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All of us know how stressful our jobs can be at times, no matter what the job is.  My question is how do you choose to relax and de-stress?

I used to, on the weekends, either go boating, scuba diving or flying.  I don't do those things anymore sadly because the friends that I went boating and scuba diving with have drifted apart and the friend I used to go flying with has simply dissapeared of the face of the Earth.  Now days I have a couple of drinks at the end of the day and this helps me to unwind from the daily grind to trying to find work.

So what stress relieving activities work for you?

Have you ever had a good Cognac with that cigar?

I am not a cigar smoker, but that is interesting.

 I build scale models.  Mostly science fiction vehicles and models of real spacecraft.  

I sort of have this ecclectic collection of things to help me unwind.  I enjoy High Energy electronics, so sometimes I come home and plan/build a next version of "the bigger and better" Tesla coil.  I too, like SCUBA but alas, I've dived pretty much all the places to see in Utah so that is a much more difficult hobby to play with.  We have horses, so sometimes I just go spend time with them or with the dogs.  There's Mountain Biking.  If you ever really need to unwind, just go get exhausted somewhere in the hills overlooking the valley.  Often, we'll sit out by the fire and just watch the stars (obviously a telescope helps here). 

Perhaps I need to unwind from my hobbies.

Hiking is good.  I used to do a LOT of that.  But the other half is so busy of late, that we don't get out that much any more.  In fact, one of our first dates was a hike.  I used to use the hike to weed out potential partners.  I just couldn't see myself NOT hiking so I had to know that they enjoyed it as much as I.  Now, it's more of a combo, hiking a bit and riding the horses.  One can see a LOT more territory on horseback,  not to mention a LOT more wildlife.  The smell of the horses hides the smell of the humans on their backs, so wild life is considerably less fearful.  Rides tend to take more preparation though, so again we are relegated to less frequently.

Yeah, my other half is NOT at all enthused about my techy side.  Although, she does admit it comes in handy from time to time.  Like getting her set up for teaching her classes.  She now has a projector, sound system, andd laptop (super media version) and suddenly can't see herself teaching with out. 

To Pamaral:

Cool.  If you get one perfected, take a pic of it and post it.

To Moldy:

I had the same problem in my past.  My now ex's didn't like it when I was in law enforcement and when I changed career paths, they didn't like it when I had some tech stuff.  I actually had one GF, now ex, come over to the house and when she saw my office with the multiple computers she said that she didn't think it would work out because of my technical interest.  Then she said she was 'suspicious' as to why a guy would have so many computers and be living alone.  I hope her meds kick in soon.

I come here to Inside Tech and write funny stuff, mingle with friends and make new friends.

Pat, it would appear that you don't "TAKE" too much time to relax.  You need to work on that 'pile' of kits.

Steve, Yeah, finding the right woman is sometimes quite the feat.  But, lest I leave the wrong impression, mine doesn't necessarily think it is a BAD thing, simply doesn't share/understand my enthusiasm.  She is almost a technophobe, but is working on it.  She leaves me to my passions and all is OK.  I try to share in hers, which is why we have horses.  She trains horses, teaches riding, and  in general loves 'em.  With several national titles under her belt, who am I to get in her way? 

Barry, I too use this venue, to some extent, to relax and enjoy the comradery (sp?).  Funny, I almost forgot to add it to my list... the relaxed atmosphere and friends... 

That's a BIG AMEN...  who could resist being out on a ride at sunset?

Now that's a profile that would be good to end the day with.

Congrads Pat,  Good luck tomorrow.

Video games

Personal coding

Personal server stuff

Playing with my kids

When all else fails:

 

Nice Ride!