Asking a woman to be interested in ham radio is like asking a guy to be interested in Knitting
Interesting how our society "button holes" certain activities & interests by gender.
My wife is an
avid pro baseball & basketball fan, knows all the players, their numbers,
stats, obscure rules, what team is where in it's division,who's being traded, all that stuff.
I couldn't care less about sports....<yawn>
But I keep a nice garden.....a flower garden, not a vegetable garden, and
am a member of the local Daffodil and Daylily Societies, and two garden clubs.
(When the bands aren't open of course, I have priorities!)
Rosey Grier, who played Defensive Tackle in the NFL for 11 seasons,(twice in the Pro Bowl)
is well known for his serious pursuit of hobbies not traditionally associated with men,
such as macrame and needlepoint. He has authored several books, including "
Rosey Grier's Needlepoint for Men", in 1973.
No sissy this guy, he was a member of the 60's L.A. Rams "Fearsome Foursome"
who Dick Butkus called "the most dominant line in football history." The others were Lamar Lundy, Merlin Olsen and Deacon Jones, a tough crowd even
back in that era. (No sitting out a game for a "sore ankle" in THOSE days!)
An interesting historical footnote: Rosey Grier was in the kitchen of the Ambassador
Hotel in L.A. when Bobby Kennedy was assassinated, and was one of the fellows
who took Sirhan Sirhan to the ground and disarmed him, albeit too late. Another
vey famous athlete in that room was Rafer Johnson, the 1960 Olympic Decathalon winner,
who was serving as Ethel Kennedy's bodyguard. Yeah, I know, who cares?