I grew up in L..A. when it was still a paradise, and most of my family still live there, but I've lived longer now in other places, each of which has shaped me in different ways - Wisconsin - early and long enough to have some Midwestern values - the Rockies, Rhode Island, in England and Europe, and here in the Northwest. I love nature and wildlife, and am happiest when away from it all in nature. What I care most about now is living sustainably and being good to the planet and its creatures. I'm also, of course, looking for someone to share time with.

I'm still working full-time, though as a telecommuter from home now. I hope to cut back soon. When I have free time, I enjoy hiking, gardening, cooking, working out at the gym, reading, spending time with family and friends, and have just started kayaking, which is fun and good exercise. I also go to protests of various kinds - political and animal rights, and do quite a bit of networking online on these issues.

I'm decent at growing plants, cooking, caring for pets and people, getting pretty good at home maintenance of necessity.

That I look like my photos, not 40 lb extra? No seriously I think they just notice that I'm pretty friendly and easy to talk to.

Favorite foods are vegan Asian and Italian. Am always working on going toward more organic, more live food like chia seeds and blue-green algae. Movies - I like spy thrillers, dramas and comedies. Music - blues, world, jazz. Books - Asian philosophy, gardening, sustainable living, fiction.

Good music, good coffee, and nature.

Actually I think a lot about conservation of wildlife and ocean species, and their habitats. I think about working less and having more time to devote to these issues and to the people I care about as well as others I haven't yet met. Just about having more time and who I might have to share it with.

Working. I work evenings from home on week nights.

Like many on here, I'd prefer some good company and would like to find love with someone who wants to spend their retirement years together as a couple.

You feel an affinity and feel like writing!