What Is This Hobby?

I frequently see in this forum references to "this hobby" and I'm always a little confused by the phrase. What exactly is this hobby?

onhwy6107-23-2010 7:03pm

ebm Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 9,311 posts 07-30-2010 at 03:50pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Wonderful music in home almost as good as live.
orpheus10 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 8,668 posts 08-07-2010 at 08:13pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete A hobby is building model airplanes; this is an obsession.
tpreaves Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 2,687 posts 08-07-2010 at 10:13pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete 08-07-10: Orpheus10 A hobby is building model airplanes; this is an obsession. Some people are obsessed with building model airplanes.
onhwy61 OP Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 5,257 posts 08-09-2010 at 12:45pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Orpheus10, please describe what you're obsessed about.
orpheus10 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 8,668 posts 08-27-2010 at 08:39pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Onhwy61, first I want to apologize for such a long time span between your question and my answer. I was obsessed with critical listening. Now I realize that was foolish. Imagine a plane that overshoots the runway by 10 miles. I should have stopped a long time ago and listened exclusively to the music.