Other Hobbies - Outside of Gym or Working Out

[+ Pensant]

18 hours ago, ICTJOCK said:

Thanks Chris,  I loved teaching horsemanship.

While I rode a bit growing up in the country in Bucks County, I still love wearing the boots! I’m an avid road, mountain and gravel cyclist, love walking and hiking, reading and writing. I also do a fair amount of traveling. Lifting three times a week: modified x-fit. The past year I’ve been especially working on my core, and can now pop out five sets of ten toes-to-the bar. I’d love to resume tennis (I’ll need a coach). Any every year I vow to start piano lessons. 2024?

Edited September 25, 2023 by Pensant

[ICTJOCK]

2 minutes ago, Pensant said:

While I rode a bit growing up in the country in Bucks County, I still love wearing the boots! I’m an avid road, mountain and gravel cyclist, love walking and hiking, reading and writing. I also do a fair amount of traveling. Lifting three times a week: modified x-fit. The past year I’ve been especially working on my core, and can now pop out five sets of ten toes-to-the bar. I’d love to resume tennis (I’ll need a coach). Any every year I vow to start piano lessons. 2024?

You look like you are ready to ride "hunt seat" (English style).    All that's missing is a riding crop!   lol

[+ Pensant]

1 minute ago, ICTJOCK said:

All that's missing is a riding crop! 

Oh believe me, I do have a riding crop. Comes in handy with bedroom “training”!

[adunn1992]

8 hours ago, MikeBiDude said:

+1

any recommendations on your end @MikeBiDude

[+ BobPS]

1 hour ago, Pensant said:

While I rode a bit growing up in the country in Bucks County, I still love wearing the boots! I’m an avid road, mountain and gravel cyclist, love walking and hiking, reading and writing. I also do a fair amount of traveling. Lifting three times a week: modified x-fit. The past year I’ve been especially working on my core, and can now pop out five sets of ten toes-to-the bar. I’d love to resume tennis (I’ll need a coach). Any every year I vow to start piano lessons. 2024?

BTW, that is a beautiful rug. The boots aren’t bad either!

[Guest]

2 hours ago, Pensant said:

While I rode a bit growing up in the country in Bucks County, I still love wearing the boots! I’m an avid road, mountain and gravel cyclist, love walking and hiking, reading and writing. I also do a fair amount of traveling. Lifting three times a week: modified x-fit. The past year I’ve been especially working on my core, and can now pop out five sets of ten toes-to-the bar. I’d love to resume tennis (I’ll need a coach). Any every year I vow to start piano lessons. 2024?

That's pretty remarkable 👏🏽 Good job! Love love the rug btw 👌🏽 

.... and for the piano 🎹, it's never too late. I did ok trying to re-learn on my own during the Pandemic but finding a good teacher to meet with weekly was my game changer. I can appreciate all that you do to spend your time and energy doing 🙌🏽

[Rudynate]

23 hours ago, Vin_Marco said:

   I do love Bertrand Russell  famously saying , " the time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time " 😜

I'll remember that - because I do love to waste time.

[Rudynate]

23 hours ago, Rudynate said:

I also work at the piano.  My skill level is probably late intermediate or early advanced.  A few years ago, I tried an experiment.  One of my favorite pieces is the 3rd movement of the Moonlight Sonata - a virtuoso piece.  I thought, "Why couldn't I acquire the required skills as I'm learning the piece?"   So I started on it, worked on it for a few years.  I finally got it to the point where people who don't know music thought it was amazing, but people who know music would say "not bad."  I haven't given up on it though, I just realized you have to have a teacher for a piece of that difficulty.   I just found a simple transcript of the Overture to Bach's Cantata #29 (the Ratswahl Cantata). So I'm ready to take that on.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgbk9tyJVyA

I found this angelic boy this morning on youtube.

[ICTJOCK]

4 hours ago, Pensant said:

Oh believe me, I do have a riding crop. Comes in handy with bedroom “training”!

We'll have to talk about that "training"  sometime.   Just call me curious.

