Todd Things

What Does Todd Like To Do Outside of Work…?

I like designing, planning, and executing the following hobbies and activities:
Woodworking
Video Recording & Editing
Photography
Metalworking
Cake Making, Sculpting, & Decorating
Baking & Cooking
Landscaping
Household DIY
Auto Detailing
Shadetree Auto Mechanic
Cleaning & Organizing
Solutions Development
Be sure to go to the Hobbies Gallery Sections for samples and examples of what have done in the past!
I like staying active by engaging in the following activities:
Spending Time with My Wife and Kids
Cycling
Mountain Biking
Hiking
Running
Bowling
Swimming
Roller Hockey
High Performance Driving
Cars, Trucks, & All Other Vehicles
Video Games
Technology
How Things Work…
Aerospace
Flying
I enjoy watching and interacting with the following entertainment on TV or in person:
Auto Racing
Ice Hockey
Air Shows
Music Concerts
Bowling
Olympics - Winter & Summer Games
Most Sports

FAQs - Favorite Things

A few FAQs to get to know me…

(OK, maybe people don’t frequently ask me these things… Actually, I don’t know if anyone has ever asked me these things…)

TOP GUN (1986)
Others I also love:
Grand Prix (1967)
Back to the Future (1985)
Back to the Future II (1989)
The Incredibles (2004)
Wedding Singer (1998)
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
CHiPs
Others I also love:
This Old House
Scrubs
Friends
Pool Kings
America’s Funniest Home Videos
GRAY
Sandwiches
Crunchy Tacos
106.7 KROQ (mainly in the 80s, 90s, and early 00s)
My iTunes and Spotify song catalogs are all over the place… So other types I also love:
Alternative
Pop
Rock
Yacht Rock
Grunge
Um, some rap, country, and classical are OK, but I mainly prefer 60s through now music...
Way too many to name one or even several, but my main trifecta is:
Depeche Mode
The Cure
Duran Duran
Since there are so many different types and purposes, I can’t choose just one…
Boeing 787 Dreamliner - Commercial Airliner
Vought F4U Corsair - Fighter (Propeller)
McDonnell Douglas F4 Phantom II - Fighter Jet
Grumman E-2C Hawkeye - Reconnaissance Plane
Rockwell B-1 Lancer - Favorite Bomber
Motor Racing (F1, IMSA, Indycar, WEC, NASCAR, PCC, and Most Others…)
Ice Hockey (GO KINGS GO…!!!)
Lewis Hamilton (F1) - Current Living
Ayrton Senna (F1) - All Time
Other favorite drivers:
Al Holbert (IMSA Sports Cars)
Derek Bell (IMSA Sports Cars)
Dale Earnhardt Sr. (NASCAR)
Bill Elliot (NASCAR)
Niki Lauda (F!)
Luke Peterson - My Son
My favorite NHL player was:
Luc Robitaille (LA Kings, Detroit Red Wings, Pittsburgh Penguins)

Some Quotes & Ideas to Live By

Core Philosophy
“Learn by doing.”
- Cal Poiy - San Luis Obispo
Work Principle
“Nothing comes from nothing. You won’t do, get, or achieve anything if you do nothing.”
- Todd Peterson
Work / Life Balance
“Work/Life balance? Work is part of life - So you’d better enjoy it.”
- Todd Peterson
Make Life Better
“Make light in life, otherwise it will be dark.”
- Todd Peterson
Self Reflection
“Compare who you THINK you are to who you WANT to be. Are they the same person? If not, you need to MAKE them the same.”
- Todd Peterson
Fulfill Your Own Desires
“Haven’t found what you’re looking for? Make it.”
- Todd Peterson
Life Suggestion
“Spend your time wisely. Life has a cost for waiting.”
- Todd Peterson
Live in the NOW
“Don’t put off to tomorrow what you can do today.”
- Todd Peterson
Work for It
“You get what you work for.”
- Todd Peterson