Hi. I am a divorced, non-smoking, non-drinking 49-year-old male of the African-American persuasion.

I like to read, watch the occasional movie, listen to jazz, reggae (and if I can find a tune that combines the two, so much the better), play with computers, listen to Coast to Coast AM, and write.

Not big on the club scene (too busy). Not much of a dancer either, but willing to learn ....

That said, my ideal match: I prefer non-smokers and non-drinkers (that stuff will kill you, y'know), someone with a good sense of humor, and ... no drama queens! :o)

Not to be superficial or anything, but responses with no profile or picture will not be answered (those spammers are getting so clever these days ...!).

Sorry about that.

Oh, and sorry about the hand in that second picture; it belongs to my then-lab partner. I think he was trying to make a point or somethin'.

Now then ... not to be a big whiner, but please, PLEASE, Puh-LEASE have an updated picture in your profile! That five- or ten-year-old picture you found somewhere will not do it -- unless, of course, you actually look the same as you did then.

Also, please, PLEASE, Puh-LEASE read *my* profile closely. I don't smoke, I don't drink, and I'm not into the club scene (it even says that in the profile!!). If you're looking for a hip-hopin', finger-poppin', club-goin' kinda guy, I am not him.

I include this to avoid any future disappointments, both from prospective dates, and from me.

As for what sort of woman I'm looking for, well ... my preference is for a woman of the non-smoking, non-drinking persuasion (that stuff will kill ya, y'know).

Average/athletic/slim body type.

Within 100 miles of Mountlake Terrace, WA (a fancy-schmancy way to say "Seattle").

Other than that, nothing a little chat can't discover ...!

Thanks for peeking at the ol' profile.

UPDATE (20APR06)

The drinking thing ... I'm just trying to avoid dating someone that has a tendency to drink too much, y'know? That would violate the "No Drama Queens" rule; we don't want to do that, do we?

Well, I sure don't.

Thanks (again!) for reading.

Another day, Another update ...!

The picture that looks like it takes place on a ship was actually a movie set ... and there in the background, I am ... with a (faint) red arrow pointing at my head. The year: ~1987. The movie: "The Hunt for Red October."

Oh, and those hands in the foreground? James Earl Jones!

Alas, I was too nervous (as was everybody else) to go up and speak to him; this was just after (more or less) the release of "Return of the Jedi," and everybody knew who was the voice behind Darth Vader ... and left the man alone!

Still kicking myself over that one.

First dates ... hmmm. Well, I'm an old fashioned kinda guy. I tend to do the dinner-and-a-movie bit. If I'm going with another writer, the movie should be first ... and we can disect the plot over dinner! :o)

Also, I have been known to talk with my partner and ask what *she* would like to do (what if all the movies playing in the theaters aren't worth watching?).