What do you do for fun?

This is so true of me, as well.

Now I'm trying to get the hang of tying a proper bow tie without referring to instructions. It's a muscle memory issue.
I keep an image like this on my phone to bail myself out:


The hardest part for me is step #7 because I have difficulty finding that hole.

Something that surprised me was learning that it is topologically the same knot (a sort of reef knot) as when you tie a shoelace.
Still not easy to transfer the skills from foot to neck.

Now I'm trying to get the hang of tying a proper bow tie without referring to instructions. It's a muscle memory issue.
I keep an image like this on my phone to bail myself out:


The hardest part for me is step #7 because I have difficulty finding that hole.

Something that surprised me was learning that it is topologically the same knot (a sort of reef knot) as when you tie a shoelace.
Still not easy to transfer the skills from foot to neck.

Interesting but the diagram isn't of any use to me.  I can tie a bow tie on myself.  Dont use a mirror until its done and then just the fiddling to get it balanced and attractive is left.  Like you said, its a muscle memory thing.  I dont remember how I learned.  Maybe my dad

Now I'm trying to get the hang of tying a proper bow tie without referring to instructions. It's a muscle memory issue.
I keep an image like this on my phone to bail myself out:


The hardest part for me is step #7 because I have difficulty finding that hole.

Something that surprised me was learning that it is topologically the same knot (a sort of reef knot) as when you tie a shoelace.
Still not easy to transfer the skills from foot to neck.

Interesting but the diagram isn't of any use to me.  I can tie a bow tie on myself.  Dont use a mirror until its done and then just the fiddling to get it balanced and attractive is left.  Like you said, its a muscle memory thing.  I dont remember how I learned.  Maybe my dad

I  had a friend in the UK show me how and it took some time before I got it right.  When I was teaching, I'd occasionally wear bow ties instead of regular ones and was known for them.  I once had a principal tease me and insisted that it was a clip-on.  I just looked right at him and, with one hand, undid the tie.  It was worth it just to see his jaw drop.  I then proceeded to retie it while looking at him instead of a mirror.  Needless to say, that was one of my better moments.  However, it has been so many years since I wore one that I have forgotten how to tie them and would have to relearn.  Being retired, I almost never wear a tie of any sort so the effort to relearn isn't worth it to me.

John, good luck with the learning curve; you'll get there.

prior to having our daughter, my wife and I liked to travel to new places, try out new restaurants and check out the different breweries in said new places. now we don't have the time for that right now, but hopefully we'll get back to that again when my daughter is a little older.

since we live a more sedentary life for now, I've taken a keen liking to ancestry work...

Drums, weight training, sps coral, mouthbrooding cichlids of lake tanganyika, razor honing, tattoos, scuba diving, music snobbery, coffee, my wife and kids, dogs and cats, snakes.

Apart from my one "hobby" ....making shaving brushes I like to shoot and also reload my own ammo.
Then I love to ride. Yes, on a horse.
This one is Hallie, Kiger mustang. Her owner's daughter went to France to study at the famous Cadre Noir in Saumur for a year, and later go on to Uni for law there.
Hallie was not ridden for some two years due the rider being away. When covid hit, another horse I was leasing was taken to different barn with less restrictions, and I was out of a mount.
My trainer (in the one picture below) had the idea I might try Hallie - but the trainer was pretty sure it may not work out. How wrong she was, Hallie and I seem to be good match.
She is a beautiful horse, and I was able to buy her last August since the owner also moved to France. I really love this one, she is the sweetest horse (at least to me...), she does not like many others, especially females, except my wife and trainer. We did some shows late in 2020 and quite a few last year. Due to my age (old guy) there are not many classes we can go in, but we were able to win the Circuit Grand Champion ribbon for the Outreach Silver Stirrup class at Nona Garson's Ridge at Riverview here in beautiful New Jersey.

Very nice. I did 3 day eventing for many years in my younger days

mouthbrooding cichlids of lake tanganyika

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Collect vintage stereo receivers and related gear from the 70's - 80"s.

mouthbrooding cichlids of lake tanganyika

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I'm sure he doesn't mean HIS mouth.

Pretty sure.