Brannigan asked Michael J. Sullivan:

I'm just curious outside of reading and bike riding what are the hobbies you enjoy exploring?

Michael J. Sullivan Hey, thanks for asking. Writing is truly the "past time" that I enjoy the most - I wish everyone was in a position to have their "job" be the thing the thing they like to do the most.

My activities vary depending on the season/weather. In the Fall and Winter I'm pretty much "cocooning" inside. That's when I get the bulk of my writing done - and it pretty much follows a "school schedule" - in the fall I get anxious to be at my desk, and as spring approaches I want to get outdoors more.

When the weather gets warmer I like being outdoors...jogging or just taking long walks. I also paint as doing so outside is better than inside as I use oils that can produce a bit of a smell if done indoors. I also like getting back "into shape" after a long winter's hibernation so I'll spend a lot of my afternoon exercising etc.

In the "old days" I used to enjoy traveling but as I'm getting older I tend to prefer spending time at are around home. We bought some land recently and I do like "working it" - planting things (gardens and trees) building things (like stone walls and patios). My "main house" has no land to speak of so having a place where I can do that is something I'm really looking forward to.

The new land is in the mountains and so it will provide with a lot of hiking opportunities and also along the Shendoah River so we'll be able to break out kayaks which have been idle for several years.

I'm also a big "gamer" but it's hard right now because a lot of the games I'm looking forward to haven't yet been released. I play them in "beta" (or even alpha) but it's not the same - especially when all you've done is "wiped out" when a new patch comes in.

That's pretty much it. Writing, reading, and biking does take up the majority of my time, but those other activities are what I spend time on when not doing those.

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