seriously honestly Posted August 30, 2011 Posted August 30, 2011 One of my hobbies--Les Baer .264 AR with Schmidt and Bender 4-16 X 50 PM II scope.Shoots lights out!Gasp! So pretty!!!!!We (my husband and I) like shooting, hunting, camping, fishing, sometimes hiking, book stores (old and new), playing with our puppies, and sometimes we watching those bigfoot shows (we make fun of them). Oh, and apocalyptic video games.
blackstrap Posted September 1, 2011 Posted September 1, 2011 Gasp! So pretty!!!!!We (my husband and I) like shooting, hunting, camping, fishing, sometimes hiking, book stores (old and new), playing with our puppies, and sometimes we watching those bigfoot shows (we make fun of them). Oh, and apocalyptic video games.Don't laugh too hard. I have personally seen a large extremely hairy manlike creature ..... on a beach in Florida!
Nathair/|\ Posted September 1, 2011 Posted September 1, 2011 Don't laugh too hard. I have personally seen a large extremely hairy manlike creature ..... on a beach in Florida!Were you perhaps looking at your reflection in a tide pool at the time?
ttribe Posted September 1, 2011 Posted September 1, 2011 This: http://www.m5board.com/vbulletin/e60-m5-e61-m5-touring-discussion/191074-new-guy-first-m5-mod.html
seriously honestly Posted September 1, 2011 Posted September 1, 2011 Don't laugh too hard. I have personally seen a large extremely hairy manlike creature ..... on a beach in Florida!HAHAHA!! I'm glad I wasn't drinking anything when I read that
Mola Ram Suda Ram Posted September 1, 2011 Posted September 1, 2011 Anyhow, you should be able to buy an acoustic guitar while you're in the field (maybe pack a ukulele for the MTC?). A lot of the missionaries in our area buy guitars and learn while they're out here. Your mission rules may vary.Depends on the mission rules set up by the mission president. I was not allowed to have a guitar on my mission. Funny thing is, I came home playing better than when I left. I thought a lot about music and how to play when I was out. I have not played my guitar in about a month. I used to play 3-4 hours a day. Oh well.
oats Posted September 3, 2011 Posted September 3, 2011 You people in the State and your easy access to firearms make me jealous! I love target shooting but all the regulations in Canada make rifle ownership, and range practices, a very cumbersome hobby that doesn't jive with life at the moment. It's funny that the military reserves is the only place where I've ever done a day of pistols, shotguns, rifles and barbeque (it was paid training! There was beer, too).I've recently started cycling a lot as a commuter and I love it. Have done some small trips but I'm not heavily invested yet. The seeds are germinating.Another one is navigating/orienteering. I started geocaching a few years back but I couldn't make it challenging enough (I'd go by survey markers, the sun, topo maps and pacing). I stumbled on an abandoned mine database that has added new twists. I hunt those down for fun. It fits perfectly with my love of digging holes.
Messenger Posted September 3, 2011 Posted September 3, 2011 (edited) Home (or rather) apartment improvement. Thats been the joy over the last two months. I got a really inexpensive place, good landlord, and they let me have fun with this place. Its 40 years old, so theres lots to fix. Besides poorly patched holes in the walls from 40 years of renters, there refinishing of the kitchen cabinets, new crown molding, appliance replacement, blinds, curtains, and more. Its actually a great hobby, the the appliance replacement can be expensive! Just dropped a grand a new replacment range. The one that came with the apartment caught fire when I was pre-heating it last week. See below ... Edited September 3, 2011 by Messenger
Ron Beron Posted September 4, 2011 Posted September 4, 2011 My "fun" is impacted by where I live and that I live alone... small resort coastal town in Pacific Northwest... so not a lot of plays, concerts, etc. and I don't go to the casinos even for the entertainment. I enjoy the art galleries and antique shops... walking on the beach/beachcombing... watching movies (now that movies are released quickly on DVD I can usually see whatever I want fairly soon after theatre release). Drawing and painting are more than just "fun." Right now I'm working on developing some greeting cards featuring my cat, Bob, that I would like to offer online.Being retired, one would think I have all this time every day... but I don't know where the time goes. My life is literally flying by... the weeks, days, and months. Scary.from the beach on a beautiful afternoon with Fall in the air... my heart goes out to those on the east coast as they await Irene.GGI grew up in Monterey and I miss it everyday. You're lucky.
