I am worried about my dad. I came home today and realized I haven't had a meaningful conversation with him since I started school a month ago. He seems disinterested in both my daily life and school life. He's been retired since September and he's become very withdrawn. I texted my brother (who's in the military) and he says it is not me, my dad doesn't talk to him either. My dad has no hobbies, no "Dad's thing"--he goes out with my mom on errands and he reads, and that's about it. My mom has her art and cooking, I have work and school, and my brother has his military commitment. He had his muscle car he adored but his mom convinced him to trade it in for a truck. My dad hardly drives anymore because my mom is a terrible passenger (so she does all the driving).

So I feel bad for him and I feel sorry that we aren't talking much. I thought maybe it was my dramatic change in studying all the time, but my brother said my dad's been working his whole life and simply doesn't know what to do with himself. My brother and I agreed we'd find something for him to do. My brother said he's going to invite my dad to play fantasy baseball with him. But I don't know what to do with my dad. He's not a craftsman, he's not an artist, he's against fishing, he won't play board games, he already taught me what I need to know about cars, and every new activity he doesn't want to do without my mom. What I do know about my dad, is he loves to read, he loves horror movies and has a forum like this for horror movie enthusiasts, he loves cars, he's a grill master, he likes to cook, he enjoys doing dishes and laundry, he likes to fiddle in the garage (what exactly he does, no one knows, but he'll go into the garage for an hour and "fiddle"...I'm guessing organizing), he likes to walk along the beach, and he likes going on drives and going to see the movies.

I want to help find my dad a hobby, "Dad's thing", but I also want to find adult Father-Daughter activities to do with him so we can start bonding again.

Any ideas what my dad and I can do?