Hello, there! My name is Joe, and I am native to the Dallas area.

I have been separated since last year and in the middle of a divorce, so I am here to meet some new people and adjust to "singleness" once again. Long-term dating will have to wait until things are final, but I'd love to find some locals who enjoy concerts, major-league baseball, and the occasional excursion to the great outdoors.

I do have three children (2/3 of them twins, all of them adopted), and I am very involved in their lives. They stay with me 8-10 days a month, giving me plenty of time to be social without worrying about child care. However if kids are not your thing, then romantically I am not in the long term, either.

I am a teacher by trade, and I am most drawn to all kinds of creative people and those who see their lives most fulfilled when they are helping others.

Starting over!

As an "emerging single," I am building up my network of single friends and acquaintances (both local and online-only), so feel free to sign on!

Getting deep with people. I am very much a "beyond-the-surface" kind of man when it comes to my close relationships. If there is more to you than meets the eye, I am eager to know that.

Being reliable. I consider it a privilege to give of myself to those I care about. A life lived solely for oneself seems pretty empty to me.

Treating Jeopardy! as a spectator sport. I mean this. I talk to the contestants like some talk to NFL wide receivers who miss that pass. Oh, and you will lose, but I win graciously. Any takers?

Flirting. It will happen. Yes, even if we both understand that we are just friends. Grasp the difference between harmless flirting and coming on to someone, and enjoy the attention!

My height. Yep. Five-foot-five. I tried being taller, but it just didn't take. Ah, well: God gives some height, and the rest get personality. I am most pleased where I ended up (or DOWN, depending on your perspective)!

Books: The Time Traveler's Wife, Cien años de soledad, The Kite Runner, The Tipping Point, The Working Poor,The Thirteenth Tale, This Book Will Save your Life, The Scarlet Letter, Don Quijote, the Bible, books on sociology and education and church history and theology, biographies of fascinating people, the Ian Fleming 007 novels, the books and essays on race by John McWhorter, and anything else that catches my eye and has a compelling argument or narrative.

Music: I like a wide variety of music. My iPod has a little bit of everything, ranging from Texas country to classical to jazz to hard rock and metal to electronic music to folky kinds of stuff to scaled-down, melodic, acoustic stuff. In the past several months, I have attended concerts by Aimee Mann and Fishbone, and I generally gravitate toward smaller venues rather than the big arenas (the long-awaited Police reunion being a notable exception). If you know who these artists are, you are already in the plus column with me.

Check out my Pandora profile at http://www.pandora.com/people/josreform to see what my current favorite flavors are.

Movies: My two favorite films are The Shawshank Redemption and Lawrence of Arabia. Rushmore and Office Space rank among favorites as well. I do like the sci-fi (watching Star Wars on the big screen at age five undoubtedly was one of those "turning point" moments in my formative years), but I enjoy basically anything well-written and well-acted. And Steve Martin is the funniest man on the planet, followed closely by me. :)

TV: I would not watch much TV at all if it were not for Hulu and on-demand episodes at the network sites. Lost and Battlestar Galactica are two on my "must-not-miss" list. I enjoy House, but you fans of it should thank me for not watching it too often. Most shows I fall in love with (like Firefly and Arrested Development and Jericho) vanish when I start becoming devoted to them. Being the music fan that I am, Austin City Limits ranks up there, too.

Food: I love Mexican food most of all, and I would not be a true Texan if I turned my nose up at a good steak or barbecue.

I do like cleverness, creativity, and originality in what I listen to, what I read, and what I watch. Any suggestions? Send them my way!

1, 2, 3. my kids

4. my iPod

5. My computer (I am a Mac, not a PC, thank you very much)

6. Dr Pepper

EVERYTHING. I am always turning something over in my mind. I am a reflective man who analyzes everything too much sometimes, but I am getting better at avoiding the over-analysis.

Be prepared to deal with me thinking out loud and you becoming a sounding board if you decide to integrate your life with mine. Your perspectives on things are most welcome, too!

Alternates between spending time with the kids or going out to do something.

At this point in my life, I do not prefer to stay at home when there are things to experience out there. I like live music, dining out, bowling, and other attractions that I can take part in with good company and good conversation. Not into the bar/club scene, although a good pub with good friends will draw me in from time to time.

I wish I could time-travel, thanks to having watched Doctor Who since I was in elementary school (thank you, PBS and Bittorrent!)

...you find me charming enough to talk to;

...you understand my situation means that I am not racing you to the altar;

...you like REAL conversation, whether it be serious or light-hearted; or

...you have anything you need to confess. :)