Canuck You Posted June 27 Share Posted June 27 Something that you have not done yet or been wanting to learn but maybe never had the time or just put it off...? 1. I'd love to learn how to weld, My dad was one by trade..I would love to build my own furniture and custom designs. 2. Learn how to swim..For safety reasons. 3. Play acoustic/electric guitar , I do work in the sound field and have always been excited by that instrument but have never picked one up. All easily attainable...Your turn.. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted June 27 Share Posted June 27 Surf but my balance is shot, so that's gone. Get a pilot's license. But I don't have the cash to do that. Get a Hofner Bass Guitar, and learn to play well. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithers joe Posted June 27 Share Posted June 27 i know how to draw but i'ld love to learn the art of shading so as to make my drawings more realistic. plus i'ld love to learn to paint my pictures. painting i've painted do not look near good enough. getting the colors right is another one. 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken. Posted June 27 Share Posted June 27 I’d love to learn how to dance properly. I’d also love to learn how to cook but its hard when i have a partner who is a pro 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck You Posted June 27 Author Share Posted June 27 34 minutes ago, smithers joe said: i know how to draw but i'ld love to learn the art of shading so as to make my drawings more realistic. plus i'ld love to learn to paint my pictures. painting i've painted do not look near good enough. getting the colors right is another one. @smithers joe Have you watched any Youtube tutorials?, There are a lot of good ones out there. Would love it if you shared some of your work. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Alflives Posted June 27 Popular Post Share Posted June 27 Make Scotch. 1 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted June 27 Share Posted June 27 39 minutes ago, smithers joe said: i know how to draw but i'ld love to learn the art of shading so as to make my drawings more realistic. plus i'ld love to learn to paint my pictures. painting i've painted do not look near good enough. getting the colors right is another one. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithers joe Posted June 27 Share Posted June 27 7 minutes ago, Canuck You said: @smithers joe Have you watched any Youtube tutorials?, There are a lot of good ones out there. Would love it if you shared some of your work. i have but i'm not presently engaged in drawing. lazy old man. maybe i could get my grandson to move some of my drawings to the site. there not that good. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RupertKBD Posted June 27 Popular Post Share Posted June 27 Learn another language. I watch the World Curling Championships and hear the Swiss team switching effortlessly between English, French, Italian and German and can't help feeling like a bit embarrassed by my facility with English only.... 2 2 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gurn Posted June 27 Share Posted June 27 3 minutes ago, RupertKBD said: Learn another language. I watch the World Curling Championships and hear the Swiss team switching effortlessly between English, French, Italian and German and can't help feeling like a bit embarrassed by my facility with English only.... start watching NHL hockey in Punjabi or French.? Some words would likely start making sense quickly.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post smithers joe Posted June 27 Popular Post Share Posted June 27 thank god for grandsons. as poor as they are, these were probably my best. 5 4 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RupertKBD Posted June 27 Share Posted June 27 Love the David Suzuki one, Joe.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RupertKBD Posted June 27 Share Posted June 27 3 minutes ago, Gurn said: start watching NHL hockey in Punjabi or French.? Some words would likely start making sense quickly.. Used to watch the Expos in french, back in the day. Same with the occasional hockey game, if the Habs were playing someone more interesting than the Leafs were on HNIC. Definitely picked up a few things, but not enough to hold down a conversation. Funny thing is, my Mom went to school in Switzerland in her late teens/early 20s. When we were kids she used to yell at us in French and Italian. We all knew what "vite" and "andiamo" meant.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gurn Posted June 27 Share Posted June 27 Re- learning some of the things I've let go, would be a good start. I used to play trombone-so should be able to pick that up much quicker than learning a different instrument. I used to know some sign language- but use it or lose it applied here-- I've been thinking about doing part time work with special needs folk- so should target a gig with a non verbal group. French- took it in grade 8 high school, but have let it slip. Shouldn't be too hard to get it back as French is heard and seen in many places in Canada. I've been on a real chess kick over the last year or so---- need to start playing people rather than bots and puzzles, plus going to tournaments. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toni Zamboni Posted June 27 Share Posted June 27 would love to learn to play guitar. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Silent Man Posted June 28 Popular Post Share Posted June 28 Have a drink or two with a few people from this forum. 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck You Posted June 28 Author Share Posted June 28 @smithers joeThat's actually some great work Joe, Good job and keep going! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck You Posted June 28 Author Share Posted June 28 7 hours ago, RupertKBD said: Learn another language. I watch the World Curling Championships and hear the Swiss team switching effortlessly between English, French, Italian and German and can't help feeling like a bit embarrassed by my facility with English only.... Just learn all the swear words in every language and should be good to go! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PureQuickness Posted June 29 Share Posted June 29 Play an instrument and make music. Be a pilot/learn to fly. Becoming a translator/interpreter of multiple languages Hanging out with a pornstar, in a platonic way. I'd really love to know who they are underneath the on-screen persona. Some seem like pretty nice, down to earth people, but many are from very troubled backgrounds. Of course, if we did something, I wouldn't turn them down. It also seems like many of them don't care about size as much as they pretend to on camera. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6of1_halfdozenofother Posted June 29 Share Posted June 29 Fucking travel the world Travel fucking the world Travel the fucking world Travel the world fucking .....ehhh, one of those, something like that. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Long Posted June 29 Share Posted June 29 On 6/27/2024 at 3:40 PM, RupertKBD said: Learn another language. I watch the World Curling Championships and hear the Swiss team switching effortlessly between English, French, Italian and German and can't help feeling like a bit embarrassed by my facility with English only.... Me too. I have tried but find doing this in a classroom really difficult. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern_Nuck Posted June 29 Share Posted June 29 59 minutes ago, Bob Long said: Me too. I have tried but find doing this in a classroom really difficult. I’ve heard babbel is really good app for that. But I’ve always found travelling and having locals teach you a word here or there is the best method. I’d imagine If a person went to a foreign country for a month and immersed themselves in the culture it would be easier than we think. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Long Posted June 29 Share Posted June 29 5 minutes ago, Northern_Nuck said: I’ve heard babbel is really good app for that. But I’ve always found travelling and having locals teach you a word here or there is the best method. I’d imagine If a person went to a foreign country for a month and immersed themselves in the culture it would be easier than we think. I think travel would be it for me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brilac Posted June 30 Share Posted June 30 Earn an MBA and go to Croatia. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PistolPete13 Posted June 30 Share Posted June 30 Great topic. I’ve played classical piano all my life and play solo prog rock and blues pieces, but I am a note reader through and through. I always wanted to learn to improvise and play in a band. I want to learn to swim a lot better. I’m pushing 70, so times a wasting. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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