I'm an Australian scientist living in Denver. I'm divorced (5 yrs) and have two of my three kids half time; the oldest is a robotics engineer in Australia.

I have a wide range of interests; natural history, travel (Australia, Canada, US, Italy, Germany, Fiji so far), movies, art, science, sports (doing more than watching). In general I like being active and outside, but I have to admit I do enjoy some indoor pursuits. I like to ski, surf, hike, dive (I've scuba dived with friends tanks and equipment but never held certification; want to get it in the next year) and soak in a hot spring afterwards. I've been told that I can carry a conversation on just about any topic. I enjoy good food, good company and fine wine. I have an almost child-like curiosity about the world and take every opportunity to learn more about it.

I like the ten questions from the show "The Actors Studio", and they are good conversation starters, so here they are with my answers:

1. What is your favorite word?
Wonder

2. What is your least favorite word?
Starvation.
There is no reason that anyone in the modern world should be starving

3. What turns you on?
Creativity

4. What turns you off?
Willful ignorance.
There is no excuse for believing in a flat earth, a literal, biblical version of creation, or perpetual motion machines, other than a desire to be ignorant of the facts.

5. What sound or noise do you love?
The sound of a child laughing

6. What sound or noise do you hate?
The sound of a child in pain

7. What is your favorite curse word?
Fuck!

8. What profession other than your own would you like to attempt?
Fine Printing.
Printing was the greatest invention in the last thousand years

9. What profession would you not like to do?
Assembly line worker
Anything that requires mindless repetition, like process work. Some find it rewarding but it's not for me

10. If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates?
That was a helluva ride!

I'm doing research into how the heart works and how it fails when it is damaged. I'm also raising two very intelligent rambunctious kids and watching a third make me proud of him as an engineer.

I'm enjoying my time in Colorado, going on nature hikes with my kids, going to pubs/bars and meeting new people when I don't have them and looking for new ways to have a good time.

Listening, experimenting, science, electronics, sex :)

I'm good at:
Cooking, writing, statistics, programming, handyman stuff (I was an apprentice to a electrician/scale mechanic when I was younger, so I know my way around industrial workshops and have a home workshop to boot). Communication - a recent return to form allows me to put this here. I can be a bit of a lone wolf at times, seeking out alone time when hurt or injured, but normally I'm a good listener and talker with those close to me.

Fair at:
housecleaning, filing

My Accent.

Books: Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance, Story of O, Ashley book of Knots :), A Fortunate Life, Jonathan Livingstone Seagull, Memoirs of a thinking radish, Pluto's Republic (Yes, Pluto's, not Plato's), Anthony Bourdain's kitchen confidential, A Pattern Language, A confederacy of dunces.

Movies: I like old movies as well as newer ones. Citizen Kane, Master and Commander, Nine and half weeks, Rocky Horror Picture show, The Thin Man, Kiki's Delivery Service, Spirited Away (most movies by Miyazaki are favoured if not favourites), Day One, Dr Ehrlich's Magic Bullet, Avatar, Moulin Rouge, James Bond movies, Alien, Medicine Man, The Citadel, Kinsey, The Paper Chase.

TVShows: Dr Who, Torchwood, Sherlock (old and new), Star Trek, Any David Attenborough documentary, Eureka, Bones, The early seasons of House, Big Bang Theory, Avatar: The Last Airbender (watched it with my kids; best show for kids I've seen in years).

Music: Love a wide range of music. Cold Chisel (Australian band), Black Sorrows, Grace Knight, Santana, Dave Mathews band, Mozart, Georges De la Rue, Sinead O'Connor, Nickelback, Pink Martini, Piaf and many more. Not so keen on hip-hop or country.

Food: Thai, Indian, Middle Eastern, Vietnamese, Spanish, Italian, Japanese (not just sushi). Home cooked meals. I really enjoy cooking. I'm just learning but people seem to enjoy my food. I've cooked dishes in each of these styles that people have enjoyed.

Not in any particular order except for numbers 1 and 2

1. My kids
2. Great love
3. Books
4. Friends
5. Great Sex
6. Family

My next experiment.

Either with my kids, which may involve soccer practice, going for a bike ride or if the weather's bad, watching a movie with them. If I don't have them, I may be in the lab figuring out how the world works, or at the pub, solving the worlds problems over a few beers, or at home kicking back and having a few cold ones with friends.

I ran a leather nightclub.

You like being busy and getting outside a lot.

You want to go to a movie with someone and talk about it afterwards

You want to go on a roadtrip for a weekend, the direction chosen by the roll of a die.

You like mountain meadows and hotsprings

You like the ocean and diving into it to see what's there.

You like cuddling on a couch on a wintry eve watching the flicker of the flames in the fireplace.

You like the idea of stripping off and diving into a pond or rock pool on a hot summers day.

You enjoy watching kids play in the spray of a hose in a backyard and thinking of when you did it as a child.