What Are You Passionate About?

@NotCompSavvy I love to look at Frisians but they require a lot of care, even if I could afford one. Martha Stewart has owned Frisians for years. She can honestly ride a horse. I watched her cross a creek with Ted Turner on a documentary some years back. I didn’t watch the horse, I watched her and her hands — she can ride. Frisians are too big for the type of trail riding I always liked to do.

@Medusa Tennessee Walkers, overall, have the most forgiving and people oriented disposition one could ask for in a horse. If you happened to run across some of the Big Lick videos, those are the “one percenters” of wealthy owners whose only interest is winning at any cost. 😡

Also, @Medusa you are doing a HUGE service by volunteering ❤️❤️. The equineTherapy programs and other barns need more folks like you😇😇

@JustBonee My family & friends thought I “needed to come home” after my husband passed last year. I replied “mayhaps they all forgot who they were making suggestions to”. I replied that I AM home and I’m staying on this farm until my end time, if I have my way.

You do what is comfortable for you and brings you peace. It’s amazing to me, how all of a sudden we might not know our own minds the day we hit “old age”😡

Regarding your family’s dog: OMG! I LOVELOVELOVE him❤️❤️❤️
 

Imogene said:
@NotCompSavvy I love to look at Frisians but they require a lot of care, even if I could afford one. Martha Stewart has owned Frisians for years. She can honestly ride a horse. I watched her cross a creek with Ted Turner on a documentary some years back. I didn’t watch the horse, I watched her and her hands — she can ride. Frisians are too big for the type of trail riding I always liked to do.

@Medusa Tennessee Walkers, overall, have the most forgiving and people oriented disposition one could ask for in a horse. If you happened to run across some of the Big Lick videos, those are the “one percenters” of wealthy owners whose only interest is winning at any cost. 😡

Also, @Medusa you are doing a HUGE service by volunteering ❤️❤️. The equineTherapy programs and other barns need more folks like you😇😇

@JustBonee My family & friends thought I “needed to come home” after my husband passed last year. I replied “mayhaps they all forgot who they were making suggestions to”. I replied that I AM home and I’m staying on this farm until my end time, if I have my way.

You do what is comfortable for you and brings you peace. It’s amazing to me, how all of a sudden we might not know our own minds the day we hit “old age”😡

Regarding your family’s dog: OMG! I LOVELOVELOVE him❤️❤️❤️
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Martha Stewart as you know very much the animal person and loved her show when it was on her property , she would show her animals .

She was into chow chows which surprised me as not known as best dogs temperament wise .
 
KSav said:
Ocean liners! I started out like most people do with a focus on the Titanic and then branched out to the Lusitania, Normandie (my favorite!), Andrea Doria, and pretty much any classic liner; there are too many to mention. My collection of ocean liner books is probably the most valuable thing I own.

Music, music, music. I couldn't live without it. I wanted a career in music therapy, but I can't play an instrument or compose.

I also love history and have read up a lot on various mysteries/classic stories, such as the Franklin Expedition, the Dyatlov Pass incident, the Donner Party, and more.

And, of course, books. I'm happiest with my nose stuck in a book.

This is an interesting thread; thanks for starting it, @Medusa.
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The tragedy of the Lusitania strikes me as particularly sad because it was potentially preventable. I wonder what made the captain disregard the warnings.
 

KSav said:
Ocean liners! I started out like most people do with a focus on the Titanic and then branched out to the Lusitania, Normandie (my favorite!), Andrea Doria, and pretty much any classic liner; there are too many to mention. My collection of ocean liner books is probably the most valuable thing I own.

Music, music, music. I couldn't live without it. I wanted a career in music therapy, but I can't play an instrument or compose.

I also love history and have read up a lot on various mysteries/classic stories, such as the Franklin Expedition, the Dyatlov Pass incident, the Donner Party, and more.

And, of course, books. I'm happiest with my nose stuck in a book.

This is an interesting thread; thanks for starting it, @Medusa.
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Are you familiar with the steamship “Pulaski”, dubbed the Titanic of the South? I only recently learned about it.

Steamship Pulaski (1838)

I am also familiar with a few of the more famous expeditions.. The Donner Pass story is chilling, if the reports are to be believed.
 
Imogene said:
Are you familiar with the steamship “Pulaski”, dubbed the Titanic of the South? I only recently learned about it.

Steamship Pulaski (1838)

I am also familiar with a few of the more famous expeditions.. The Donner Pass story is chilling, if the reports are to be believed.
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I've heard only a little about the Pulaski. I should read up on it. It reminds me a bit of the SS Central America.
 
Medusa said:
The tragedy of the Lusitania strikes me as particularly sad because it was potentially preventable. I wonder what made the captain disregard the warnings.
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Capt. Turner didn't disregard the warnings, in my opinion. There were a lot of missteps on England's part. The ship wasn't warned of U-boat activity in the area, so he opted not to zig-zag; neither was it provided with the promised escort.

Side note: We used to have a vanity plate on one of our cars that read WMTRNR. (The other one was CQD MGY, the Titanic's distress call and Marconi ID.) My husband thought it was incredibly geeky—of course it was!—and swore he'd tell anyone who asked that William Turner was an obscure sports figure. Spoilsport. :ROFLMAO:
 
After reading the now 3+ pages of posts, the one factor missing herein because it is embarrassing to admit such, is that what many people are actually MOST passionate all their adult life is the pursuit of wealth, money, $$$, especially when such reaches the level of chronic emotionally reinforcing gambling that is epidemic now, permeating our societies with increasing ethical and moral rot.
 
