I have been collecting coins and early US currency since '99. It keeps me engaged specially now that I'm retired. Also starting to look at collectibles from Washington, Lincoln & Grant. The history behind them can be fascinating.
Medals, original newspaper articles, paper money/notes etc. The medal below is one of my favorites. Engraved by Anthony Piquet, an employee of the United State mint in 1862. It is considered as one of the most beautiful medalets produced by the mint.
That sounds intriguing. What does the extra J mean?
No, my mid life crisis was years ago. It was red, Italian, very fast, and had two wheels. I like to cook on the grill, I’m venturing out beyond just meat. I’ve taken up golf. I’d like to take up becoming a better wing shooter but not competitive. Plus we’re RVers so that takes up a little of my time.
I keep saying I’m going to get better at golf but have not done it yet. I really enjoy hunting (deer, dove, duck, turkey), so that keeps me busy from September thru April. So I could golf from May through August but it usually gets hot pretty quick. Pretty easy to convince myself to throw something on the grill and sit by the pool during those months.
We just put in a pool last Fall, and I absolutely cannot wait to be floating on that thing in May with a beer in hand and baseball on tv. I’m also a golfer, so the setup that I’m scheming up now is a covered screen for sports/movies, but that can also double as a golf simulator.
I don't know, I'm so sick of the typical pace of play I might would rather play on a golf simulator at this point. I'm a terrible golfer and would finish 18 by myself in under 3 hours. In a foursome with just normal golfers that aren't rushing but aren't wasting a lot of time looking at puts from 4 different angles and wasting 10 minutes looking for a lost ball, it's 3 and a half to 4 hours. I don't know what people are doing to turn it into a 5 hours affair.
I’m lucky enough to have land behind my house that I can take my Labrador on a nice hour long hike a couple times per week. I also just go exploring through the woods where I hunt in the off-season this time of year. I’m in North Mississppi so the Trace has a few good trails too. I’d like to do it more. When my brother retires we may actually take some hiking trips.
I need to take this mentality when it comes to golf. I do enjoy when I’m out there. It’s just a frustrating sport but it is definitely a good way to spend time with friends outdoors.
Brewing, kayaking, fishing (trying to learn it). Coins and presidential election items sounds really interesting. I would be interested in that, but I already spend too much on brewing.
100% correct. Then add triple digit summer temps to everything you just said, and that’s where I started thinking…. What sounds better? 5 hours of heat and frustration or playing 9 simulated holes at Pebble Beach with a pool, grill, and cooler 5 feet away?
I've never understood this mindset. Every minute I get on a golf course is a good minute. I love the scenery, and if I get hung up I just drink a beer. I see no need to rush through it like I have somewhere better to be because.....I don't. If I'm going to go through all the pain in the asss of paying and driving out there and hauling clubs around, I'm enjoying it. And I want to play a nice course too.
I would rather be at the pool with a drink in hand or on a boat if the alternative is watching some jackass that hit a 3 wood 280 that one time 6 years ago with a 20 mph wind at his back wait for the green to clear on a par 5 while he's sitting 290 out. Also rather be at the pool or on the boat if the alternative is watching a bunch of hackers on their way to shooting in the mid to high 90's get everybody in their group to read a put from both sides of the hole. But slow play doesn't seem to be limited to bad golfers. I see lots of decent to good golfers play just painfully slow. If you're in a tournament, whatever. But if you are betting so much money that you feel the need to spend 3 minutes reading a putt, that means you're betting too much for your bankroll and you're a jackass. But also just generally, while the golf courses I normally play are nice, lots of the worst ones for pace of play aren't anything special as far as views. They are nice golf courses weaving through a housing development and it's not some picturesque view that much better than what you'd get at a local park.
I think you’ll enjoy the pool. We finished ours last spring, so last summer was our first with it. It definitely helps fill some dead time during the summer. Gets the kids outside and off the iPad as well. The maintenance on them is never as bad as some make it out to be either. However, I did grow up with one in the backyard, so maybe I’m just used to it. But during the summer, I may spend 30 or 45 minutes all week on maintenance.
