Great thread ...
My wife makes fun of me as she says I don't have hobbies, I have obsessions...That may have played into the naming of this site btw
I do love to write, not claiming any particular aptitude on that front, but I'm pretty proud of some of the stuff I've produced for my personal blog. I actually believe I could get published if I ever had a really inspired idea for a novel. Someday I'd like to take a crack at that.
I used to be a big time gardener. I grew 90% of the plants in my yard and used to grow a serious vegetable garden, but I've let a series of high stress jobs take me away from that. I'm changing jobs in a month, and going to try to get back to some of the things I love, particularly gardening.
I homebrew as well as most of you know. Gotten away from that as well over the past year, although have a batch of Chocolate Stout brewing as we speak and plan to make a holiday red ale this weekend.
I love cycling and physical fitness. I used to be a big-time runner and roadracer but got sidelined with a major nerve disorder in my early 30's (they didn't even have a name for it back then) and lost some of the innervation to my diaphragm, so I really struggle trying to run since then, but am able to do some pretty hard core cycling. My brother and I ride together a lot and he's my best bud so that's a really positive part of my life.
I cook every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday night, Extreme and I share that love. My wife is not, unfortunately, a 'foodie', so sometimes I'm my own biggest fan on that front, although my kids like it when I cook
I also play around with the piano and guitar, self taught.
And of course, helping keep a couple of websites going might be considered a major hobby. I have learned a lot about the technical side of webmastering over the years and I'm proud that many of the modifications and hacks that add something special to this place, I either helped create or found and installed. Between Om and myself, it's amazing what we've been able to do with absolutely no tech experience between the two of us.
I would say, if there are people who live to work, and folks who work to live, I am definitely in the latter group. It is my hobbies and non-work interests that keep me going in life.