Year round I try to do a 5 km walk every day. In winter, that’s normally with snowshoes. Every couple of weeks, I do 10 km, even with snowshoes.
I usually get in few hours of ice fishing a couple of times a week. My fishing holes are 1-5 km away, and I snowshoe out and back, hauling everything on a sled, so that few hours of fishing sometimes uses up all the daylight hours.
I try to get out at least once each winter for a night out in the tent. Usually within a kilometre or so of home, but occasionally as far as 5 km. This winter, I might take advantage of my new status as a retiree to make that 2 nights and maybe push that distance to 10 km.
When the shop is warm enough, I work on whatever my current project is.
When the shop is too cold or I don’t have a project calling my name, I try to get in some time on learning a new programming language, programming something, or online courses in everything from philosophy to physics and beyond.
Or just read. I go through about 150 books a year, pretty evenly mixed between science fiction, mysteries, and seemingly random nonfiction.
This will be my first winter as a retiree, so it’ll be interesting to see if there are any changes or new stuff.
Everyone wears the same thing, and it’s something comfortable like a track suit. The less fashion that exists the better, both for the practicality and for the environment.
Make Crocs acceptable to wear at all times. Is that really too much to ask?
I saw a guy wearing bright blue ones covered in charms not long ago while out for dinner at one of the top 100 places in the country and thought “ya, that guy looks comfy af, I bet he’s loving this meal” and wanted to feel that way.
Decorations on jeans. Women have them, but for men it’s like it’s not fashion but workwear. Overall menswear is too boring and ‘safe’ until hitting the upper stratosphere of designer wear, there’s scant choice of patterns, shape, or materials - I’ll find something that hits the nail on the head for one maybe, never all three. It’s been many years since I bought something I love.
Just more variety. Women have so many options for different styles and fits. Obviously nothing’s stopping me from wearing whatever I want, but I’m not bold enough to lead that charge. I’d like more mainstream choices.
Not fashion necessarily, but materials. Everything is 15%+ polyester now, which I absolutely despise. I don’t care how stretchy it is, I don’t want to wear sweaty fossil fuel derivatives that wear out twice as fast.
I’d definitely include materials in fashion, hence my mention of women’s sheer/thinner clothing. Similar awkward materials issues for both, albeit in different ways!
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