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What other Hobbies or Interests Do You Have?

Hello,
I was curious as to what other Hobbies or Interests do you have that also take up much of your time, energy and money or is Audio the only one for you?
Being a car enthusiast is definitely my first passion. Always reading about new cars and lusting after some classics.

For me, besides my interest in building a Audio System in the past few years, I am also a Car Enthusiast and Amateur Photographer (actually I hate using that term, more like a photo enthusiast because I consider myself a novice).
All 3 Hobbies have taken much of my time, energy and money. Sometimes I look back and think, wow, what have I done?
Could have saved all that money and time.
So I guess I should list my gear if I am talking about other hobbies:
Cars:

2016 Mustang GT 6 Speed (weekend car, a few modifications) and 2018 Subaru Forester XT (Daily Driver). Obviously both are performance oriented.

Camera Gear: Nikon D750 with Kit Lense, Nikon 50mm 1.8 Lense, Tamron 14-24MM 2.8G
Thnx

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mijostyn
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richopp
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Also remember like yesterday eating at the Williamsburg Inn Sunday Buffet in the late 1950's, early 1960's and enjoying REAL Smithfield Ham there.  Never forget the taste of it, and have not been able to find anything the same since then...but I enjoy looking!

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chilehed
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In approximate order of time investment:
Beekeeping
Gardening (mostly vegetable)
Cooking indoor and outdoors on my Big Green Egg
Home / yard maintenance
Ice Skating
Fermenting things (Beer, Wine, Mead, Kombucha)
Distilling
Golf
Listening to live music 
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geoffkait
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Once upon a time my hobby was fixing and repairing Alfa Romeos. I had five count ‘em in a row. The most fun of any car to have in the shop. I took my car once to an Alfa dealer and asked for a rough estimate so they beat the crap out of me.
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