Recreation
Jim has no hobbies to speak of, only occasionally joining Tony or Steve in a game of basketball or billiards, or reading Trivial Pursuit answers for hours at a time. Entertainment for him is either reading a book (at someone else's recommendation), watching a movie, watching Mr. Peterson, or sitting in front of the TV, flipping channels. After Jim and Ruth are married, Ruth attempts to get him into bird watching and stamp collecting, and is upset when he has no interest in either.
On occasion, however, Jim does take time to explore his city and surroundings, as demonstrated by his aimless wanderings around malls or his riding on a bus all day "not going anywhere in particular."
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