First off, computers they been very, very good to me. So whatz I gonna do? Collect `em.
(In general, I am a massive gadget freak and always own the smallest/coolest smartphone, etc.)
Second interest of mine is in "horology", which has nothing at all to do with the Zodiac. Rather, it means methods of keeping time.
Third, I've had a long time interest in photography.
In junior high, I
got a (too nice) camera for my birthday and proceeded to take about 30
rolls of
the neighborhood creek. I still have these pictures-- trees,
rocks, water,
more trees, rocks, water, even more trees, rocks, water-- boring as all
get
out. Then bingo, one day, I started to see the world as a series
of
frames. The film costs to get to that point made the camera
'free'.
It costs a lot less these days to get a photographic eye because of digital
photography. I have several film cameras and have owned an
array of digitals, including the Nikon
Coolpix 950, the Olympus E-10, and Canon's D30, D60, 10D, 1D, 1DmkII, 20D
and a 1Ds, etc., etc. I ultimately got
frustrated with Canon's lack of quality control and "went over to the dark side" -- Nikon.
Fourth, I am a tool user, more specifically a woodworker. My father locked up all his tools when I was young, leaving me only a hammer, a standard screw driver, and a couple of nails. Needless to say, this required certain ingenuity and creativity. I opened my first electric can opener when I was three (with the hammer). When I was five, I discovered electricity when my father went to get a replacement bulb for the old-style christmas tree lights (I remember licking my finger before I put it in the open socket-- even then I understood conductivity, amazing!). Now I got me a real job (by some accounts anyway), I spend all my disposable income on power tools (but for heaven's sake, please don't tell my wife about it-- so far she hasn't caught on that you don't need to buy a router to fix a leaky toilet).
And last but not least, I am a Porschephile and have owned (approximately) 17 Porsches, but not at the same time!