(Here's the deal - I've got a lot of energy and it scares some people. I've also got a lot of love inside me, too... you just need to spend a little in-person time with me to figure that out.

I'm a genuine nice guy. A little kinky, but nice nonetheless.

I'm understanding, animated when the time is right, a good listener, a teller of tales and a fast friend. I dislike the "gay scene" so if that's your thing, there's probably not going to be a future for us. In other words, camping does not come with a dance hall.

I tend towards slightly younger men (35+) but never rule anyone or anything out as age is often just a state of mind. I'm really more concerned about whether you're *alive* inside or not.

Recreationally, you'll usually find me taking bushwhacking adventures in the forests here in the Highlands but pull me away - to do what you like.

Physically, I stand 5'11" and weigh in at just over 200lbs. I'm stocky and strong, not fat. I am not hairy and at this age I'm definitely not some old man.

Saving the world from the neo-cons and trying to make ends meet.

Convincing right-wingers of the errors of their ways and that no, Rush Limbaugh is not god and that I *wish* Obama was a socialist.

My passion for life. Usually after that they've have to catch their breath.

Chabon, Clemens, Friedlander, FForde.

Music: Easier than harder but if it's good (and I mean that critically) it's good. Gay bar music is out. Period.

Movies: Anything well done, generally. I have no real preferences though I tend to lean towards Indy films.

the woods
the mountains
repeat 3x

Why the world tends to be such a crappy place and why people tend to the lowest common denominator rather than the highest.

Home, working on my column for next week or running tech at the local arts center.

;) Forget it.

If you'd like to have a really nice time and can deal with my rather peripatetic life. You, on the other hand, need to be calm, cool, collected, organized, patient and a little kinkier than I am...