I don't think you ever see the true beauty in a person until you meet them and let their personality shine through. Have met some people I did not think attractive until I got to know them a little, and vice versa. I have been in Austin for about three years. 2008 was a complete wash for me, with three hip replacements, and 2009 has been a year to mend physically and mentally. I really just want to kick back and meet some really fun people, go see some live music, museums, galleries, festivals, enjoy my pets, pool parties at my house, my family, reading, cooking, gardening, and lots of laughter. I promise I can make you laugh so hard you will spew your beverage-of-choice across the room.

I like meals at new places, both upscale and holes-in-the-wall. I am creative and love to write and I design and make jewelry. Friends with similar interests would be great! Or friends who can teach me new things to enjoy. I want to do it all!

It would be absolutely great to find my soulmate--that person who feels like "home," the minute you meet them. Also a man who gets my sometimes-bizarro sense of humor and doesn't give me a blank stare when I say something off-the-wall. One who is sharp and quick with a comeback. As my friend, Spider, says: "A healthy dose of irreverance is imperative." A man with a GREAT smile! This doesn't necessarily mean a perfect smile, just a genuine one. But Mr. Right hasn't come along yet. In fact, a whole lotta Mr. Wrongs have. But that doesn't mean life isn't good--just means I will have to make do with family, happy friends, music pals, and meeting new people every day...hey, that's not so bad!

My only requirements are that you be happy, have integrity, good values and honesty.

In my cyberdating experiences I have encountered those with a hidden mean streak who just have to keep some kind of controversy constantly stirring. I have to say right now that if you are a drama-prone jerk who enjoys hurting peoples' feelings, you have NO PLACE in my life and if you try to worm your way in, you will be violently ejected post haste. Also, pleeeeez don't have Donald Trump Hair or wear speedos on the beach. (No speedos, no exceptions! And I promise not to ever wear a bikini in public!)

Also, please be able to spell. This may sound really petty, but I can't help it! An occasional typo is not the issue--but if you are a "singel finically seccur mann who lacks hikeing and quite dinning out and just had an epiphony..." I'm sorry that just makes you look like a moron. Please do me a favor and pass me by. (There is nothing un-manly about using a dictionary or the occasional thesaurus online! And I'm sorry but one long sentence without any periods or punctuation of any kind profile photos of dead animals dudes who are or might be past fifty are not beefcake material posing in beefcake shots hairy backs on new harleys or next to the midlife crisis corvette...well, those kinds of things just get on my nerves. We are aging, and let's try to do it gracefully, people. I'm not afraid of getting older, I just don't want to look like an idiot doing it!

Make me laugh and I will do the same for you. I can laugh at myself, and it's very difficult to offend me. By this I mean I'm not a goody-goody or overly sensitive. But if you take my statement and turn it into a personal challenge to see if you can hurt my feelings--I assure you that you can. But I also assure you that you won't get a second chance. (Ask me about my experience with having Satan's Wife for a roommate and the Fat Hateful Narcissistic State Archeologist.) Personally, I like to turn a fiasco into a great story, like the Great Battery Caper at Target, where I backed one of those little electric cart things into a battery display and, well, you can imagine! Then there's my one date with The Dancing Dentist! Hey, enough writing! Let's meet and talk and laugh! Positive people, happy people, let's unite!

Light lunch or dinner with a glass of wine and good conversation. We learn some things about each other and explore our respective personalities. We laugh. You are intelligent, interesting and witty. I like you and you like me.