I am comfortable where I am. I no longer feel impelled to grab for the brass ring. I yearn to leave the legacy of an improved world. I am a work-in-progress with a large lifetime todo list. I am seeking my best friend, she who'll help me to be the very best I can, as I will gladly do for her. I hope to share in the occasional madcap adventure, but usually to amble through life taking time to tend our myriad 'gardens', to cultivate a wonderment for trivialities, to appreciate each other's companionship and to ponder silly scenarios such as what our lives would be like if gravity's effect was suddenly reduced by 25%. Life is too short for me to continue on the sidelines, running this race solo.

According to the Wilson personality profile, I am an 'Amiable Analytic'. I tend to over-analyze. I am not especially confrontational. I am a good mediator, empathetic and articulate. I drive a Honda Fit. My youngest child is almost 16 -- all three were primarily homeschooled in Worcester.

I don't care much for sports (last time I was fan was for 1973-1977 Mets). I have no interest in going to bars. If television, tabloids and other big media are *the* major influencers in your life, please hit Next. Ditto for heavy emphasis on Tarot, magnets, crystals, ESP or tinfoil hats. Dressing to the nines, with high heels and makeup doesn't do much for me. I don't use facebook, twitter or texting. I am not enamored of electronic gadgets. I am not a 'teddy bear', though I can certainly be affectionately disposed.

Despite all the specificity in this profile, I am pretty much nonjudgmental and accommodating. I am willing to revise my opinions and my preferences based on my experiences or a well-organized and logical argument. I have no illusions of being a knowitall, don't care much how I might rank on a scale of one-to-ten and aim to be the best person I can be for myself and those I hold dear. I am cautiously adventurous, though often needing a little well-timed prompting to get off the mark.

I sometimes speak what is on my mind directly, but usually I am artfully indirect and heavily employ ethos, logos and pathos to gently sway or effect change or influence. Many of my interactions are couched with a pretext of dry humor I do hope that I occasionally provide a welcome chuckle as well as food for thought during my machinations. I don't like being scolded or berated though I am developing a tougher skin to such. I am imperfect and don't expect perfection in others -- candor, honesty, intent and trust are much more important to me.

I am into gardening and home-based enterprises. I enjoy long walks (woods or sidewalks). I find I am more politically engaged than the average person and am getting frustrated with a government that is tinged with vested interests and a populace that can no longer seem to have sensible discourse. I'd like to have more time for invention, based on practical need not bolstering my wallet. I am an advocate for lifetime learning. I have a penchant for genealogy and similar investigative research. I am gaining an interest in alternative food motifs (ie, I have soaked acorns to leach the tannins as an experiment, though not with a pleasant result) that are locally grown. I approve of Obama. I would like to design and build my own hyper-efficient house; I lean toward a yurt but am too practical to push it as a primary residence.

Getting a job done, with high quality, once started on the task. I am also very good at returning borrowed library materials on time. I am a safe driver -- no accidents or tickets in >500,000 miles.

Gray hair, glasses, youthful innocence, non-linear thinking, engaging warmth in conversation, questionable fashion sense.

Books: historical fiction (M. Didius Falco series by Lindsay Davis is a prime example), Lord of the Rings, looking forward to digging into the enduring classics when time permits (Chaucer, Dante, etc). I liked Harry Potter, but that probably had more to do with sharing the experience with my children when they were young.

Movies: I think Lord of the Rings was one of the best film adaptions I have ever seen. I am moderatedly enthused by the occasional testosterone-packed movie with an impossibly implausible plot (like the Bourne series, Crouching Tiger/Hidden Dragon), or adventure (Indiana Jones), and sometimes Science Fiction (Waterworld) or Dystopian (Matrix). I'd have to eliminate most movies from the 70's. Movies that I offhand remember enjoying include Shaolin Soccer, The Gods Must Be Crazy (I & II), Fahrenheit 9/11, Amelie, Run Lola Run. Documentaries are fine, so is PBS.

Music: Artists who write their own music have a stronger appeal -- Indigo Girls, Dixie Chicks, Dar Williams for example. Music has not held a strong draw for me, but mostly a pleasant background. I have an idle iPod for the last few months since I am not interested in listening that intently. I don't like Bob Dylan for an inexplicable reason. I would prefer to listen to 'alternative' stations than from artists that are highly produced and compensated. Ethnic music sung in the native tongue is appealing. I don't have dancing coordination; I have yet to find a rhythm, or partner, that brings it all together for me.

Food: I like healthful foods (say from Trader Joes). I like kiwis and seedless grapes and smoked Gouda cheese and tabbouleh. I like homemade pizza or fresh made bread. I have recently dropped fleshy meat products from my diet (as one-too-many exposés on food production suddenly dissipated my appetite for it). I am working harder to avoid genetically modified foods too. Cooking for enjoyment, not practicality, is on my radar.

would be among the 26 letters of the US alphabet, though according to Mark Twain if we all agreed we could eliminate a few of the confusing ones and that would be OK. I am not much in favor of using categorical phrases like 'never' -- I am adaptable and consider that a virtue. In fact, when I find things that I 'could never do without' I tend to think long and hard about them and find a way to break the dependency of such an addiction.

the future, the present and the past (in that order -- I tend to read articles starting from the back also, for some odd reason). I have ideas for inventions, where I want to be in the next few years, personal improvements I'd like to undertake. I keep my ideas in notebooks as I have found my memory is not nearly so reliable as in decades past.

not dating, unfortunately.

Every bluetooth earpiece I have ever tried has always mounted 180 degrees opposite to the picture shown. This has me wondering if my ear canals are defective or whether 'left-handed ears' are an under-served consumer market.

our interests mesh, you live relatively near by, you aren't in a serious relationship currently, and you don't smoke, OR, you similarly enjoy cultivating e-friendships with interesting folks.