Other Hobbies

What a cute little doggie!
My hobbies are tennis (fun that happens to be good exercise), tap dancing (same),
reading (especially classics and old stuff, like Jane Austen and the Bronte sisters, as well as some useful non-fiction). I used to take ballet but I'm getting too old and fat for that. (All those mirrors! Black leotards and pink tights! Yikes!)
I do enjoy baking sometimes, and so do my kids (see "old and FAT" in previous sentence).

I'm with you on your view FL. Boy! I love stock car racing...grew up at the local track, take all my kids there now! It's great fun. We're only on this earth for a short time...we should look at this life as a hobby...hobbies are fun, bring us joy, and can provide for our families at the same time. My DH and I cook and can (from what we have grown or raised), I sew, knit/crochet, and garden...and I have an absolute blast doing all of that...and bonus...it provides for our family as well...and DH and I also have full time jobs, so I do believe we know what it's like to work, as well. Some people need to lighten up a little. Keep the pics of the stock cars coming, FL. Boy! I am loving them!!!!!

My other hobbies:

guns,shooting,hunting,camping,hiking, drag racing,offroading, turning wrenches on the former two on the list, boxing,MMA, working out.

Road Racing, #23

Hmm, I would say:

Amateur Radio Operator

Amateur Astronomy

Cooking Bread

Fixing old computers

Food Storage
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Things I want to get into:

Metallurgy-Blacksmithing-knifemaking
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Things I have done, but not activily doing:

Automotive Restoration-Auto body work-Engine rebuilding
Machining, grinding.


Basically when I start a hobby, I learn from mistakes. They are costly sometimes, like getting the wrong equiptment, or to fast or too slow at a process, it sure adds up in $$$, but once you make a mistake, ya remember it.

That is great that you take your kids and get them interested in it plus if kids get involved it helps to keep them off the streets racing and out of trouble. For people that have never raced its the best high in the world i am hooked. The other thing is we all get out there and run hard and no ones your friend on the track but in the pits 90% of the people are great and willing to help anyone out.
Starting line up.

Tinkering with electronics or PCs , wine making, , playing chess, checkers. dominoes ,poker , watching car or quarter horse racing and watching freight trains pass at the old depot are my favorite hobbies.

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Countrywannabe,

I like poms. I had a deep discussion with a pom breeder many years ago. I had noticed that many of her females had c-sections. She told me it was because they were supposed to be on the small side but kept having pups that would be too big to be delivered. I asked her why the show standards didn't accept the slightly larger sizes because then they would be able to deliver naturally and not need c-sections. Her response was: The breed standards....I asked her why not everyone band together and CHANGE the standards! She said it was a lot of work just to do that...I hate to say this but that's so sad! I know they're changing the standards to allow the new colors to be shown. I particularly like the black/tans and some merles.

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Congratulations! Cute Pomeranian!

I was going to say gardening, but looks like I better call it a way of life.

I was going to say NASCAR, but then someone might say why watch something that uselessly burns up expensive fuel.

I was going to say hunting, but I kill game half for sport and half for meat and thought someone might chastise me for my honesty.

You know what? The original poster said he was wondering what other people's hobbies are. So some told him. Then someone came on and in short, chopped them down because of what they posted. One's hobbies are what they make them. My mother used to say she "loved" to clean house. Maybe that was her hobby. Are you going to chastise her for loving to clean? She loved to cook and experiment. Because she had to eat to live, does that make cooking something other than a hobby? Come on people, give it a rest. Read for enjoyment....not trying to find the fault in people. Life's too short to be miserable, and then post it on the internet for everyone in creation to see.

But thanks, I think my horse is purdy too!

BTW Purdy horses do provide for my family, working with them full time (other people's horses) is what puts the food on the table in this house...and it's a hobby too (my own horses)

Countrywannabe: Love your Poms! I have 2, a red and a white, Rosie and Rowdy. They are husband and wife and have had more that 12 children during there 8 year marriage. They are still faithfully together and have not divorced yet. Even though Rosie gets a little tired of him every 8 months or so , if ya know what I mean.

Wow, you can tell by looking? Is it coz they're looking at their feet going "right, left, right left" ?? lol

I don't want to hijack the thread, so I'll try to be brief. The reason for C-sections is more a matter of pelvic width and depth than actual size. I have had a 3# 4oz girl deliver easily, and a 6# one need a section. I measure pelvises carefully in both males and females - I know males don't have puppies, but they contribute 50% of the litters' genes, and a narrow pelvis could be inherited from either parent. The Standard says that Poms should be between 3 and 7 pounds, and that between 4 and 6 is preferred for showing. Most of mine are between that 4 to 6 and my dogs almost never need sections. Don't forget that if you breed bigger dogs the pups will be larger, too, so just adjusting the Standard to allow bigger will not really make any difference.

Mary