KSav said:
Capt. Turner didn't disregard the warnings, in my opinion. There were a lot of missteps on England's part. The ship wasn't warned of U-boat activity in the area, so he opted not to zig-zag; neither was it provided with the promised escort.

Side note: We used to have a vanity plate on one of our cars that read WMTRNR. (The other one was CQD MGY, the Titanic's distress call and Marconi ID.) My husband thought it was incredibly geeky—of course it was!—and swore he'd tell anyone who asked that William Turner was an obscure sports figure. Spoilsport. :ROFLMAO:
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Well, that was interesting. The little blurb I read was wrong then in saying that the captain disregarded the warnings.

I LOVE your vanity plates!
 
David777 said:
After reading the now 3+ pages of posts, the one factor missing herein because it is embarrassing to admit such, is that what many people are actually MOST passionate all their adult life is the pursuit of wealth, money, $$$, especially when such reaches the level of chronic emotionally reinforcing gambling that is epidemic now, permeating our societies with increasing ethical and moral rot.
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When I went back to school, about ten years ago, I learned in Sociology why gambling is so addictive. I don't remember the intricacies of it now, but is has something to do with the way the hope for a potential outcome affects the brain's reward system.

I have to say that I feel sorry for people with gambling (or any, really) addictions. Addiction is such a terrible, difficult trap to be caught in. I don't think anyone sets out for a life like that.
 
The homeless situation in our cities.

In our neighbourhood, there is construction happening, to house low-income, and homeless citizens. Sad to say, many people were against it.

Too many people can't seem to understand that poverty can come about for anyone .. due to circumstances beyond their control.
 
Medusa said:
When I went back to school, about ten years ago, I learned in Sociology why gambling is so addictive. I don't remember the intricacies of it now, but is has something to do with the way the hope for a potential outcome affects the brain's reward system.

I have to say that I feel sorry for people with gambling (or any, really) addictions. Addiction is such a terrible, difficult trap to be caught in. I don't think anyone sets out for a life like that.
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Gambling addiction has always fascinated me, too. When we lived in rural Nevada there were slot machines not only in the supermarkets and the corner stores but even in the laundromats (!).
 
When I was 22, living & working in Vancouver, I knew I wanted to move to country living... nature close, food garden, fruit trees, etc. One of my neighbors told me a lecture by a sea captain was scheduled at Simon Fraser University, the topic being his understanding of the plight of the world's environment (Earth's ecosystems). Would I like to go with her to the lecture?

Soon after that hour-long talk and Q&A, I joined a couple of Vancouver's recently formed environmental groups. All that sort of effort was just starting to burst out. Three years later, when I did move out to the countryside, my relocation was unmistakably into the living planet. A forest surrounding me... squirrels, packrats, a wide variety of birds, deer, black bears. A lake not far off. Most of the people my age living nearby were hikers, swimmers, and canoeists.

One thing led to another and I got involved with a local effort to create a provincial park out of section of ridge forest rising above the lake. Later got involved in local residents' forestry-reform activism. That sort of involvement has remained very important to me up to the present.
 
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Like others I do many crossword puzzles. I gave up the NY Times for the free online LA Times and others between checking out I Can Has Cheezburger. Mostly I enjoy creating. I have hundreds of watercolors, acrylics and pen and inks. Here are a couple that I won prizes for.
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JBR said:
When I was 22, living & working in Vancouver, I knew I wanted to move to country living... nature close, food garden, fruit trees, etc. One of my neighbors told me a lecture by a sea captain was scheduled at Simon Fraser University, the topic being his understanding of the plight of the world's environment (Earth's ecosystems). Would I like to go with her to the lecture?

Soon after that hour-long talk and Q&A, I joined a couple of Vancouver's recently formed environmental groups. All that sort of effort was just starting to burst out. Three years later, when I did move out to the countryside, my relocation was unmistakably into the living planet. A forest surrounding me... squirrels, packrats, a wide variety of birds, deer, black bears. A lake not far off. Most of the people my age living nearby were hikers, swimmers, and canoeists.

One thing led to another and I got involved with a local effort to create a provincial park out of section of ridge forest rising above the lake. Later got involved in local residents' forestry-reform activism. That sort of involvement has remained very important to me up to the present.
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I looked it up and learned that a provincial park is similar to a state park here. Were you able to complete it?
Seems a noble pursuit, reclaiming pieces of the planet.
 
NotCompSavvy said:
I also love sleep but sadly the days of sleeping even a straight 4 hours are gone so I set aside 9 or 10 hours for sleep but it is broken sleep .

You can get straight 8 hours ?

I have friends who can no problem .
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No, haven't been able to get 8 straight for over 15 years. I usually get about 4 or 5 hours of sleep before the first trip to the bathroom. Usually fall back asleep for an hour or so. DW gets up at 4:45am to let the dogs out, I roll over at attempt to get some more sleep. Many nights after waking and not falling back asleep, I'll just be comfortable, laying still and trying to not think about everything I've even said or done or thought of for the last 40 years. :eek:
 
Paco Dennis said:
I have become passionate about making something of value out of seemingly stuff that will be thrown away. I have used common everyday trash, and made something symbolically useful. These efforts of the heart are many times very temporary. That is a part of learning to be frugal. :)

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What did you make?
 

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