I am not here to "impress" but to "interest" you. My age (just turned 55 Nov. 28) and height are actually correct (isn't that novel) and I am only a "serious" member to exit sooner. My goal is to help a very nice, very sane and close in proximity lady leave POF and I promise a cleaner escape than in Shawshank Redemption because we have both likely been through all that stuff before.

I am NOT a tattoo, piercing or earring on a guy sort of fella (actually I think it's okay for a guy to wear an earring as long as he is a PIRATE). I can do suit and tie thing (was a banker in my wonder years) and the casual bit equally easily.

These days, undecided about the beard/goatee vs. clean shaven. I like them both and get comments both ways. I am not vain, so doesn't matter to me. In the big picture, it's just hair. What do you think?

As for my date/lady friend, no beard, moustache or goatee.

Smile at somebody each day and it will make you and others feel better. It's free, can be done in any weather and doesn't require translation. While you're smiling, hold the door open for a senior or someone who needs help. Leading by example is a great way to show today's kids the right way to act.

IMPORTANT. I DON'T hunt and I DON'T fish. Made a pact a long time ago, I don't go IN after THEM, THEY don't come OUT after ME. OKAY. I don't camp either. Somewhere along my genetic lineage from prehistoric times, the hunter/gatherer gene was lost. Simply put, no guns, no hooks, no tents. Oh, and NO MOTORCYCLES. Just call me Uneasy Rider. Of course, NO monster trucks.. do I really have to say why?

Okay.. I don't SAIL either. I read that many ladies like to sail. Vasco da Gama I am not. You will not find an astrolabe in my closet. I enjoy land based recreational activities. Besides, remember scurvy? Trying to avoid scurvy, I have to work this week.

NEW ADDITION TO PROFILE...I DON'T have a pilot's license. Understand a number of POF fellas say they have that. I will file that under fun hobbies or finding one's inner child. I figure if you and I can't find something to do for fun on terra firma, we won't find it in the wild blue yonder.

Good profile pictures are important and to contact me, you need a picture. Fair is fair. They are the first thing we notice on here. Unless you are in CSIS or the witness protection program, you should have a photo or you just aren't that serious about this. Also, pictures taken from The Hubble aren't going to help anybody. POF is tough enough without guessing if it's Billy Crystal or Beyonce in the pic. A rhetorical question.. if a majority of someone's pictures on here are mostly drinking (with beer or wine), what is that saying? My pics are mostly Sept. 09 on a Disney vacation with my daughter.

I live in Burlington but commute to K/W for work so I am used to travelling to see people/do things.


MY WISH LIST FOR MY LADY FRIEND/LAUGH PARTNER/SOULMATE/CONFIDANTE/BEST FRIEND

Honest and trustworthy (I don't mean you are going to steal my keys or my wallet, but just knowing that both of us can trust the other). It's that one guy/one girl thing.

Looking for a lady that enjoys the emotional AND physical part of a great relationship. In a great couple, there is cuddling, kissing, hand holding and just being close. No excuse is necessary to kiss your partner, give her a hug or suggest it may be time for intimacy. Personally I have found in my last relationship that fabulous, toe curling intimacy is not affected by age and in fact, some things do get better with age. I am a one woman guy looking to make that one woman feel wonderful and extremely lucky. I am not being crude, just very honest.

You use common sense in your work and personal life. Sure, we all have those moments that we may have forgotten why we went from one room to the next, but we reason it out using our faculties and superior intellect (or retrace our steps looking for a reminder on why we made the trip).

You have a good to great sense of humour (Laughing is a great way to spend your time). You have to be able to make me laugh too. Not all the time, they put away those that laugh ALL the time, but hey, we need to enjoy life and ourselves.

Attractive (inside and out) to me. This is a very subjective thing of course because we all have our own "standards", thoughts etc. I have not cracked the POF code of thin, average, a few extra pounds, athletic or prefer not to say yet, but we all know what we are attracted to when we observe it. In the movies, always really liked seeing Meg Ryan and Sandra Bullock, but do admit to watching Michelle Pfeiffer and Kim Basinger films with interest also.

Be happy with herself. If a person can't make themselves happy, nobody can make them happy.  Remember, it's people that are important, not the toys we have.

You have realistic expectations of yourself and what you are looking for in a partner (forget Brangelina and Bennifer).

I will likely get ROASTED for this, but ideally looking for a lady West of Winston Churchill OR someone who loves to spend time at the West end of Lake Ontario. The reason is that commuting to downtown Toronto for 10 years WORE ME OUT. I can't do the traffic anymore. While I realize this will rule out many great ladies, I have to be honest.


THINGS ABOUT ME THAT ARE ABSOLUTELY CRUCIAL THAT YOU KNOW

I miss being a couple (having that special person in my life) and I am counting the minutes until I am off of POF (started May/09). Like most of us, I NEVER thought or wanted to be here. But, here we be, amongst the megabytes, hard drives, keyboards, wireless, sometimes sleepless but always hopeful masses. As we all know, if things are right, the mind can take the body wonderful places.

Besides my normal 5 senses, I have two extra ones, (sense of) humour (which I use liberally) and common (sense).

In my younger days, I played many sports. These days, have golf as my major sports pastime. I actually play golf better now than in my 20's, go figure. My goal is always to break 80 and most times, I can do it. I am an easy guy to play golf with. GOT MY FIRST HOLE IN ONE, OCT. 4TH, 2009! 190 YARDS, CAMBRIDGE GOLF AND COUNTRY.

I like: concerts, shopping, mystery drives, NOTL, St. Jacobs, the Burlington waterfront, doing things, PDA's, spontaneous intimacy. I am not sure of the difference between concrete and cement, but if it's important to you, I will find out.

My greatest accomplishment are my two kids, great adults and lights of my life.

I am very flexible.  If we have piqued each other's interest enough to meet, I will bow to your wishes. It's not where, but how it goes. If there is no spark, we can meet in a dynamite factory.  If there is a spark, we would have to meet in a safer spot.You normally know within the first minute if there is a spark. Of course, in the event there is no spark, that doesn't mean we both aren't fabulous people, just that we would ignite someone else's dynamite instead.