Find better matches with our advanced matching system
—% Match
—% Friend
—% Enemy
drollins
40 / M / straight / Single
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Awards (1)
The Skinny
- Last Online
- Join Date
- Ethnicity
- White
- Height
- 6' 1" (1.85m).
- Body Type
- Average
- Looking For
- New friends, Long-term dating, Short-term dating, Activity partners, Long-distance penpals
- Smokes
- When drinking
- Drinks
- Sometimes
- Drugs
- Never
- Religion
- Christianity but not too serious about it
- Sign
- Aquarius but it doesn’t matter
- Education
- Working on Ph.D program
- Job
- Banking / Financial / Real Estate
- Income
- $100,000–$150,000
- Kids
- Likes children
- Pets
- Owns dogs and Likes cats
- Languages
- English (Fluently), Yiddish (Fluently), German (Poorly), Spanish (Okay)
Similar Users
-
knightjb, 27 Baton Rouge, Louisiana more old-fashioned
-
hammerncompass, 29 Baton Rouge, Louisiana similar
-
zellyn, 25 Baton Rouge, Louisiana less adventurous
-
Sleepyeyedboy, 29 Baton Rouge, Louisiana more pessimistic
-
Paul_MuadDib, 31 Baton Rouge, Louisiana less spontaneous
-
InnsmouthLook, 22 Baton Rouge, Louisiana less kinky
-
ToddnBR, 33 Baton Rouge, Louisiana more old-fashioned
-
jamestakes5, 33 Baton Rouge, Louisiana similar
Your Notes
Edit your notesI am liberal, libertine, and libertarian.
My Self-Summary
wanna-be hipster turned banker and community organiser. I like
rescuing old dogs and old houses, and I am the patron saint of lost
causes (I recently ran for public office as a bleeding heart
libertarian.)
I rock a Prius with a "GUN OWNER" sticker.
For the fall term I'm going back and forth between southern Louisiana and Durham, N. Carolina every two weeks or so....subject, of course, to meeting someone special!
For the fall term I'm going back and forth between southern Louisiana and Durham, N. Carolina every two weeks or so....subject, of course, to meeting someone special!
Now in Yiddish
Oy gevalt, I'm a shayna kneadleh who renders his own schmaltz and
makes a mean brisket for Pesach.
Now in German
Gruezi! Ich spreche Schwyzerdeutsch (und ein bichen hoch deutsch).
Wo ist der lit da hund begrabe? :-)
What I’m doing with my life
rescuing animals and trying to make the world a better place. I
love my job, but I'm always trying to make enough money so that I
won't have to make any more for a while. Presently this means
consulting for several international banks and hedge funds, plus I
have a side business involving real estate, antique watch / car /
gun restoration, and travel writing. If I pass the Series 65 exam
I'll do more investment advisory work.
It may seem like I live an affluent lifestyle, but I'm actually more of a money-under-the-mattress kind of guy. If you've read "Rich Dad, Poor Dad" you'll recognize the type. I'm not slumming because it's cool; I'm slumming because I actually like the slums.
It may seem like I live an affluent lifestyle, but I'm actually more of a money-under-the-mattress kind of guy. If you've read "Rich Dad, Poor Dad" you'll recognize the type. I'm not slumming because it's cool; I'm slumming because I actually like the slums.
I’m really good at
writing (I run a local blog), fund-raising, making money, and shooting my mouth
off.
I'm a first rate cook of the Mario Batali variety, meaning I like to cook parts of the animal that most people throw away.
I am extremely level-headed in a crisis (one of the reasons why I specialised in business continuity planning after 9/11). Like every good Eagle Scout I believe in being prepared, so even though my normal ride is a hybrid I keep a "doomsday vehicle" (monster truck) nearby. It came in pretty handy during Katrina, 9/11, and the NYC blackout! I was one of the first responders doing animal rescue after Katrina.
I'm a first rate cook of the Mario Batali variety, meaning I like to cook parts of the animal that most people throw away.
I am extremely level-headed in a crisis (one of the reasons why I specialised in business continuity planning after 9/11). Like every good Eagle Scout I believe in being prepared, so even though my normal ride is a hybrid I keep a "doomsday vehicle" (monster truck) nearby. It came in pretty handy during Katrina, 9/11, and the NYC blackout! I was one of the first responders doing animal rescue after Katrina.
The first things people usually notice about me
I'm way too funky to have such a white collar job. Despite this,
I'm usually overdressed.
Like the hero of "The Tao of Steve", I'm a fat fattist. I've got a big build from playing football, but I don't feel fat if that makes any sense. I love to exercise (running, shooting, tennis) and I don't get along well with people who have a negative self image.
While we're talking about "The Tao of Steve", I should mention that my good friends consider me lazy, which is not to say I'm unproductive. If you've ever read Larry Wall's philosophy on why laziness is a good thing, you'll know what I'm talking about.
Like the hero of "The Tao of Steve", I'm a fat fattist. I've got a big build from playing football, but I don't feel fat if that makes any sense. I love to exercise (running, shooting, tennis) and I don't get along well with people who have a negative self image.
