Thanks for checking out my profile. This part is looooong, but if you read it you just might get an idea of who I am beyond standard profile statements such as "I like sunsets." and stuff like that.



Concerning the flying side-kick picture posted: I joke that I am proficient in "ha lee wuud kung fu" but I'm not a martial artist nor do I espouse violence. The image is relevant to my personality though, as I do appreciate and aspire to kinetic style, and, I suppose, grace. 



I picture myself as an easy going man who is fascinated by the human condition and awed and enthused by the beauty and complex interconnectivity of this thing we call existence. I imagine my strong points as being my sense of humor, my personality, my intellect, and my perceptiveness. I am also loyal and honest---occasionally to a fault.



I see many kinds of humor in most things and I love to ferret it out and share it with others.



I love camping, picnicking or perhaps mostly just rambling around and exploring in the outdoors. Conversely, I appreciate what the big city has to offer, especially that which I've not experienced before.



I enjoy and respect socially concocted notions such as fashion, etiquette, and tradition but am perhaps a bit too independent to be unquestioningly bound by them, or to take them too seriously.


I am officially educated through high school but have educated myself beyond that to a level I feel is arguably on parr with many college grads.



I am not very materialistic.



I do have discerning tastes regarding many things and am pretty particular oft times, but I am not a snob nor do I need those tastes to be constantly fulfilled. 


I eschew crappy food that pretends not to be crappy. A fast food hamburger is generally not pretentious. Some store bought cheesecake with a name like "Artisan Ovens" and a three finger ingredients list, is.

I am interested in, and like to prepare and consume healthy food. I am also fond of various types of what I suppose one might call junk food, but endeavor to espouse such consumables that contain quality ingredients. For example, there is a huge difference in my eyes—and indeed in the chemistry of assimilation—between potato chips that have been fried in something like sunflower oil and those that have been fried in any kind of hydrogenated oil. Moreover, deliciously flavored potato chips that don't contain artificial coloring or flavoring are usually appreciated by me, whereas their franken-food alternatives are generally repellant.

Of the worldly things we experience, wind, to me, is received almost as an ally or ancient friend; a nearly spiritual literally energizing force which acutely renders a sense of mystery and wonder from the world. Thunderstorms, moon rises and moonlight---especially on snow---are experienced to similar effect.



I enjoy dancing on occasion—less often than I'd like actually—for fun or for exercise, and I enjoy singing.



I love public radio.



I do not tow any kind of idealogical line and believe that truth exists where one finds it. In other words, as one part of a belief system may ring true, this does not in and of itself mean that any other part does as well.



I was raised by a feminist and this has made what I see as its positive mark within my creed.



I have a deep appreciation for those I Love, and I express this to them freely.

I consider myself a humanist, and a realist, although I'm not entirely sure what is real.

Hoooo boy. This is going to seem a bit... unusual.

In 2008 I walked from coast to coast across the united states.

I did so because I wanted to connect and converse with all kinds of Americans, both face to face and via a website I set up.

My main objective was to communicate with and encourage conversation among said folks about what might be defined as the evolution of the human perspective, or, in other words, the growth of how we as human beings see ourselves... each other... our civilization... and our world.

I myself framed what I referred to as self awareness, as a key part of the impetus for the growth of the human perspective. Self awareness, as I will sparingly define my take on it here, is something like the pursuit to recognize, understand, and be totally honest with ourselves to the best of our ability about what has formed the human condition... what, resulting from our journey to our present state are the stimuli that impact the self from within... and what are the ways in which these stimuli—or more relevantly, our reactions to them—can deter us from our truer and higher objectives by occluding them with more impulsive or instinctual ones.

Ultimately I tried to suggest and support the idea that, in human kind's overall quest for a better more functional and sustainable world, the consideration of self awareness—along with the popular pursuit of its understanding and enhancement—is a hugely untapped resource. And furthermore, that the lack of such understanding and pursuits leaves an all pervasive factor—minimized self awareness—that silently exerts itself beneath the scenery and forestalls us concerning our greater more lofty aspirations. Additionally I tried to discuss methods/approaches by which to increase self awareness within the human entity, from individual, to nation, to global community.

Incidentally, I suggest you don't succumb to the temptation of concluding that I am some kind of straight-laced idealistic goody-two-shoes who has a template he wants everybody to adopt; I feel such mental pursuits as described above, being very long lived, have rendered me much more three-dimensional than that.

