What are your Passions, Your Biggest Interests/Hobbies? - Page 2

Gangrene · 07-27-2012, 01:51 PM

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Originally Posted by FlagmanL11

Sailing and sailboat racing... (I am driving)

Can you barbeque on a boat ? Somehow I think you would have no problem getting NY area hampurites together if there was sea-hags, grog and shanties sing-alongs ...

Beautiful boat and photo btw.

Borgoguy · 07-27-2012, 01:52 PM

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Originally Posted by FlagmanL11

Thanks! I sail when ever I can, time permitting.

Everything with you is wind. Sailing, flags...

Seriously, that looks like so much fun.

Austin · 07-27-2012, 01:54 PM

The Jets, NFL, and sports in general
Movies, particularly summer blockbusters

I'd say I dedicate the majority of my free time to the above.

Fishooked · 07-27-2012, 01:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Borgoguy

Everything with you is wind. Sailing, flags...

Seriously, that looks like so much fun.

Flagman = Most Windburned JI Member

crossfire · 07-27-2012, 02:00 PM

I enjoy setting bear-traps to catch ninja teabaggers and then just sitting back with a cold beer and watching the ensuing hilarity.

AlwaysGreenAlwaysWhite · 07-27-2012, 02:01 PM

Golf (real and Golden Tee)

Softball

Music is cool but I'd rather listen to to Howard or something while I'm working...

Love movies and great TV shows... I could kill a whole day watching a marathon of a TV series...

Reading is casual for me... If I'm on vacation somewhere I tend to read more...

Drinking/making an arse of myself...

IX 7 III · 07-27-2012, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by crossfire

I enjoy setting bear-traps to catch ninja teabaggers and then just sitting back with a cold beer and watching the ensuing hilarity.

No pain no gain. Balls of steel here! Lol

...and i fade back to black.

quantum · 07-27-2012, 02:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Borgoguy

Hewn?

As for my passions: Writing, cooking, wine, playing guitar, all genres of music, and linguistics.

Judging by your posts, you are quite the accomplished and intelligent linguist.

Cunning, even.

ARodFLKeysJetsFan · 07-27-2012, 02:05 PM

For me, working out, camping, wildlife/nature photography, fishing & sports.......

My kids are a given, so, no need to state the obvious.....

JStokes · 07-27-2012, 02:07 PM

Movies

Reading (novels--no Non-fiction)

Cooking

Beer, wine and liquor

Travel

My kids

My sopne's HS hockey and lacrosse

Photograpy

The GF (most of the above activities we share--althought I don't let her near the kitchen other than to clean up and set the table)

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Borgoguy · 07-27-2012, 02:10 PM

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Originally Posted by quantum

Judging by your posts, you are quite the accomplished and intelligent linguist.

Cunning, even.

How did I know you would get my joke?

FlagmanL11 · 07-27-2012, 02:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Borgoguy

Everything with you is wind. Sailing, flags...

Seriously, that looks like so much fun.

Great sport, as with everything, not enough time to do it as much as I would like, but always fun when I get out.

This is little Hobie I get out on most often by my house, and actually sailed it all last winter as the lake did not freeze.

quantum · 07-27-2012, 02:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Borgoguy

How did I know you would get my joke?

pervs of a feather stick together?

Big L · 07-27-2012, 02:16 PM

Wine (Buy American!)

My family

Flying. Someday I hope to own and fly my own personal jet. Perhaps a Cirrus SF50-

Bonhomme Richard · 07-27-2012, 02:16 PM

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Originally Posted by JStokes

Hand strewn marionettes.

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I think the word is "hewn", you philistine.

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Originally Posted by FF2®

Currently I have 2.

Photography, both taking my own for my own personal satisfaction (I don't even show anyone) and looking at and discussing others work. It's endlessly fascinating to me. I am always fascinated at man's need to create art and its place in society, and the myriad of opinions on it.

See that, not just a soulless mouth-breathing chowd shut-in.

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Originally Posted by FlagmanL11

Sailing and sailboat racing... (I am driving)

God I would love to learn how to do that. I wanted to last year (I think I even asked you) and then I hurt my back -- a relentless injury I'm still dealing with.

Of course sports. I enjoy all sports, and I could watch any and all sports all day long, from football to tennis to rugby to auto racing to curling.

I love the game of golf. I love watching it and I love playing it (although I haven't picked up a club in months because of my back

). I don't even like to keep score... there's just something mystical and harmonious about walking through a course and the motion of the golf swing. It seriously is almost a spiritual experience for me.

Like FFdoots, I've also really gotten into photography the past couple of years. I only do travel photography but I'd love to get into sports photography too. Because of the photography I have a new appreciation for art and museums.

Politics is my main passion though. I love the horse-trading, the inside baseball, the drama of it all. Like the gears in a watch, politics and policymaking is the driving force of our daily lives.

JStokes · 07-27-2012, 02:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Bonhomme Richard

I think the word is "hewn", you philistine.

Yeah, Borgo already pointed that out. I was rushing to get my whitty quip in there before Timmy did.

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Fishooked · 07-27-2012, 02:21 PM

Obviously for me it's fishing. Its the only thing that can make me get up at 3:30 in the morning to be on the water well before sunrise.

We all have various interest levels that peak and valley, but that has been the one consistent thread in my life, since I learned when I was 5.

