The Purpose

First, "Hobetus Secretiore" is supposedly Latin for "Esoteric Hobbies".

Second, I have too many hobbies, and some of them are a bit odd. Thus the name.

Among my interests are:

Gaming--board games, war games, card games, miniatures games both historical and non, and computer gaming. Gambling, not so much.

Railfan--I like trains. I like to watch them, take pictures of them, learn things about them, and (surprise) play train simulators on my computer, and various railroad boardgames. I also like to write about them. And here we are.

Bonsai--yes, the little trees. I've killed a few but I have one now that is doing well and I'm carefully training it to be a windswept style bonsai. I also collect suiseki, or viewing stones, which is considered a subset of the bonsai culture.

Music, especially singing--granted, this was my major in college, but I went into radio instead of teaching or performing. But it's a legitimate hobby.

Comics--you know, graphic novels, though I have very specific tastes.

You're likely to see a lot more on gaming and trains than anything else. Consider that fair warning.

So sit back, enjoy your popcorn and soda, and enjoy how badly I muck up this whole "Secret Hobbit" thing.

Errr...sorry. I mean "Esoteric Hobbies" thing.

PS. Why the blue-footed booby at the start? Because that's what I am for getting into this blogging stuff again. We'll see, anyway.

PPS. The train and the ministures are mine. The booby I found on the web, the bonsai as well. The wallpaper of Usagi Yojimbo was created and all rights are reserved by Stan Sakai, whose comic about the rabbit bodyguard is top-notch in storytelling and history (well, if you overlook the anthropomorphic animals). Just to keep the record straight about who did the pics.

KNP