Former Long Islander/flower grower/teacher/husband. Irreverent, impulsive, affectionate. Shy, but with an effective outward facade. Broad tastes. Quiet and solitary when not being a chatterbox. Slow to anger and quick to cool off. Dislike confrontation, but can be stubborn in the face of it. Neither compulsively active nor recreationally comatose. Coffee and animal lover, though I prefer cats, big dogs and dark roasts. Conspiracy theorist. I believe 9-11 was an inside job and that Iraq is about money and power. I voted for Obama and expect business pretty much as usual, though hopefully, without the utter disregard for public opinion and common decency that became the hallmark of the previous administration. Cynical of organized religion Believe in psychics and undecided about magic! Anti-incumbent voter. Into recycling and my own particular form of charity. Hard worker but hardly a workaholic. Not materially motivated or interested in your money. Clean but not the neatest. Disorganized, even scatterbrained. By way of clarification, I smoke 4 or 5 cigarettes a week. I work at the Newburgh Lowe's. Stop in and say hi.

I'm looking for someone who doesn't HAVE to make the bed every morning. Smart. insightful, with a highly developed sense of humor. Spontaneous. Patient. Principled. Conversationally adept but not obsessively talkative. Has some taste for but is not consumed by the nicer things in life. Something of a rebel, but doesn't own a soapbox. Prefers stability but can function in an often senseless world. Idealistic, yet pragmatic. Appreciates beauty but isn't compelled to possess it. Sees herself through her own eyes, yet can honor how others see her. Can accept a compliment but doesn't covet one. Is willing to teach. If you sing, play an instrument, ride a motorcycle or horse, fly, sail, speak a foreign language, scuba, are a gourmet cook, skilled with war pike, laugh so hard that milk comes out your nose or can match your socks without benefit of directions, I want to meet you. One question if I may: what precisely are "head games?"