So anyway, what am I doing with my life now? Well existence has recently thrown me a curveball in the death of my Father, and I am recovering from that and also handling his estate intestate (nice mouthful) and fixing up his old house. But once things settle down and get squared away my present intention is to improve (vastly) my website and to work on writing a book about my journey, the concepts that compelled me, and the people whom I met.

Being modest. So, sorry; won't say any more.

Okay just kidding, let's see; the following is mostly based on hearsay.

I am apparently a pretty fair conversationalist. I'm good at understanding people and situations. I've been told I can be pretty dang entertaining. I am a pretty innovative thinker and problem solver. 'Ts been said I'm a good dancer (been said I'm a bad one too, but much less often; truth be told I believe I'm both, depending mostly on my mood, and, I suppose the eye of the beholder factors in as well). I am a fairly decent singer. I am presently a damn loyal friend, brother, and son. I have a prodigious capacity for loyalty to a mate although obviously this remains currently untapped. I have a fairly high level of physical prowess, and I am "really good" at enjoying that.

My nickname could be "Slim". Incidentally, the option "Thin" under my profile "details" was, I suppose, the "Body type" that most closely describes me. But I suggest "slim, but muscular" would be closer to the mark.

Anyway, that I'm a fairly eloquent and oft times animated speaker.

Yet often a deadpan humorist.

That I can be quite observant.

That I'm a lot more rough and ready than it might initially seem (oh--wait--that means one o' the first things people might "notice" is I don't appear to be so rough an' ready. Ah well; read between the lines).

Oh man; I don't really have any real favorites and not a lot of what I've liked is coming to mind. I liked monty Python's Meaning of Life though Im not a huge Python fan in general. I liked the fast runner, Brazil, Fargo, No country for Old Men, V for Vendetta.
My tastes run the gamut really, but I don't go in for pretension and although action movies are somewhat of a guilty pleasure for me, I'm not one at all for a lot of REAL WORLD type violence as spectacle.

Bout all of us could do without just about anything other than food, water, shelter and clothing, but life would be pretty bleak for me without:
Love.
Companionship.
Hope.
Truth.
Beauty.
Justice.
And let's just throw in wonder.
Yeah I know; kinda typical really.

Human relationships and behavior, and the elusive hearts of our greatest issues, from the interpersonal to the international.

No such thing really.
I could be doing any number of things on my perpetually growing "to do" list. I could be having or cooking dinner and/or perhaps watching a movie with a friend or few. I could be reading a book. I could be dancing, or playing pool, or sharing a drink, or wandering in the woods or the streets in the moonlight, or standing 'round a fire.

Umm... lessee... How 'bout that I, like pretty much everybody, am often impacted by some brand of fear. Fear of ignorance; fear of illness; fear of loneliness; fear of vulnerability; fear of judgment; etc.

When I respond to fear within the spectrum sandwiched between autonomy and automaton, I don't always emerge with my sovereignty intact. But this, is acceptably human.
(chuckle) How many times have you rolled your eyes now?

It's what we do with fear that matters though, yes? I mean, that's where courage comes in. Incidentally, I happen to be considered quite courageous by many.

I am not looking for a perfect person. This life can be any combination of pursuing, achieving, and loosing ground on who we want to be. But someone who understands and sincerely aspires to much of the following certainly has my appreciation.

Some aspects of a woman that would be attractive to me are, being fit or trim, adventurous, independently minded and strong. Also a person who nevertheless has a gentleness and compassion and who does not take herself too seriously.

Moreover, I'm very drawn to one who has a robust, broad sense of humor, and who can laugh at themselves as well as at me.

I'm attracted to someone who understands that we ourselves do not possess the standards by which others SHOULD believe or do.

I'm very enthused about a woman who can be spontaneous and lacks a lot of reservation.

I deeply resonate with someone who is enthusiastic about outdoor things like camping and picnics and adventures.

I appreciate someone who is not a prude.

I'm drawn to a person who believes what fulfills a relationship is not image, status nor material things.

I look out for a woman who's honest, not only with her partner but with herself.

I respect someone who values straight communication and who will not hold something important back because it is difficult to broach.

I feel kindred with a person who will take action to respectfully, and if possible, gently, give me perspective when I can't see the forest for the trees.

When I connect and move through our world with someone who mutually resonates with me, it is often much like a series of exciting little adventures.

Perhaps adventure awaits us?