Ron Beron Posted September 4, 2011 Posted September 4, 2011 My main hobby is collecting and restoring vintage fountain pens. Ya'know...the ones with the little handle on the side that actuates a rubber bladder to suck up the ink. Fun, but expensive. this particular one is not mine, but I have one exactly like it. In fact, I have about 350 of them. :::sigh:::
ERMD Posted September 4, 2011 Author Posted September 4, 2011 My main hobby is collecting and restoring vintage fountain pens. Ya'know...the ones with the little handle on the side that actuates a rubber bladder to suck up the ink. Fun, but expensive. this particular one is not mine, but I have one exactly like it. In fact, I have about 350 of them. :::sigh:::Nice. I've never used one. Does it require any type of technique so as to not make a mess?
blackstrap Posted September 5, 2011 Posted September 5, 2011 Very nice pen,but not for the lefthanded.One long smear!!!
Ron Beron Posted September 5, 2011 Posted September 5, 2011 Nice. I've never used one. Does it require any type of technique so as to not make a mess?Tissue paper and gloves. Seriously, you just have to be careful or get a pen that uses cartridges. Most modern pens use them.
Ron Beron Posted September 5, 2011 Posted September 5, 2011 Very nice pen,but not for the lefthanded.One long smear!!!Believe it or not they make nibs for the left handed writer.
Garden Girl Posted September 5, 2011 Posted September 5, 2011 Hello Ron Beron...When I was in high school millions of years ago (1957), I took a Gregg Shorthand class as part of my business curriculum and we had to take dictation in pen and ink using an Esterbrook fountain pen. They weren't expensive and worked well with very few mishaps. I was able to pass my 100 w.p.m. test.350 pens! That's quite a collection. I love Monterey... my g-g-g-great grandfather, Jose Dario Arguello, was the Commandante of the Monterey Presidio for several years, at the same time he was Commandante of the San Francisco Presidio... and later governor of Alta, California then Baja, California. I always felt connected to San Fran and the Monterey area because of my Spanish heritage (Jose Dario had a 50,000 acre land grant that extended from what is now San Mateo down the peninsula to Palo Alto). We also had land grants in So Cal, but when California became a state all that disappeared. Sigh.from the beach on a cool, misty, beachy morning (you remember the type)... it will clear by about 11:00 a.m.GG
Messenger Posted September 6, 2011 Posted September 6, 2011 This is what I did for fun today .... refinished the cabinets in a 40 year old apartment .... 1
Ron Beron Posted September 6, 2011 Posted September 6, 2011 Hello Ron Beron...When I was in high school millions of years ago (1957), I took a Gregg Shorthand class as part of my business curriculum and we had to take dictation in pen and ink using an Esterbrook fountain pen. They weren't expensive and worked well with very few mishaps. I was able to pass my 100 w.p.m. test.350 pens! That's quite a collection. I love Monterey... my g-g-g-great grandfather, Jose Dario Arguello, was the Commandante of the Monterey Presidio for several years, at the same time he was Commandante of the San Francisco Presidio... and later governor of Alta, California then Baja, California. I always felt connected to San Fran and the Monterey area because of my Spanish heritage (Jose Dario had a 50,000 acre land grant that extended from what is now San Mateo down the peninsula to Palo Alto). We also had land grants in So Cal, but when California became a state all that disappeared. Sigh.from the beach on a cool, misty, beachy morning (you remember the type)... it will clear by about 11:00 a.m.GGOh my! We share a common ancestor since Arguello was a direct ancestor. His daughter married Jose Mariano Estrada, his daughter married Juan Malarin and sired Urbano Malarin who had a daughter who married my grandfather. We need to talk! I have about 8-9 Esterbrooks in different colors. Great pens.
