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| YOU: An attractive, grown-up woman with a sense of humor - 42 |
| Construction : Carpentry |
| 03/15/06 |
Hello there, prospective fair correspondent. I'm 185, 5'10", white and sometimes tan, broad shouldered, dark brown hair, hazel eyes, guy-next-door good looking. I'm happy with the way I look and so should you -- with the way you look, that is. I'm pretty even tempered (confident but not arrogant, moderate but not mediocre, caring but not clingy, loyal but not naive), rarely boring, able to let go, accepting of imperfection. I have my less-than- graceful moments, as do we all, but I try to hold myself to high standards.
I've traveled a lot, speak Mandarin Chinese and enough Spanish to get in trouble, read voraciously, love music (play drums), like to go backpacking and kayaking, see art exhibits and plays, go to interesting lectures, do new things. I give a great massage and am a very good chef. For money I do investment research, and for my soul I write about environmental issues as a journalist (used to ride around in electric cars and visit nuclear power plants for NPR). Born in New York and have an offbeat sense of humor inspired by Monty Python, Mel Brooks & Carl Reiner, the Marx Brothers, Looney Tunes, Crumb, the Coen Brothers, Nichols and May, and Zippy the Pinhead, among too many others to list.
I'm looking for a woman, 28-42 or thereabouts, who is emotionally balanced, good-hearted, open-minded and gainfully employed (more often than not, hopefully doing something she enjoys). She shares some of my interests and has her own interests to share with me. She leads an active life and tries to stay fit, and she's attractive to me. How do we know that? I guess we'll just have to meet (there is no such thing as love at first e-mail).
(EXPLANATION OF TERMS: "attractive" and "fit" do not necessarily mean you jumped off the pages of Cosmo or that you can use your tummy as a carpentry level, rather that you get regular exercise and you're making the best possible use of what your parents gave you)
I'm a bohemian who likes the city and the wilderness but not what lies between. If you feel you must live in the suburbs and own a minivan, I'm not your guy. Ditto if you sincerely believe you have no emotional baggage. We all have baggage. The key questions are: 1) can you identify your baggage? and 2) does your baggage fit in the overhead compartment or under the seat in front of you?
I'm partial to smart, independent women with an unabashed feminine side. I'm an equal opportunity dater. Ethnicity, religion, natural hair color, previous marital history are no object -- the main thing is you have to be a grown up with a funny bone. You practice honest communication and self awareness. You know how to say "shut up" with great tact. You don't play games, except maybe Scrabble. You have some idea of who you are, what you want in a man, what your life means. Not that you have it all figured out (who does?), but at least you've asked yourself the basic questions and done some experimentation. If this sounds like you, I'd like to hear from you, let's meet casually for a cup of coffee or a glass of wine and see where it goes.
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