Hi. My name is Bill and I live in Berkeley. I am 50 years old and live part time with my wonderful 17 year old daughter. She is incredibly special to me and I am very much a doting dad. I work in a biotech company, but, importantly, always find time for my hobbies, friends and dating. I recently completed a 1 year self-imposed sabbatical. Best thing I've done in years. I got to spend a lot of time with my daughter, work around my home, and induldge in a lot of pleasure reading. What a treat! I play guitar and sing, enjoy reading in coffee shops, hike, tidepool (I love being at the beach), go to movies and plays, hang out with friends, work out at the gym and garden. I enjoy baseball and football, but am not obsessed with them. I would rather be outside than watch TV. Folk and rock music are a big part of my life. Some of my favorite movies are The Zodiac, An Inconvenient Truth, The Illusionist, Walk the Line, Schindler's List, Forrest Gump, Ray, Being There, Rent, The Da Vinci Code, Fargo, Crash, Capote, Pulp Fiction, The Godfather, Citizen Kane, Casablanca, It's a Wonderful Life, Shakespear in Love, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Rear Window and Spinal Tap. What great movies! I tend to read mostly non-fiction, but promise to not hold your reading tastes against you. Who am I hoping to meet? She will be a warm, reasonably sensitive, gentle, honest and compassionate lady. I love animals and have a cat and a dog. If my daughter had her way, I would own the Oakland Zoo. First and foremost I am attracted to honesty and gentleness. It is critical that anyone I am involved with understands that there will always be another lady in my life (my beautiful daughter) and will not be threatened by her. In fact, I hope that you will want to be involved in her life and have something to add to it. I appreciate confidence and a strong sense of self worth in others. I prefer casual clothing, but have been told that I clean up nicely. I also like someone who can be silly or serious depending on the needs of the moment. I hope to meet someone who will teach me new things about life and to whom I may offer the same. I want to know about your hobbies and passions. I may find some new obsession this way. Very cool indeed. There is more to tell you, but that will have to wait for a follow-up message. I look forward to hearing from you. Have a fantastic day (or night). Bill

I work at a start-up biotech company. That's very time consuming, but gratifying. Also I know we're going to make the world a better place. The people I work with are great so I don't detest getting up in the morning to go to work. When I'm home I'm mostly a dad. My daughter is the greatest. I work around the house, take day trips most anywhere, plan other trips of extended length, read, and play guitar, hang out with friends. I'd love, really LOVE to semi-retire in a few years. Perhaps move to Hawaii and see what that's like. Whatever I do, it will be fun.

Playing guitar and singing are my hobby passions. I hate to say it but I am really good at Excel (hopefully some of you just laughed). I think I am also a good and loyal friend.

I have no idea whatsoever. I'd be interested in knowing what you think the answer to this is. I guess I speak well and am fairly intelligent. My self-effacing humor might be another....

I am currently reading "The Life of Hunter S. Thompson and just finished the Steven Colbert book. Other reads over the last 1.5 years are Brothers, Molly Ivins, Mark Molford, Obama's books, Angela's Ashes, The God Delusion, State of Denial, Fiasco, 3 Days in August, Beatles bio, H. S. Thompson, Al Frankin, Phil Lesh's Book, The Birth of Venus, all of Dan Brown's works, The Kite Runner

1) My daughter 2) My friends and family 3) My guitar 4) I love animals. Home pets and wild. All of 'em 5) The ocean 6) Being able to afford to stay at a nice hotel instead of a flop house

How screwed up the Republicans and religious right are. I'm not saying the Democrats are much better, but they are incrementally better. We need a big change and we need it now. Business as usual is not going to leave much to the future generations. Unless you're idea of a good thing is a Mad Max reality. The powers of greed need to be reigned in big time. But that won't be easy to accomplish. I'd like to see us end this crazy ass war tomorrow and spend all that money on alternate clean energy. We'd have a good solution in 2 years. Yeah, that's gonna happen.....

With my daughter....but I am almost always free on Saturday nights and Sundays. Then I like to plan something that's fun. Hang out with friends, play some guitar, drink a few beers, read, perhaps meet you.....

Tell you what...ask me a question and I'll give you a totally honest answer. I promise!

...you're looking for an intelligent, family oriented (though I don't want to have more babies, but your existing kids are very cool!), fun guy, who has a job and a home, who has a social conscious and who enjoys most everything the bay area has to offer.

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