Garden Girl Posted September 7, 2011 Posted September 7, 2011 (edited) Oh my! We share a common ancestor since Arguello was a direct ancestor. His daughter married Jose Mariano Estrada, his daughter married Juan Malarin and sired Urbano Malarin who had a daughter who married my grandfather. We need to talk! I have about 8-9 Esterbrooks in different colors. Great pens.Hello Ron...This thrills me that we have common ancestors... if you Google Jose Dario Arguello it will give you his history... one of his daughters, Concepcion (affectionately called Concha), is part of California lore and was famous for her beauty... (Google Concepcion Arguello and you will find her story... books/poems have been written about her).My line crosses with numerous of the old California Spanish families because in those days of early California, the families would visit between the ranchos and stay for several days of festivities so that the young people could meet and marry. That's why the early families were connected to one another.GG Edited September 7, 2011 by Garden Girl
Ron Beron Posted September 7, 2011 Posted September 7, 2011 Hello Ron...This thrills me that we have common ancestors... if you Google Jose Dario Arguello it will give you his history... one of his daughters, Concepcion (affectionately called Concha), is part of California lore and was famous for her beauty... (Google Concepcion Arguello and you will find her story... books/poems have been written about her).My line crosses with numerous of the old California Spanish families because in those days of early California, the families would visit between the ranchos and stay for several days of festivities so that the young people could meet and marry. That's why the early families were connected to one another.GGExactly. If you are interested in a full genealogical background of Jose let me know. I have tons of info including some scholarly material I came across. Regarding Concepcion, I found out from a Russian friend her story is very famous in Russia...
Garden Girl Posted September 7, 2011 Posted September 7, 2011 Exactly. If you are interested in a full genealogical background of Jose let me know. I have tons of info including some scholarly material I came across. Regarding Concepcion, I found out from a Russian friend her story is very famous in Russia...Actually, I should be sending you a PM so not to derail this thread... but this is fun... And I do genealogy for fun... My mom did her direct line leading back to Jose... it does not appear that she has the names of Jose's mother and father? Do you? I know he was born in Queretaro, Mexico in about 1753. Any info you have going back after Jose, like his parents, etc., would be appreciated. My grandmother was Rosalima Clara Maria del Pilar Arguello... She was born in Pueblo de Los Angeles. We come through Jose's son, Santiago. Some of my extended family lines are Ballesteros, Lugo, Sepulveda, Moraga, Ortega, Carrillo, Bandini... Do your lines cross with any of these?I love my Spanish heritage... and early California history. It was a time of intense family pride, chivalry, and grace, with beautiful senoritas with flashing eyes like Concha, and dashing cabelleros...when the haciendas were filled with music, dancing, and celebration. Then one day the Russian ship Juno sailed into the Golden Gate with its captain, Rezanov, the Chamberlain to the Russian Tsar. There he met the Arguello family at the presidio with their beautiful Concha, and the rest is history... When I lived in the San Francisco Bay Area I used to drive on a road named Rancho de las Pulgus... Arguello land!! from Jose's land grant... from the beach... GG
Ron Beron Posted September 8, 2011 Posted September 8, 2011 Actually, I should be sending you a PM so not to derail this thread... but this is fun... And I do genealogy for fun... My mom did her direct line leading back to Jose... it does not appear that she has the names of Jose's mother and father? Do you? I know he was born in Queretaro, Mexico in about 1753. Any info you have going back after Jose, like his parents, etc., would be appreciated. My grandmother was Rosalima Clara Maria del Pilar Arguello... She was born in Pueblo de Los Angeles. We come through Jose's son, Santiago. Some of my extended family lines are Ballesteros, Lugo, Sepulveda, Moraga, Ortega, Carrillo, Bandini... Do your lines cross with any of these?I love my Spanish heritage... and early California history. It was a time of intense family pride, chivalry, and grace, with beautiful senoritas with flashing eyes like Concha, and dashing cabelleros...when the haciendas were filled with music, dancing, and celebration. Then one day the Russian ship Juno sailed into the Golden Gate with its captain, Rezanov, the Chamberlain to the Russian Tsar. There he met the Arguello family at the presidio with their beautiful Concha, and the rest is history... When I lived in the San Francisco Bay Area I used to drive on a road named Rancho de las Pulgus... Arguello land!! from Jose's land grant... from the beach... GGI do have some evidence of an Arguello who came with Cortez and ended up as a meal for the Aztecs. Obviously, no ninos there. I have looked and looked for his ancestry before his birth to no avail.
Garden Girl Posted September 8, 2011 Posted September 8, 2011 I do have some evidence of an Arguello who came with Cortez and ended up as a meal for the Aztecs. Obviously, no ninos there. I have looked and looked for his ancestry before his birth to no avail.Isn't this strange? My mom had professional help with her genealogy, and everything led up to Jose Dario but that was it. I'll keep looking also... we have his date and place of birth, who he married, etc. You'd think a former governor of Calif, and one who was as prominent in the state during that period, would have some record of his line. Maybe through military or church records...GG
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