Well, here we both are: looking to meet someone as intelligent, outgoing, humorous and cute as we can pull. I guess this is the part where you are probably thinking, "Yeah, but, who the hell's this guy, and why should us girls give him the time of day?" Well, keep reading, you might find the answer you're looking for (or not... in that case, happy fishing).

I've re-written this to pull some of the humor out of it; I don't think it's as funny, but I haven't been getting attention from the RIGHT girls here. Yeah, I'm picky - or maybe I just know what I want and don't want to settle. ;) (Think about it, if I were just looking for some piece of tail, wouldn't it just be quicker to go to the local 'meat market' and hook that up?)

Well, because you're trolling here amongst all the fish, you haven't met that guy who really turns you 'head over heels' yet, have you? So, might as well scroll down, looking for those clues that tip you off about compatability, control issues, criminal behaviour (I know, I know... I just like the British spelling better!), and abject psychosis.

So here's some random stuff about me: I speak English pretty well, Mandarin moderately well, and Spanish pretty poorly. My neighbor's cat loves me. I won't bore you if you're older than twenty-seven. Unless you're seriously ADD (sorry, no Ritalin here). I play guitar left-handed because of an injury, but I shoot pool and skateboard left-sided because that's the way I am. If you want to feed me eggs, try scrambling 'em. I seldom wear corduroy, or anything brown. Buying an automotive machine shop isn't a 'get rich quick' scheme, but it allows me to spend all day doing what I love to do. Which, in a way, makes me a very rich man indeed. I think I'm a helluva good guy (and modest too!), but not that weenie 'nice guy' (you know exactly what I mean. Your friends ask, "so, what's he like?" and you say, "well, he's "niiiice" - and they all kinda' roll their eyes).. and last but not least, because I'm too forthright and honest* to waste time putting a bunch of BS here,

*"forthright and honest" may mean "intellectually lazy", "socially retarded", "arrogant and self-absorbed", or maybe it just means "forthright and honest".

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With me so far? Wow, you're patient!

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About music... I listen to music at the shop most of the time; tend to keep it on KZOK because I'm working with a guy who's about 60, and I don't want to drive him up the wall. And, it's music I can get along with, even if it is a bit narrow in scope.

At home, I have maybe one or two hundred CDs. Here's a list of some artists from the "M" section: Ashley MacIsaac, Marcy Playground, Matisyahu, Natalie Merchant, Bob Marley, Ziggy Marley, Dave Matthews (for guests), Metallica, Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Moby, Modest Mouse, Morphine, Mono, Morcheeba... and there's still twenty-five more letters to get through. So, we'll probably find something we can both listen to, huh?

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Wow, that's a lot of typing about ME. Kinda' narcissistic, huh?

So, if you want to know more, why don't you shoot me an email. And, if you have one of those really short profiles (or maybe even if you don't), be sure to dish the dirt, hon. 'Cause I'm gonna' want to hear a bit about you, don't ya' know.

Thanks for your time, and have a great day!

-Bill

First date... hmm... well, IMO, dating won't happen until after we've met 'IRL'. But, what to do? Well, we could hit happy hour at one of your favorite spots if they have good music and food. If the weather is clement, a picnic at a park is good, or a walk. Oh, cart racing is always a blast! How 'bout ping pong or pool? Shows and movies are fun, but I don't think they're good first dates when you're trying to get to check someone out and find if you want to get serious. But they're fun.