First of all, to understand me, you should know that I am a farmer's son. I worked on the family farm from 11 to 19, hard, exhausting work. I milked cows, delivered milk, laid hedges, drove horses, harrowed, hoed, rolled, scythed, ground, milled and fed cows, pigs, ducks, hens, geese and generally did everything. I know what hard work is. And I don't do it any more - every day is a delight! Even being in the British Infantry was easier than farming...
Through good luck and good schooling I went to a good university and transformed myself into a Knowledge worker (sic). Wonderful!

I am intellectual, physical, and happy

Enjoying every minute! I only work part-time now and I'm able to set my own hours and days within reason. My part-time job is with a national ex-service charity where I am responsible for solving problems raised by volunteers in Central and North-West London. So quite a lot of travelling, but thankfully out of rush-hour. Apart from this I fix things for people, I'm a Chartered Engineer and a lot of older devices around the house can still be fixed with a little ingenuity and a soldering iron - and, of course, I can put up shelves!

Research - as in finding out stuff. Solving problems - real problems to do with physical stuff - not imaginary problems that go on in people's minds - that's for psychiatry. Though I have my doubts about psychiatry.
Good at finding my way - I can use a compass, read maps and navigate by the sun and stars (thanks RSM Walker, Beds and Herts Regt). You get to be good at these things by losing your way a few times, believe me....
Being patient with people and problems - it's remarkable how many things clear themselves up if you wait long enough with the problem in mind.

I'm very short! And that does not mean that I compensate by being angry and over-competitive. Piano-players notice my hands - "Such hands on a man - tell me you play" (Copyright Ricci Horenstein 2008). Sorry Ricci, I've never played and it's too late now....
And when I speak there is something about the voice - difficult to place origins and class - truth be told I had elocution lessons, which left my voice rootless, but ideal for communicating with foreigners who learnt their English through the World Service of the BBC.

In books - anything by John Irving, Thomas Pynchon, Len Deighton, Le Carre, Richard Feynman ... I've got thousands of books...
Movies - Solaris - the original, not the remake.
Music - Springsteen, Dory Previn, Dido.
Food - Fish, fish and more fish - oh and cheese

High volume hot showers - first discovered in Germany.
Warm clothes in winter.
Comfortable shoes and boots for walking.
A house cat - current incumbent Abigail the tabby.
My freedom pass!!!!
Female company....

Problems - all sorts of problems - some of them mine, but most of them other people's and mostly about other people's stuff, devices and appurtenances.

I am very lucky, I don't have typical Friday night. However two things are certain, firstly I will not be watching or participating in any form of sport. (Been there, done that. moved on). Secondly, I will not be watching television alone - which means I hardly watch at all. So I miss those insider quotations from popular programmes.

Come on, guys! Ok, OK - I live by myself so I sometimes talk to the cat - that way I never get any disagreements or backchat.

You're curious, you need stuff fixing or you like walking....