My Match Profile

Would you buy this used car? This used car has high mileage but is a self-starter, with low maintenance. It has a little rust around the edges, but it's reliable. It will take you anywhere you want to go. And it's special. It comes with a personalized ignition system. You can turn it on easily, but no one else can. Take it for a test drive. It will make you smile. Friends reacted to that saying cars are mechanical and that this was a negative way to present myself. So I edited that out. Then I read in the latest in the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series, "an old car has a big soul." So it's back in :-)

I am attracted to women with natural beauty, who are intelligent, self-aware, and self-confident; who are comfortable with who they are, without pretense.

I enjoy books and movies -- stories that help sort out what life is about and provide a common bond with others. When asked as a child would I like to become a doctor since doctors save lives, I replied (spontaneously) that we all die; doctors postpone that; what matters is to have a reason for living. So I aspired to become a writer instead. I'm still heading in that direction, with books yet to be written that I feel I must write. Other activities could come and go according to who I am with and what experiences we enjoy sharing. Trying new things can be fun. But a love of "story" is an important part of my character. It's also an important part of my home-based business -- publishing ebook editions of great books.

I'm down-to-earth, very casual, and prefer to be with women who are the same. I keep in shape -- going to the gym. I prefer home-cooked food, and I'm used to cooking myself. I'm unselfconscious, direct and candid -- what you see is what you get. Spread your winks and fly :-