Fixing anything mechanical, electrical, electronic. Reading about nature and the cosmos, small and large, science fiction and fantasy. Hiking and riding my bike.
The Dali Lama, Robert Anton Wilson, Ambrose Bierce, Samuel Clemens, Thomas Jefferson, Richard Dawkins, Christopher Hitchens, Eliezer Yudkowsky
Collecting music of the odd, avante garde, the ambient, classical. Major faves are psychedelic, progressive rock, industrial, metal,the baroque.....If it shows thought, sweat, emotion, and craft in it's creation, I'll listen. My musical heroes, J. S. Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven, Robert Fripp, Brian Eno, David Bowie, Trent Reznor, Bauhaus, Kraftwerk, Frank Zappa, The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Yes (especially with Patrick Moraz) , Genesis(the original line up mostly), Peter Gabriel, Iggy Pop, Johnny Cash
Blade Runner, Lord of the Rings, Matrix (first one only), Children of Men, Pitch Black, Fight Club, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Pulp Fiction, Harry Potter
Farscape, Lexx, SouthPark, Futurama, Robot Chicken, Venture Brothers, Samurai Jack, The Latest Dr. Who, Hitchhiker's Guide, Any Star Trek, Mythbusters, Dirty Jobs, The Daily Show, Moral Orel, Crackle TV on the web
Books I have read lately: Buddhist Book of the Dead. Christopher Hitchens "God Is Not Great" Paul Graham "Hackers and Painters" Victor J Stenger "God: The Failed Hypothesis"Authors I have read multiple books: Asimov, Herbert, Phillip K. Dick, Clarke, Christopher Hitchens.
Our free press. Freedom From Religion Foundation. Rick Allen.