lol

Bleigh · Jul 18, 2019

Hemmdog said:
No way!! That’s awesome! I played prob 8+ hours a day Vanilla-cata, such good memories. That game was/is great.

Hahah. Here’s some of my nerd showing.

IanK · Jul 18, 2019

I also like catching fish

cancun · Jul 18, 2019

JLUR_ said:
Diving and reefing seem to go hand in hand. I dove a lot before getting into reefing and I really enjoyed it but now that I've had my tank up for a while I seem to notice and appreciate the more minute details on the reef. I took for granted to sheer size of some of the growth and the natural order of things. I was in Honduras last year and came across an expanse of grass eels as far as I could see in every direction. I could have sat there forever to appreciate it. I also had a 6 foot moray follow me along the reef and snag the critters that I stirred up. At one point he swam up to me and got tangled up in my hoses and I was sure that I was going to lose a finger getting him unstuck.

I like to adapt a quote by Edgar D. Mitchell:

“You develop an instant global consciousness, a people orientation, an intense dissatisfaction with the state of the world, and a compulsion to do something about it. From out there on the moon(reef), international politics look so petty. You want to grab a politician by the scruff of the neck and drag him a quarter of a million miles out(seventy feet underwater) and say, ‘Look at that, you son of a *****.”

I agree 100%! I appreciate my reef tank, and my little ecosystem so much more, and fragile life that lives in it!