Take up sign language. I'm practicing (got a book from a local college that has a ASL class) on my own, and I'm horrible, but it's fun.
Pick up an instrument. LEGO Mindstorms. Very cool... I got one for my nephew last year, and when I realized he was too young for it, I bought one for myself so I can help him build stuff (yeah, that�s it, I bought it, and a few of the add-on kits for myself, for _his_ benefit). Learn a foreign language. My primary client has incorporated the Rosetta Stone Language Learning program into their site, and I've been mucking around with it lately. It doesn�t get you away from the computer, but it's a pretty fun interface, and a few languages on your resume always looks good. There's always the benefit of walking into a (French, Japanese, Portuguese, whatever) restaurant and talking to the waiter in his language. A little more graceful than pointing to the menu when you don�t know how to pronounce something... Get a bicycle, and ride it. It's addictive. Get a mountain bike and head to the woods. The IMBA has groups everywhere. Look around for local low-budget regional theater companies and see if anyone needs help with the stage crew. They usually don�t ask for a long commitment, since they only do a limited number of performances. Volunteer, since they cant afford to pay themselves as it is. I've found it to be quite interesting to socialize with theater people. My better half is/was a off-broadway actress, and when we are with her friends, I find myself hearing conversations and perspectives that I've never heard at a CFUG meeting. No offence, anyone, I'm an attendee, and glad to be, but it's nice to get away from tech-talk once in a while. Get a remote control plane. Funfunfunfunfunfunfun. Can get expensive, but doesn�t need to be. A decent package, gas or electric, can be had for less than $300. Build a remote control car, and give it to a younger relative for Christmas. ~bgl --> -----Original Message----- --> From: Timothy Heald [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] --> Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2002 10:09 AM --> To: CF-Community --> Subject: Hobbies --> --> 28 year old non-drinking or drugging married male seeks hobbies. --> --> I am spending way too much time in front of this damned screen. I need --> something to relax. Any suggestions? I don't have much in the way of --> play money, I figure I will just have to get back into America's Army in --> a serious way. --> --> Very tense lately. Starting to snap at co-workers and stuff. I wish I --> could just go get really really drunk, but I can't do that. --> --> --> Any way any ideas would be appreciated. --> --> Tim --> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
