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Old 03-10-2020, 07:36 PM   #41
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11 years ago (in 2009, and 10 years after I retried when I was 49) I restarted my childhood kart racing hobby. Since then, I've done a variety of sprint and enduro karting events (mostly rental - arrive-and-drive karting, up to22 each year) at a number of tracks along the east coast. At an 8 hour enduro last fall at Virginia International Raceway (where I teamed up with 3 other racers), I received an award for being the oldest participant. I was 69 at the time, the next oldest racer (of about 40) there was 58, and the youngest was 19.
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Old 03-10-2020, 07:57 PM   #42
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I have found myself returning to most of the hobbies of my youth:
1. Botanical art (studying for a certificate)
2. Working out (primarily lifting but also cardio and stretching)
3. Hiking in nature
4. Reading (science fiction, science, historical fiction, primarily)
5. Music (refreshing my knowledge of theory, will start piano lessons when done
with the art classes)
6. Vegetable gardening
7. Woodworking (on a small scale - don’t have much room for making sawdust)
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Old 03-10-2020, 08:11 PM   #43
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GRANDKIDS!
Qualifies as hobby, doesn't it?
Nothing even close to being as enjoyable and rewarding as time with them.

Like EV hooking up to a Charging Station, they keep me young!
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Old 03-11-2020, 12:43 AM   #44
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I've always been a reader so I still read a lot. But in the past 8 years I've written and published seven novels. No NYT best sellers yet but I average about 3 sales a day (Kindle).

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3. Hiking in nature
Thanks for the reminder. I get recurrent urges to get back into hiking. I loved romping around the Sierras when I was younger. I'm out in deep south flatland now, but I still enjoy a walk in the woods.

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But in the past 8 years I've written and published seven novels.
Very cool. I enjoy writing, too, though more non-fiction than fiction. I'm going to give blogging a whirl.
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Old 03-11-2020, 03:23 PM   #46
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I love PICKLEBALL! I'm not retired yet, but still manage to play 3 nights per week. I can't wait to hang it up and play EVERY DAY. Only 7.5 more years to go!
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