Just kidding...sort of. But it does raise the question; What exactly is a hobby?

This list is mostly nonsense. I don't consider athletic endeavors to be hobbies. They serve a vital function, and we are worse off without them. If a doctor tells you to do something, it doesn't count as a hobby!

And some of those things are universal. How can cooking be a hobby? If you don't do it you starve. Sure, things like bread baking may count, especially if you are happy with a low carb diet and just bake because it's fun! Yup...that's me!

Is a hobby defined the way Potter Stewart defined pornography? "I'll know it when I see it?"

Sure...let's go with that!

It's a dirty filthy stinking lie.

Sure, baking a sourdough loaf that tastes good isn't much of a stretch, but baking a great one with a light crumb and crunchy crust is extremely difficult. It is primarily a function of technique, and that technique is HARD!

But loads of fun! So try it, and expect to fail.

In fact, welding is really hard to do well. I took welding in high school, and pretty much all I learned was that molten metal is hot, and I suck at welding. So that's one hobby I probably won't pursue, even though I have a simple project that I desperately want to build.