So just the other day a friend of mine called me a serial hobbyist, and even though he doesn’t know me that well, he’s right. To counter this accusation I am surrendering several hobbies — at least for now…
- Guitar playing – I haven’t learned a new song for over 10 years. It’s just fun to play the same stuff I already know. I’m not selling my guitar or anything; but I just won’t claim it as an official hobby.
- Photography – Yeah, I’m one of those guys who actually had his own darkroom for doing black and white photography. Those were cool times. I still have all the equipment, and I’ve been packing it around for 10 years now. I still like taking pictures, but I just do the point-and-shoot thing with a little Canon Elph. You tend to take less artsy stuff when you have 3 kids. So I’ll enjoy all the great kiddie shots, but photography is no longer a true hobby.
- Baseball card collecting – So I have 13,000 cards and I really don’t know what to do with them at this point. This is an easy hobby to give up, because I haven’t really done much with it for the last 15 years. Anyone want a ton of cool cards? You can have them as long as you promise to enjoy them.
There’s plenty more where that came from, but I want to shed my hobbies a few at a time. And don’t feel bad for me. There’s plenty more where that came from. This year I plan to add paintballing to my hobby collection. Remember, I am a serial hobbyist.