What are your (non-hn-related) hobbies?
paddy_m: Sailing and skiing.
I have really gotten into sailing recently, especially racing.  There is so much beauty, skill, and thinking in the sport.I am a huge f1 fan.  I either go to a meetup to watch the race (normally at 7am).  Normally in addition I download a British feed of Friday practice 1 and 2 (speedtv only shows p2), Saturday p3, and qualifying.  F1 has a lot of political intrigue, tactics and technology.I'm not into a lot of traditional geek hobbies.  I could care less about comics, sci-fi, or video games.  Comics and sci-fi have just never done much for me,  I just couldn't get into them.  I enjoy video games when I play them, but they are just too much of a time sink, so I stay away.  The first person shooters seem to require a large amount of skill and practice, when I play them I fell hopelessly lost.