For three and a half years, I've had the luxury of pursuing two beloved pastimes, eating and writing about eating, at someone else's expense.

The players are not the only ones responsible for increased violence in our beloved pastime.

See, speculation, as an intellectual phenomenon, is amongst the most dear and beloved pastimes of technogeeks and gold-diggers alike.

Around this time of year in Massachusetts, public attention generally turns to two beloved pastimes, baseball and political campaigns.

Reading aloud to children is a beloved pastime under considerable time pressures in recent years - competition from television, dual working parents and crowded school curriculums.

Those expectations are never subtle when expressed by a public thirsty for leadership of their beloved pastime.

From the beginnings of the Mughal Empire, the construction of gardens was a beloved imperial pastime.

In the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries, Valkenswaardian falconers were active at many European courts, in which falconing was a beloved pastime.

Outdoor barbecuing, known as mangal or al ha-esh (on the fire) is a beloved Israeli pastime.

The Latoszyńskis had a fair-sized library of Polish books, and Artur spent a lot of time reading, which soon became his most beloved pastime.