This was true not only of his vocation, science, but also of his avocations. He earned his livelihood as a furniture worker; while music and theatre were his avocations. His lifelong avocations have been photography, amateur radio, and antiquarian medical bibliophilia. He spent his retirement pursuing his off-season avocations of hunting, golfing, polo and fishing. Woodworking and writing were hence his avocations. Among his avocations were philosophy, painting, and local philanthropy. Genealogy was one of Jessica Nelson North's avocations. Morahan was an active member in promoting avocations for citizens with mental disabilities. He had avocations of weaving and saying poetry. He indicated that he planned to travel and write, avocations he had put on hold. In May 1781 he resigned on account of his many public avocations.