What other Hobbies or Interests Do You Have?


Hello,
I was curious as to what other Hobbies or Interests do you have that also take up much of your time, energy and money or is Audio the only one for you?
Being a car enthusiast is definitely my first passion. Always reading about new cars and lusting after some classics.

For me, besides my interest in building a Audio System in the past few years, I am also a Car Enthusiast and Amateur Photographer (actually I hate using that term, more like a photo enthusiast because I consider myself a novice).
All 3 Hobbies have taken much of my time, energy and money. Sometimes I look back and think, wow, what have I done?
Could have saved all that money and time.
So I guess I should list my gear if I am talking about other hobbies:
Cars:

2016 Mustang GT 6 Speed (weekend car, a few modifications) and 2018 Subaru Forester XT (Daily Driver). Obviously both are performance oriented.

Camera Gear: Nikon D750 with Kit Lense, Nikon 50mm 1.8 Lense, Tamron 14-24MM 2.8G
Thnx

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Along with listening to my steereo, playing music has always been my first and foremost passion.  I play the violin.  Banjo.  Dobro.  Steel string acoustic guitars.  Electrics, both single-poled and Humbucker-ed. I eventually had to sell my grand piano but its replacement is a fine early 20th Century Mason-Hamlin upright.  For a while I was hooked on still photography.  I went deep enough into the hobby to drag a 4x5 field camera outfit (including tripod) on several vacations. Then there are the road racing bicycles.  Nothing can top 'em when it comes to beautifully-made precision instruments....  Well, maybe those fiddles.
My advanced-age chickenheartedness (spurred on by a couple of serious shunts) has seriously impeded my road bike mileage but I'm still devoted to the pastime.  I watch every bicycle race that shows up on MSNBC (which are many).  I miss Paul Sherwyn.  I spurn SRAM and covet Campy.  I've moved away from steel and have taken a liking to plastic (my nickname for carbon fiber).  My Bianchi Infinito is the perfect road steed for geriatrics.  Designed for the cobbled classics, the geometry is laid-back and fairly upright.  The ride is commendably soft.
geoffkait -- I've been an Alfa lover since time immemorial, but the only one I ever actually possessed was a rental sedan I had in Southern France about ten years ago.  And ya know, it may have been a bit under-powered but it was a heck of a good car. I felt like Tazio Nuvolari in the Mille Miglia.
My wife still uses sew-up/tubular tires on her Campy-ed out Colnago C59.  I went to clinchers when I heavily crashed my Time Edge Translink about ten years ago and replaced the twisted-up steed with my fully-built Bianchi Infinito.  Ya know what?  I don't miss 'em.
I did a lot of sailing in my younger days, thanks to a lot of friends & relatives who had boats.  It wasn't my favorite hobby.  I spent more than my share of time bent over the rail, feeding the fish.