During lunch today, I was talking with my co-workers. The discussion of hobbies came up. Principally that I should get a few new ones. The basic idea was that when my mortgage is paid off, (which should be next year) I’ll have a lot more liquid finances. You are only young once, so I should take up an expensive hobby.
The president of our division spends his spare money on astronomy equipment. Another co-worker is in to photography. Yet another is spending time sailing and building remote control airplanes.
I guess I’ll need to find something distinctive for myself. I’ll need some ideas first. I don’t think skydiving will be on the list.

In a somewhat related note, I got a raise today. They called it a merit increase. It’s only 1.5% more, so it feels more like a cost-of-living increase. Still more money is good.