I believe in some basic principles: 1) I don't care as much about what your hobbies or interests are as I do about whether you're open to learning new things and being ok if we don't end up doing everything together; 2) I don't care as much about what you do for a living as I do about whether you are passionate about it and that it is a source of interest and not of drudgery; 3) I don't care as much about what you look like as I do about whether taking good care of your body, mind and soul is important to you; 4) I don't care as much about what your heritage is as I do about your commitment to family, friends and community. To me, being with another intimately means being prepared to make sacrifices without sacrificing who you are, being prepared to nurture each other without forgetting to nurture yourself. Together, we can figure anything out we set our mind and hearts to.

I am humorous, content, and I endure

Saving the world through random acts of kindness, a passion for social justice, or just protecting squirrels from Maggie's jowls.

Listening to understand

Taking pictures

Getting to know people

My green eyes and bright smile

All time favorite movies: Deer Hunter, Coming Home, Magnolia...but I love movies so these 3 only scratch the surface.

My favorite author is John Steinbeck so anything by him but especially The Grapes of Wrath and Of Mice and Men.

Food, good food of a variety of types, tastes and textures, is a really wonderful thing!

Maggie my dog
My sisters and my dad
An occasional dose of mindless comedy!
Work with a purpose
Seasons
Anyplace near water, especially the Mediterranean

How grateful I am for all that I have, all that I am and all that is possible

A typical Friday? You'll find me curled up on the couch with my dog watching a good movie.

An ideal Friday? Going out on the town with the person I love, checking out a comedy club, taking a walk...and, yes, smooching!

I picked up a hitch-hiker in 1992 (not really private, mostly just stupid!)

Any of this strikes a cord