I spend 5 or 6 hours a day at the office. Having reached retirement age, retiring before my wife did didn't make much sense, but I didn't want to work very hard either, so I closed my home office and opened a real office so I could be there only as much every day as I chose.

Along with Mudcat, I also waste time on Flatpick-L, UMGF, the Steve Stirling discussion group, Steve Brust's blog, the Tom Russell group...

I try to practice music regularly, but often miss. I play music gigs with the trio, and sometimes with just Kris, when we can get them - mostly in the summer.

I try to get some aerobic activity every day. Most usually just fast walking, often on the local trails; cross-country skiing when possible; rare trips in to the gym.

I read science fiction and fantasy - although there isn't as much readable stuff available as there once was. Gawd, I miss Anderson and Sturgeon and...

I mow lawn, rake leaves, or shovel snow, as the season dictates.

I sit around swearing at my computer when it fails to do what it's told - or does what it's told by some outside force rather than by me.

I fuss over the cats - entirely too much by any normal person's standard; not enough by theirs.

I have a television but no cable or antenna. It's only used to watch videos. Sometimes we watch something at the neighbor's - usually bad movies on the sci-fi channel.

I never play computer games. I don't trust myself if I ever started.

Peter.