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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Waterbizkit" data-source="post: 9666945" data-attributes="member: 6802604">In no particular order:Reading. Mostly science fiction and fantasy, but I have a tendency to stray into philosophy from time to time when I want to pretend I have more than two brain cells to rub together. Culinary. And I use that rather large umbrella because while I've always enjoyed cooking, I really try to stretch my boundaries and try new things. I make a lot of things completely from scratch, and though while the process can be enriching, the juice isn't always worth the squeeze. I make an effort to find dishes from all over the world and try to make them myself to broaden my horizons a bit. I'm particularly fond of Mediterranean and Asian dishes, though I'm partial to Mexican food as well. I'm also fond of BBQ. Love to smoke damn near anything on my smoker or throw something on the flattop.Drinks. I refuse to say mixology, especially since I'm not just talking about cocktails... although, for the record, I can make a lot of lovely cocktails. I put a lot of effort into my bar.But I'm also talking coffee and tea. My coffee bar nearly rivals my cocktail bar. Pour over, espresso, cold brew. Usually a few varieties of whole bean coffee on hand from a handful of roasters I enjoy. And, as my wife prefers tea, I have a wide variety of loose leaf teas as well as some matcha.I've been venturing into sodas now as well. More to it than you'd think.Hiking. This one is simple. I like being outside. There's a lot of nice local places to hike, but we travel to a national park or two once a year and see some amazing places.Fishing. Mostly freshwater. Occasionally saltwater. Mostly from my kayak, which I find a lot nicer than shore fishing. You can get to a lot more spots and vary up what you want to fish for. This one leads nicely into...Kayaking. Even when not fishing, getting out on the kayak is a lot of fun. You can find a lot of nice, beautiful spots. And as long as long as its not a place that allows for speed boats, its usually nice and quiet too.Shooting. I don't own many guns. But I have enough. For now. I don't shoot competitively, I just train with what I've got to make sure I can effectively use them, even under duress. It's a lot fun, and satisfying to see the skills progress.Hunting. I only hunt what I intend to eat. Deer and turkey mostly. No trophies or shooting something for sport. If I'm going to kill it, I'm going to eat it... assuming its safe to do so of course. Gardening. Specifically herbs and vegetables. It's nice to go outside and grab an ingredient straight from the yard when I'm cooking, if the season is right anyway.That's all I've got. Outside of that there's my gaming hobbies and my professional interests.</blockquote>

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