Post AX5TXUVsVYhwWEM0Js by objectinspace@freeradical.zone
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(DIR) Post #AX5Sakbz0jZvMVCSCO by tek@freeradical.zone
2023-06-26T15:15:59Z
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Me, minding my own business.Mouser Electronics email out of the blue: YOU SHOULD DUST OFF YOUR HAM LICENSEOh sure, I need more distractions right now.
(DIR) Post #AX5TNLwjVLRr3N54Lo by tek@freeradical.zone
2023-06-26T15:24:45Z
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BTW, an ADHD doc asked me about my hobbies, and pointed to things like this as diagnostic proof.Me: Ham radio looks fun. I should get an Extra-class license.Me: I should become a certified scuba diver.Me: *owns bowling shoes*Me: *owns full soccer get-up*Me: *owns a guitar*Me: *owns production-grade music gear*Me: *recently booked an appointment to learn paddle boarding*Me: *looks at an incomplete ship in a bottle model kit*Me: “What? I see no pattern here!”
(DIR) Post #AX5TXUVsVYhwWEM0Js by objectinspace@freeradical.zone
2023-06-26T15:26:37Z
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@tek This is way too relatable.
(DIR) Post #AX5TjSRc1eB9Zs44ga by cinja@hackers.town
2023-06-26T15:28:44Z
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@tek Totally do the paddle boarding. We got into it 2 years ago and never looked back.Taken about 20 minutes from my house.Also, I have 100% reset forgotten about passwords and taken meetings from the river 😁 We have gotten up at 530 to get a morning sunrise paddle in before work.
(DIR) Post #AX5VhUalGn59ZEXDN2 by rawcodefarmer@indieweb.social
2023-06-26T15:27:17Z
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@tek This is 100% me too! Some people get down in the dumps about this, but my take is that we get to try all these amazing fun hobbies, some of which stick! Others will never know what they might be missing out on by not trying new things!
(DIR) Post #AX5VhVaRZSQEeXOTVw by tek@freeradical.zone
2023-06-26T15:50:49Z
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@rawcodefarmer I like the term "well rounded”.I totally agree! "How do you know you won't like mountaineering?" “Because I tried it and it wasn't for me.”(My advice to my kids about living in different places before settling down for a while is very similar. Maybe your hometown really is the best place in the world for you, but how would you be content in that thinking until you've tried the alternatives?)
(DIR) Post #AX5VkvFAdTN95x4Tmy by tek@freeradical.zone
2023-06-26T15:51:27Z
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@cinja That’s beautiful!It was all Mrs Tek’s idea, but I thought it sounded like a grand time and I'm all on board.
(DIR) Post #AX5Vw7hsdehSvxqCtE by tek@freeradical.zone
2023-06-26T15:53:23Z
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@naf Well, fine. Looks like I’m adding pottery to that list.(I totally get that, though. The things you mention sound like they'd be catnip to me.)
(DIR) Post #AX5XpJW4X4aJRSCNG4 by tek@freeradical.zone
2023-06-26T16:14:37Z
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@naf @r343l Nice! 😀But for real, I forwarded your earlier post to my kid, who's taking GenEd classes right now and might be interested in exploring it. Thanks for the info!
(DIR) Post #AX5fqvD0g33UGYYmsS by dpreacher@freeradical.zone
2023-06-26T17:44:35Z
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@tek we laminate our llicenses... no dust problems.
(DIR) Post #AX5iN4MeNA2zpuWgSm by cinja@hackers.town
2023-06-26T18:12:47Z
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@tek if you have any questions about it, feel free to ask. :) It's really relaxing. I encourage
(DIR) Post #AX68K20rFxswTzXr6G by frotz@freeradical.zone
2023-06-26T23:02:19Z
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@tek I did get scuba certified when I lived in SoCal. To me scuba diving felt like the closest I'd ever get to going into space. The attention to detail, the calculations, the real chance you could die if you don't do things properly... of all the hobbies I've picked up and let go idle it's my favorite.I haven't been since I moved to the East Coast (I am not a fan of the Atlantic), but I still drag my gear around w/ me when moving. Just in case.