Flying, kayaking, tae kwon do, hiking, camping, the mountains, computers (especially Mac) writing code, Linux, photography, music, building and fixing things, projects that involve power tools, pretty much anything technical...
Zoë Keating, Teja Gerkin, Az Samad, Bauhaus, Pat Metheny, Shadowfax, Will Ackerman, Phillip Aaberg, Charlie Haden, Diana Krall, Rasputina, Enya, Earl Klugh, most anything with cello.
The Negotiator, Galaxy Quest, iRobot, Simone, The Last Samurai, White Squall, To End All Wars, Sahara, October Sky, Pirates of the Caribbean, Down Periscope, The Good Shephard, most action adventures... I'll think of more later.
24, Myth Busters, Dirty Jobs, almost any DIY
The Hunt For Red October, by Tom Clancy, Clive Cussler, Sara Paretsky, Marcia Müeller, Janet Evonavich, books on DIY, how things work or coding, anything in Make magazine, and any book from O'Reilly.
My two sons are my heros. They are both facing challenges and I am so very proud of them.