[+ Pensant]

3 hours ago, ICTJOCK said:

We'll have to talk about that "training"  sometime.   Just call me curious.

It makes for an obedient partner, although some like a few hard whacks.

[CuriousByNature]

On 9/24/2023 at 9:58 AM, Vin_Marco said:

. I don't expect to turn into Vladimir Horowitz

I certainly hope not.  At least not for another 60 years or so...

[Guest]

21 minutes ago, CuriousByNature said:

I certainly hope not.  At least not for another 60 years or so...

😝Volodya  🙌🏽

[adunn1992]

16 hours ago, CuriousByNature said:

I certainly hope not.  At least not for another 60 years or so...

I guess that's where this emoji got it's inspiration from haha 😛

[samhexum]

On 9/24/2023 at 1:59 PM, ICTJOCK said:

I am definitely a multi faceted person...   Astronomy,  travel, art.

On 9/24/2023 at 4:28 PM, dbar123 said:

Several years ago I retired and moved across the country. Much of my time is spent exploring the new environment but I also supplement the free time with biking, wrestling and dining with fellow retirees that I’ve met in town

Wrestling with fellow retirees, huh?  Do you all wear singlets?  And is there an ambulance crew on stand-by?

[samhexum]

On 9/24/2023 at 1:14 PM, Rudynate said:

One of my favorite pieces is the 3rd movement of the Moonlight Sonata

From one of my top-10 all-time favorite sitcom episodes:

I can't get the clip to start where I want it to, but check it out at the 6:22 mark.

 

Edited September 30, 2023 by samhexum
for shits and giggles

[samhexum]

I DON'T MEAN TO KNITPICK, BUT I AGREE...

[Marc in Calif]

On 9/24/2023 at 9:01 PM, youngboldone said:

Middlesex - Jeffrey Eugenides 

+1  👏

And I'd add A Gentleman in Moscow, by Amor Towles.

Edited October 17, 2023 by Marc in Calif

[Marc in Calif]

On 9/30/2023 at 12:00 AM, samhexum said:

I can't get the clip to start where I want it to, but check it out at the 6:22 mark.

The link goes to a clip that's only one minute long.

[samhexum]

1 hour ago, Marc in Calif said:

The link goes to a clip that's only one minute long.

It opens to a full episode for me, but the wrong one.

[Stormy]

I’m an artist.  Maybe you’ve seen some of my work….

[Marc in Calif]

38 minutes ago, samhexum said:

It opens to a full episode for me, but the wrong one.

Because you edited your original post and changed the URL!

[samhexum]

23 minutes ago, Marc in Calif said:

Because you edited your original post and changed the URL!

No, that's not why.  It's because the guy who uploaded many episodes has deleted a lot of them, and I can't seem to find that episode anywhere on youtube right now.

[KrisParr]

On 9/24/2023 at 1:14 PM, Rudynate said:

I also work at the piano.  My skill level is probably late intermediate or early advanced.  A few years ago, I tried an experiment.  One of my favorite pieces is the 3rd movement of the Moonlight Sonata - a virtuoso piece.  I thought, "Why couldn't I acquire the required skills as I'm learning the piece?"   So I started on it, worked on it for a few years.  I finally got it to the point where people who don't know music thought it was amazing, but people who know music would say "not bad."  I haven't given up on it though, I just realized you have to have a teacher for a piece of that difficulty.   I just found a simple transcript of the Overture to Bach's Cantata #29 (the Ratswahl Cantata). So I'm ready to take that on.

Check this out  

 

https://youtu.be/-mDutwhwZDM?si=Cen90By19ERvGUwq

[Rudynate]

5 hours ago, KrisParr said:

Check this out  

 

https://youtu.be/-mDutwhwZDM?si=Cen90By19ERvGUwq

Yes I’ve seen it-a cutie playing Beethoven sonatas shirtless- luv it!

[+ Charlie]

On 10/17/2023 at 11:00 AM, Marc in Calif said:

+1  👏

And I'd add A Gentleman in Moscow, by Amor Towles.

I loved A Gentleman in Moscow, which was recommended to me by a friend in the publishing business.