A native to Cape Cod, and a successful business owner for the past decade, I have run marathons (7), enjoy entertaining family and friends, gardening, venturing through a corn maze, or taking a bike ride - followed by a game of pool or grabbing some lunch.
I enjoy taking part in seasonal activities and anticipate an early retirement with a soul mate.

I aspire to growing old together with the right person, while eagerly anticipating, doting over, and cherishing moments with grandchildren. I seek an individual that shares an appreciation for education and erudition, yet one that has simple tastes comprising: frolicking and fun. A monolith, whom is not only firm in their convictions of character, but also an individual that is open to compromise. Essentially, a partner that recognizes that a successful relationship requires both: give and take.

Ultimately, I am looking for someone who keeps alive the presbyopic values: common sense and common courtesy. Simple, easy going, tasteful, spirited, positive, and driven -- coupled with the ability to find humor in the varied venues and experiences throughout life.

Book club, Camping, Business networking, Cooking, Dining out, Gardening/Landscaping, Hobbies and crafts, Movies/Videos, Museums and art, Music and concerts, Exploring new areas, Performing arts, Playing cards, Playing sports, Travel/Sightseeing, Volunteering, Watching sports, Wine tasting

Novel Approaches; Cooking; Gardening

My blue eyes . . .

Books: Pillars of the Earth, also enjoy crime fiction / mysteries, biographies - pretty well & widely read. Favorite authors: Irving, Picoult, Patterson, Brown. Sparks, Sebold, Cornwell, as well as biz and self help (Dyer, Chopra, Peters, Gladwell, etc)
(Better/More current list on "I'm reading" . . . Facebook).

Local Restaurants:
Soprano's, LA Cucina, Nimrod, Capt Kidd, Mashpee Commons

Travel: Med Cruise (Greece, Italy Turkey), Bahamas, CA, NH, Beaver Creek, Boulder. Moab, VT, ME, P-Town - Went to New Orleans once pretty sure don't need 2 go back

Music: U2, Natalie Merchant, Country, Classical, Pretty opened to most music genres. Also frequently listen to books on tape.
TV: News, Law and Order - Special Victims, Sports

Movies: Shawshank Redemption, American Beauty, Good Will Hunting

Food - Duck, Scallops, Grilling - Pretty easily fed - though not huge fan of super spicy

Downloadable books, Proximity to water, Eva, My Family + Friends, Peapod, Travel . . . .

Endeavoring to simplifying everyday life & transcending it's mundane snags. Doing so, allows me to maximize my focus on the present, life, family, friends, fun and soon regular travel.

See: "Four Hour Work Week," if interested . . . http://fourhourworkweek.com/

Enjoying a nice homemade dinner, followed by watching a movie, catching up on Facebook, phone, or e-mail with friends, or being extra extravagant via an early reading endeavor. . .

In the Geek, Nerd, Dork Test (on this site) . . .

I am apparently a "Pure Nerd."

If you possess a strong sense of humor, and are equally accustomed to being capable of laughing at yourself, as you would be to dropkick the average man / date.

You should NOT possess a penetrating stare, so frightening that it would turn a man to stone, even if he is (or was to be) the hero (Medusa).

In an ideal world, you would be proficient in more than one of the following: chess, vocabulary, a foreign language, board game(s): (e.g. scrabble, monopoly, and cranium), game shows, cards/billiards, Ping-Pong, or sport(s) - wherein your dominance will keep me humble while also teaching me a thing or two along the way.

You should have a great family that you are close with + if necessary you could spend 2-3 weeks with them at any age (While not necessarily optimal - you could make it work).
You should have great friends, whom would sacrifice themselves at a moment’s notice, because they know that you would do the same for them.

I suppose I could go one, but if you have gotten this far: you are probably legit. . . J (7/5/2011)

P.S. / Finally, you should also message me if you are an MVP, and any other sane man would have by now either responded to and/or endeavored to woo you.

I am a bit slow on this web networking + sometime go on “computer/phone/fax - technology fasts” (for extended periods . . . )

For instance, I just figured out the "QuickMatch" e-mail prompts today after . . . two weeks.

Also of note: I HAVE NOT YET figured out what “My Quiver” is all about, nor what I am supposed to do. Thus if you are in my quiver + would like me to mobilize, rescue you, or require sustenance . . . please let me know.

In general, I am open to being – heckled, taught (“via teachable moments”), reality checks, and attempts to enlighten me . . . sometimes it may just takes a few tries to do so online.