Do you ever see those profiles where people have two sentences where they say in a bold move of confidence how much they hate to talk about themselves?

This isn't one of those profiles. :-)

I know who I am. I know who I seek. And I shall find.

MY STRENGTHS
* More youthful than my age.
* Bold and brazen in all the right ways
* Consider political correctness a disease.
* The reliable one people turn to.
* Christian to the best of my ability, with flaws like everyone else
* Honest, hard working, loyal and faithful.
* A true friend, with tons of references
* Witty, charming, eloquent, caring, tender.
* Crazy, fun, lively, creative.
* Lean and will never be fat.
* Pretty healthy, rarely see a doctor
* Energetic and passionate.
* Fun when it's time to play.
* Loving and kind is my natural, normal way of being.
* Exceptional, open communicator
* Very helpful for people who are healing
* Fantastic with children.
* A good listener, guide, teacher and student who loves to learn and grow.

A FEW "HEADS UPS"
* Don't waste your time coming 'round here for a "hook up."
* My ultimate goal is a mate for life, and I believe in miracles.
* I currently smoke (outside even if it's snowing!) but have quit for multi-year long stretches and it's over soon.

LIKES IN A WOMAN
* Godly in a real world, daily living kinda way.
* Intelligent, and enjoys communication. (Can spell, punctuate, think.)
* Honest, loyal, faithful, true
* Self-reliant.
* Kind by nature.
* Like to learn and grow, better yourself

DISLIKES IN A WOMAN
Some of these are more negotiable than others.
* Godlessness, humanism.
* Clingy/needy in an unhealthy codependent kinda way.
* Dishonesty, disloyalty, unfaithfulness.
* Mean streaks
* Genuinely think you are a "princess" but have no actual royalty pedigree
* Obesity (25 pounds extra is fine. 100 is morbidly obese. Sorry. Doesn't do it for me.)
* Laziness, lethargy as a way of life
* Loose, easy, slutty, slither away immediately.
* Lack of character.
* Wandering lack of any spiritual basis for living
* Communist mindset, socialist mindset, if deeply held
* Selfishness rather than self-loving.
* Irresponsibility
* Drunks, drug addicts

Been in Michigan since August '05. Staying at least until I get my son off to college. He's 7 and with me part time (alt. weekends and a day or two w/o overnights during the week.)

LOCATION: Clarkston/Waterford area now. Open to moving further for the right situation.

DRINKING AND DRUGS: Completely drug and largely alcohol free. Open to occasional wine or a couple of drinks here and there (moderation, infrequency). Daily drinkers or dopers, pass.

I am a sucker for a good home-cooked meal!

MORE ON MY WOMAN: You are established in your life, an income earner, and you have enough free time to get to know me. Dreams and ambitions are a plus. You are honest and loyal to the core. (Cheaters prone to betrayal are the lowest form of creature known to man.)

BUSINESS, MONEY: Yes, I earn a living. And I am generous. Love me for who I am and I will provide.

25 Random Facts About Me

1. I have been stalked by a mountain lion.
2. I jumped out of a fully functional airplane at 12,500 feet.
3. I've sung at weddings and funerals but sound better in the shower.
4. I can write just about anything but even little kids laugh at my drawings.
5. I made a bonfire at 13,000+ feet where the smallest piece of kindling was a 20-foot tree.
6. I have never eaten rattlesnake, but I've met quite a few.
7. I could probably catch an arrow someone shot straight at me due to my ninja-like reflexes, but I am not going to test this theory.
8. I like broccoli.
9. I change a tire for any woman I see stranded with a flat.
10. I believe raw onions are from the devil but cooked French onion soup somehow makes onions heavenly -- and I'm fine with that blatant contradiction.
11. I knew how to ride a unicycle by the time I was 10.
12. I watch very little TV.
13. I was pure vegan for 6 whole years in my 20's. I am still eating last year's deer.
14. I won the lottery earlier this year. Yeah, it was only three bucks but I'm still a winner.
15. I know at least a hundred Elvis tunes. (Thanks, Mom.)
16. When I was 19 I dislocated my knee 8 miles from my primitive campsite.
17. I cried tears of joy when my son was born.
18. I camped overnight for three days below Mooney Falls (Grand Canyon).
19. I hiked into the middle of Mount Haleakala on Maui and up one of the mountains inside the crater to spread the ashes of a dear friend's wife.
20. My best friend of 15 years died unexpectedly.
21. I like teaching people how to fish and how to shoot a firearm safely.
22. I have spoken to live groups as large as 5,000 people and loved it.
23. I stubbed my toe so hard this summer I could feel it in my scalp.
24. I can probably eat more watermelon than anyone you've ever met.
25. Chess may very well be the most ingenius game ever invented, and if you play me a game I promise I will let you win if you're a better player.

I am a gentleman in a sea of hound dogs. If it goes well I might hug you when we part. But I won't kiss you. Anything more? Impossible.

Message-trading first, then phone conversation. If we make it past each other's filters and it makes sense to meet in person...Setting that allows for conversation and ice-breaking, then take it from there. NO expectations, at all.

I lean toward Dutch on a first date, to weed out women who think they are owed free food and drinks because they are female (cracks me up), but it's not a hard rule if I like ya. :-)

If you cook me a meal, I'll do all the dishes and leave the kitchen cleaner than it was when I got there and then give you a footrub AND reimburse you for all ingredients!