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Mephisto2 · 06-07-2005, 02:18 PM

This board brings together a lot of interesting people with, presumably, some interesting hobbies. Please share them.

What do you consider your main (or favourite) hobby? Why? What drew you to it and what do you get out of it?

Me?

Well, I guess my only real hobby these days (if you can call it that) is reading. 95% of what I read is non-fiction. A good mixture of history and science (more specifically, history of the holocaust, WWII, WWI, American Civil War, French Revolution, Russian history; anthropology, genetics, paleo-anthropology; evolutionary theory, physics, cosmology etc). In other words, almost everything I find interesting.

Why do I like my hobby? I have an unquenchable thirst for knowledge. I thank my mother for that who told me at a very young age, when I looked up into her face and asked her Mum, why are you reading all the time?!!, "Son, knowledge is its own reward".

Thanks mum. You were right.

Mr Mephisto

PS - I harbour pipedreams of getting into wooden model boat building when our house is complete and I have my own workshop. Oh, the joy of some private "man space" with no girly stuff lying around...

PPS - On rereading this, I just realized I sound like an old fart. Christ, when did that happen?!

06-07-2005, 02:18 PM	#1 (permalink)
Mephisto2 Junkie	What is your hobby and why? This board brings together a lot of interesting people with, presumably, some interesting hobbies. Please share them. What do you consider your main (or favourite) hobby? Why? What drew you to it and what do you get out of it? Me? Well, I guess my only real hobby these days (if you can call it that) is reading. 95% of what I read is non-fiction. A good mixture of history and science (more specifically, history of the holocaust, WWII, WWI, American Civil War, French Revolution, Russian history; anthropology, genetics, paleo-anthropology; evolutionary theory, physics, cosmology etc). In other words, almost everything I find interesting. Why do I like my hobby? I have an unquenchable thirst for knowledge. I thank my mother for that who told me at a very young age, when I looked up into her face and asked her Mum, why are you reading all the time?!!, "Son, knowledge is its own reward". Thanks mum. You were right. Mr Mephisto PS - I harbour pipedreams of getting into wooden model boat building when our house is complete and I have my own workshop. Oh, the joy of some private "man space" with no girly stuff lying around... PPS - On rereading this, I just realized I sound like an old fart. Christ, when did that happen?!