The first hobby I can ever remember having is fish keeping. I got an aquarium from my aunt and uncle when I was 7 or so years old and I have been keeping fish of various sorts ever since. Currently I keep native North American fish and tropicals in several tanks...
I inherited a green thumb from my grandfathers and as I have gotten older I have become more and more interested in gardening and plant keeping; including trying new things like growing Venus flytraps and peanuts...
I started doing webdesign in 1995 when I wanted to write and put an "online soap opera" (then called Stella Bay) on the Internet. Then I designed a personal website, then a website for my Mom... and now it is my principle source of income.
I was not an early reader; I struggled to learn for many years. However, immediately after having cracked the code I realized the great power and possibility that exists in stories and worlds that can be crafted with written word...