First a slight correction, I am 54 not 55. I know you hate guys that lie about their age but try to understand, if I drop it I get hounded by all those 19 year olds and it’s getting tiresome, I have to do something to discourage this behavior (yes I’m laughing at myself). Actually I did not check my entry and the silly computer even says after a couple of weeks it assumes I got this one thing right and locks it down….a machine that thinks I know what I’m doing, now there’s a problem!

So, here we sit, another lonely night. Huddled around the glow of the screen, peering into glimpses of
what others would have us believe of them……Ummmm, a little heavy for an opener maybe?

Comfy rancher on quiet cul-de-sac, walk to schools, shopping, bus, the Beav (ref. for locals), movies and pool…..Crap, cut and paste my real-estate profile by mistake.

Honesty seems to be a big issue with the ladies. I am honest to a fault, but careful of what you ask for. However on a close topic I have been accused at being very adept at the close cousin of honesty, the “A Answer”. You know, what to say to no win questions.

Let’s see….’So what am I looking for’ seems to be a popular topic? But it presumes I know what I’m doing or where I’m going. I prefer to query ‘what does one want to build’? What do I want to build? Not sure until I talk to the co-contractor…..got any blueprints?

In the long run I see myself as one-half of those cute old couples holding hands as they walk, with that little twinkle in their eyes that says they might just still have it going on in private. What I’m not quite sure of is what’s between here and there. If I had to use POF terminology to summarize my relationship wish list I would have to start with some good conversation in the form of TALK/EMAIL, just enough to spark a common interest in maybe a HANGOUT, a POF function maybe, and yes….I do love long walks on the beach, I’m not sure quite how to ‘hang out’ but hey I’m up for it. So you have spotted the bald spot and the short legs and you have said to yourself, “well he can still do stuff, I suppose we could progress to ACTIVITY PARTNER”, we are talking sports activities aren’t we? So we pick something from our varied and extensive interests lists and hit the water/road/trail/sky? Turns out after a couple of adventures I make it to the dreaded Friends stage, a very tricky one, can go either way real fast. Maybe towards OTHER RELATIONSHIP, now mine have all been quite wonderfully different so can somebody give me an idea of what a normal baseline would look like (lol). Hopefully it all progresses towards the potential for a LONG TERM RELATIONSHIP. Now somewhere in here one might presume an INTIMATE ENCOUNTER just might take form, heck one would hope more than one, remember I’m looking for that long term twinkle in the eye. Not sure if you noticed it all got this far without going the DATING option. So, it could go as above, or we could meet for drinks, consummate the relationship in the parking lot and somehow get to Vegas and get married before you sober up….your choice….I’m easy…….more likely any one of the many paths in-between this stuff takes? Point being….anyone looking under any of these headings probably wants the same thing, just not sure where to start. I know many are task oriented and trimming down the list is a good tool, but anybody may contact me for anything, I’m happy to honor your wishes, it’s what happens after that that may surprise.

So how would **** describe himself. Well if pictures tell 10,000 words ***k can save you the speech part a few syllables. I have provided some photos for your perusal to see if they appeal to your inner instincts towards your current goal of either a nester or bad boy, maybe both, wink wink nudge nudge? In photo #1 we see M*** taking the helm of a pitifully small boat while gunk holing the gulf Islands this summer, just enough leg showing to make it appealing to some….right? (I wonder how many just pushed delete without even a double double? lol) In photo #2 **r* masters yet another pitifully small vehicle 4X4ing the Oregon Dunes. In photo #3 we see *a** at Central 1, what you will note of character is the neatness of the workstation, the eco mug, my recycling, the pen holder made by my daughter in kindergarten, my favorite band and my favorite TV actor immortalized in a PEZ dispenser (I know, hard to see, it’s Daffy Duck)….what more do you need to know about a guy? And what the heck, for photo #4, what you will see leaving the Tim Horton’s parking lot as you finally notice the bald spot.

So what have we learned? Mark can be serious, is comfy, looking for that good co-contractor communication and honesty, but more importantly doesn’t take himself too seriously and likes a good laugh. Mark likes a balance of activities and quiet time. Mark likes to be active with non extreme versions of sports. I could have drafted several approaches to this but I felt silly today and said give them something different. Hope you get a laugh too. If you’re curious about my other sides drop me a line!

Tell you what, I’m really not into having my first pitiful nervous attempt to impress someone, feel like my person can be appreciated over a double double and dismissed in the mall parking lot like the dregs of your ice cap (really , I’m not bitter, lol). Please do not misinterpret, I do enjoy a beverage and good conversation with new folks, does that sound better? Now….I don’t think I can really ‘date’ like the old days (lol)? I think I’ve worked my way through the date idea list but, what I would like is someone to surprise me! I do enjoy POF get-togethers as an opportunity to co-mingle with little pressure. But please, it’s been way too long, if you are flirting can you make it real obvious, my spider senses are rusty. Bottom line….a coffee would be great.