Now though its mostly about spending time with my girls and spoiling them. When I'm not either of the above, I'm either watching movies or playing videogames. I love the Fallout series & it truly functions as an escape. Its kind of hard for others who don't play to understand. Keeps me sane I reckon.

Oh, so all of that, and farts. Farts, glorious farts. And farting.

JStokes · 07-27-2012, 02:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Bonhomme Richard

I love the game of golf. I love watching it and I love playing it (although I haven't picked up a club in months because of my back

). I don't even like to keep score... there's just something mystical and harmonious about walking through a course and the motion of the golf swing. It seriously is almost a spiritual experience for me.

Have you read The Legend of Bagger Vance?

You basically just described it. Great read.

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Jetworks · 07-27-2012, 02:25 PM

There are things that I am passionate about which are a constant, like my family, music, exercise and football. For me it's all about self-actualization. Another step towards that is my path to becoming a nurse (or more). The amount of positive feedback about the decision to do so along with the accompanying pride it gives me is just amazing.

Less evolved are my hobbies of watches and PCs. As a lot of you know, I'm now looking to take up biking, so there's that, too. The next thing I want to do that I am really psyched about is Krav Maga.

I know that all seems somewhat ephemeral, but I believe that is how we grow as individuals.

crossfire · 07-27-2012, 02:26 PM

I'm pretty fortunate. I love my job so that makes life a lot better.

My passions are:

- My family (wife and 2 sons)
- sports (Jets, Yanks, Rangers)
- music
- wine
- history
- golf (will play my first round in nearly 1 1/2 years on Monday after having shoulder surgery. doc cleared me to play!)

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ARodFLKeysJetsFan Jets GM John Idzik is handling business.... Hall Of Fame Charter JI Member Join Date: May 1999 Location: Currently Norfolk, VA.... Posts: 18,327	For me, working out, camping, wildlife/nature photography, fishing & sports....... My kids are a given, so, no need to state the obvious..... Last edited by ARodFLKeysJetsFan; 07-27-2012 at 03:34 PM.

07-27-2012, 01:54 PM	#23
Austin WINNING All Pro Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Upper East Side Posts: 6,189	The Jets, NFL, and sports in general Movies, particularly summer blockbusters I'd say I dedicate the majority of my free time to the above.

07-27-2012, 02:00 PM	#25
crossfire Day by day, night after night... Blinded by the neon light Jets Insider VIP Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 5,682	I enjoy setting bear-traps to catch ninja teabaggers and then just sitting back with a cold beer and watching the ensuing hilarity.

07-27-2012, 02:01 PM	#26
AlwaysGreenAlwaysWhite is all out of fuCks to give... All Pro Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 7,454	Golf (real and Golden Tee) Softball Music is cool but I'd rather listen to to Howard or something while I'm working... Love movies and great TV shows... I could kill a whole day watching a marathon of a TV series... Reading is casual for me... If I'm on vacation somewhere I tend to read more... Drinking/making an arse of myself...

07-27-2012, 02:07 PM	#30
JStokes Hall Of Fame Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Bergen County, NJ Posts: 20,126	Movies Reading (novels--no Non-fiction) Cooking Beer, wine and liquor Travel My kids My sopne's HS hockey and lacrosse Photograpy The GF (most of the above activities we share--althought I don't let her near the kitchen other than to clean up and set the table) _

07-27-2012, 02:16 PM	#34
Big L Plus six thousand posts Veteran Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: It's all relative Posts: 1,066	Wine (Buy American!) My family Flying. Someday I hope to own and fly my own personal jet. Perhaps a Cirrus SF50-

07-27-2012, 02:21 PM	#37
Fishooked dealin' out shithands Hall Of Fame Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: teh interwebz Posts: 24,725	Obviously for me it's fishing. Its the only thing that can make me get up at 3:30 in the morning to be on the water well before sunrise. We all have various interest levels that peak and valley, but that has been the one consistent thread in my life, since I learned when I was 5. Now though its mostly about spending time with my girls and spoiling them. When I'm not either of the above, I'm either watching movies or playing videogames. I love the Fallout series & it truly functions as an escape. Its kind of hard for others who don't play to understand. Keeps me sane I reckon. Oh, so all of that, and farts. Farts, glorious farts. And farting.

07-27-2012, 02:25 PM	#39
Jetworks murse in training Jets Insider VIP Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Staten Island Posts: 7,471	There are things that I am passionate about which are a constant, like my family, music, exercise and football. For me it's all about self-actualization. Another step towards that is my path to becoming a nurse (or more). The amount of positive feedback about the decision to do so along with the accompanying pride it gives me is just amazing. Less evolved are my hobbies of watches and PCs. As a lot of you know, I'm now looking to take up biking, so there's that, too. The next thing I want to do that I am really psyched about is Krav Maga. I know that all seems somewhat ephemeral, but I believe that is how we grow as individuals.

07-27-2012, 02:26 PM	#40
crossfire Day by day, night after night... Blinded by the neon light Jets Insider VIP Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 5,682	I'm pretty fortunate. I love my job so that makes life a lot better. My passions are: - My family (wife and 2 sons) - sports (Jets, Yanks, Rangers) - music - wine - history - golf (will play my first round in nearly 1 1/2 years on Monday after having shoulder surgery. doc cleared me to play!)