Was a caregiver for over 20 years. Now alone, ready to rebuild a life. Outside interests have included include bicycling, canoeing, skiing, hiking, tennis, theater, yoga, maintenance workouts, music, writing, politics; I'm an inactive private pilot; recently started piano lessons. Live in semi-rural Minnesota, 25 miles south of Minneapolis, on a 20 acre hobby farm, lake. Rejoined Mensa a few years ago and am an area coordinator and state treasurer. I consider myself fairly intelligent, fairly literate, and can converse and write on a rather diverse number of subjects.

Made a revelatory-seeming four-day totally silent retreat, now make one each year -- incredibly enriching; working now at re-establishing a faith that once had me very close to the priesthood. I was married, "outside the Church", as they say, but had drifted from the Faith before then.

Think I have reasonable strength of character, sense of humor; accepting of others; fairly sound intellectually and emotionally. Willing to accept others at face value, participate in their interests. I take good care of myself, with a careful diet, strenuous exercise; I could and would joyfully participate in helping raise an existing or new child.

Not at all sure why I'm doing this; hope to run into someone equally off-plumb, I guess... who might want to communicate somehow, participate in activities I enjoy... and I want to learn of and enjoy what that someone prefers.

Personal site: http://www.frontiernet.net/~bkuhns/index.htm

Cheers!

Bill

I am loving, caring, and interested.

I am a manufacturer's representative, specializing in healthcare-related furniture. This evolved out of workplace ergonomics-related activities, which in turn evolved out of marketing and management consulting... and that developed to allow officing out of the home, so that caregiving could be accommodated. The caregiving need has ended, but the freedom and satisfaction of working essentially for oneself (except for the hundreds of outside influences -- clients) keeps me doing what I do.

Non-work activities include reading, writing (both in a myriad of non-fiction areas) and things mentioned above, in the "self-summary".

Working with people... trying to be a help to them when asked.

Sensing what another needs and is concerned about.

Problem solving, alone or in groups.

I suspect that I am forthcoming, honest, welcoming to nearly anyone, find the positive wherever I can. Goofy smile.

Bell Hooks, "All About Love"
Gabor Mate, "Scattered"
Ken Wilber, "A Brief History of Everything"
Thomas Merton, "No Man is an Island"
David Whyte, "Fire in the Earth"
Shakespeare's "Sonnets"

... but I read jelly jars

Am alone, and movies are a "couples" thing to me, but:

"One, Two, Three" (great Cagney comedy)

"The Russians are Coming..."

"Dr Strangelove"

"A Beautiful Life"

"Avatar"

"Thor"

Companionship
Children
Love. and the ability to love

The human condition, and how we got that way

Varies totally, but involves others as much as possible

To raise a child is to participate in the greatest genuine miracle.

You sense a kindred spirit