Still working part-time (sometimes!) for my son who has a manufacturing business. Before, I did legal work for 25+ years and then got into the academic world teaching college courses. The latter was a great, rewarding experience; I really enjoyed the kids/students.
In general, I am a very patient, easy-going person; quite active, with lots of projects going. Some would say that a shortcoming is that I can get too many projects underway at once and they don't get finished when they should. Probably that's correct, but nevertheless I think everything is advancing at what I call a reasonable pace. In particular, I enjoy gardening, landscaping (e.g. building a terrace); I have a landscaper's size tractor (with all the attachments, of course) to help with those things. One of my better projects has been to plant the meadow in front of my house (about 3/4 of an acre) into wildflowers, and then a similar field in back. Actually, a quite spectacular result.
I enjoy auctions, and luckily there are a few auction houses within shooting distance. My house is somewhat of an arts and crafts style and I've had fun buying stuff to fit in with that.
My temperament is quite even-handed -- certainly not moody or volatile. And I enjoy a good discussion about most anything (even if neither of us knows much about the subject -- but we can explore!) I do enjoy the learning process.
The picture in the blue plaid shirt, and the one on the tractor, were taken in May 2008. The one with the tie is 3 years ago -- a formal portrait, and I assume touched up a bit.
That's enough for now. If you want to know more, let me know, and I'll tell you.
(Oh, a couple minor things: I don't cook very well, but I can run the outside grill just fine, and I am quite willing and able to do the dishes, perhaps because because of my army KP training a long time ago. And I'm perfectly happy ironing my own shirts.)
Perhaps a conclusion you might draw from the above is that nothing should be taken too seriously.
My Ideal Person:
It's not clear to me that a couple should be clones of each other, so to speak, as these matching services seem to suggest. Frankly, I think a significant amount of differences can be refreshing -- so long as each is tolerant -- and perhaps willing to be persuaded. On the other hand, I'm not a biker, and some ladies are, and I think that really wouldn't work. I'm not saying that I'm particularly looking for diversity; rather that some may well be desirable and rewarding to both.
I would hope that the lady in question has a close and happy relationship with her children/grandchildren, if she has them; families are important -- yours just as much (or even more so) as mine.
Imagination, enthusiasm, and intellectual curiosity are all pluses (How do you spell that word?), and a reasonably enhanced level of desire would be nice, too. In general, a relaxed attitude towards life; not frequently worked up about some problem, real or imagined.
Again, that's enough for now. Anything more, we can talk about, if you'd like to.
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