While we're talking about "The Tao of Steve", I should mention that my good friends consider me lazy, which is not to say I'm unproductive. If you've ever read Larry Wall's philosophy on why laziness is a good thing, you'll know what I'm talking about.
My favorite books, movies, music, and food
truffle butter and anchovy paste, black comedies, and lo fi art
rock (Robert
Pollard, East River Pipe, Yo La Tengo, Godspeed You Black
Emperor). Early jazz like I used to play when I was a DJ at WXDU.
Around the house it's either WKNC 88.1 or WWOZ 90.7.
Like Oscar Wilde, I don't read books because the book reviews are so much better; in practice this means I read the Wall St. Journal and NYT book reviews and occasionally a hardcover of something they've reviewed. The stuff I used to read (and still love): 20th century russian authors such as Nabokov, Solzhenitsyn, Ayn Rand. Updike and Vonnegut is about as schmaltzy as I get, but I've been known to lower my standards for Walker Percy or Tom Robbins.
My favourite directors are Stanley Kubrick, Todd Solondz (Happiness), Woody Allen, and Alexander Payne (Citizen Ruth, About Schmidt). I have a low tolerance for low-rated movies.
I am a serious gourmand, I make my own stock and my own ice cream. I like fiery foods from peasant lands, and anything unusual (octopus eggs, sweetbreads, schwartenmagen, boudin rouge, washpot cracklins).
Like Oscar Wilde, I don't read books because the book reviews are so much better; in practice this means I read the Wall St. Journal and NYT book reviews and occasionally a hardcover of something they've reviewed. The stuff I used to read (and still love): 20th century russian authors such as Nabokov, Solzhenitsyn, Ayn Rand. Updike and Vonnegut is about as schmaltzy as I get, but I've been known to lower my standards for Walker Percy or Tom Robbins.
My favourite directors are Stanley Kubrick, Todd Solondz (Happiness), Woody Allen, and Alexander Payne (Citizen Ruth, About Schmidt). I have a low tolerance for low-rated movies.
I am a serious gourmand, I make my own stock and my own ice cream. I like fiery foods from peasant lands, and anything unusual (octopus eggs, sweetbreads, schwartenmagen, boudin rouge, washpot cracklins).
The six things I could never do without
old cars, old dogs, old guns, old houses, old clothes, old watches,
and old money.
Wait, is that more than six? I guess I could give up guns if I move to New Zealand (not now, but I will probably move outside of the US again at some point).
Wait, is that more than six? I guess I could give up guns if I move to New Zealand (not now, but I will probably move outside of the US again at some point).
I spend a lot of time thinking about
whether I should move back to New Orleans, NYC, or Zurich. whether
I could live in Tel Aviv (now) or Argentina (as a vacation
residence). whether I should go back to grad school. the things I
studied as an undergrad (at Duke) and afterwards (at
Harvard).
the history of political economy, the impact of negative interest rates on 3-mo. T-bills, and the parallels between the british economy in the 1900s, the japanese economy in the 1990s, and the present day US economy. Private equity investments and their tax treatments. The legality of limited liability partnerships established for inheritance planning.
Also, whether making your own bread is worth the effort.
the history of political economy, the impact of negative interest rates on 3-mo. T-bills, and the parallels between the british economy in the 1900s, the japanese economy in the 1990s, and the present day US economy. Private equity investments and their tax treatments. The legality of limited liability partnerships established for inheritance planning.
Also, whether making your own bread is worth the effort.
On a typical Friday night I am
with artsy friends at one of the downtown galleries. We usually end
up back at my house because it's so freaking big and my old dog is
incontinent. I love love love to entertain, and think nothing of
spending the better part of a weekend making my famous 20-hr.
brisket.
The most private thing I’m willing to admit here
My family is kind of coonass / redneck, and they're important to me
so I need to revive my inner frat boy once in a while.
I'm broadminded, but intensely stubborn and sometimes like to push people's buttons with gentle ribbing or snarky criticism.
I have a swiss bank account because I used to live there. Actually my self-censor is way too low compared to most people, which can be a bit off-putting so I think I'll quit while I'm ahead. Feel free to use this against me!
I'm broadminded, but intensely stubborn and sometimes like to push people's buttons with gentle ribbing or snarky criticism.
I have a swiss bank account because I used to live there. Actually my self-censor is way too low compared to most people, which can be a bit off-putting so I think I'll quit while I'm ahead. Feel free to use this against me!
You should message me if
you think we could learn from each other. You should be independent
to the point of being individualistic, and well educated.
Anarchists a plus, though your politics are not as important as
your sense of life; it's not that politics isn't important, but
there are better ways to expend your energy.
I'd like to be with an affectionate person -- NOT on the first date, or even the first half dozen or so, but your ideal relationship should involve a lot of physical intimacy (making out, etc.). I tend to date younger, like early 30s and usually not younger than 24 or so.
I'm interested in having children, but that's sort of putting the cart before the horse don't you think?
I'd like to be with an affectionate person -- NOT on the first date, or even the first half dozen or so, but your ideal relationship should involve a lot of physical intimacy (making out, etc.). I tend to date younger, like early 30s and usually not younger than 24 or so.
I'm interested in having children, but that's sort of putting the cart before the horse don't you think?
