Hmmmmmm... That's a tall order, telling the world about myself. First of all due to my upbringing, I'm sort of old fashioned in some respects, and a bit shy at first (but that passes fairly quickly)
I have a pretty good sense of humor and am quick on the uptake when word play is in the offing. I love to cross verbal swords with someone whose tongue is fast afoot. With me, the English language is more than merely a means of communication. It is an art form of the highest order. Likely due to my German/Irish background I can be a hard headed fighter or a fiesty, die-hard romantic. My romantic side is most often dominant. I do not believe in a half-hearted hug or kiss. If we should meet, you will see what I mean.
From when I was very young my mother called me "nature's boy". From as far back as I can remember mom always said I "marched to the tune of a different drummer." The years have changed that little, except to enhance both.
For me the woods and fields are great medicine. They offer solace to a tired mind and an aching heart. Sitting under the branches of a huge old oak tree I feel a calm come over me as if the strength of the tree itself has become part of me. If I listen carefully, I can hear it whisper to me all the wisdom of its' years.
Lying under the stars on a cloudless night, serenaded by the hooting of owls; the yips and howls of packs of coyotes... I see in my minds' eye what this land was like before the white man first planted his dirty foot here, cutting down the forest and scarred the earth with his plow. Many sought to take all they could from the land, giving little or nothing back, bent on changing that which was good and turning it into something that was, as they saw it... even better.
It is my dream, my goal to take this piece of ground I "live on" and try to undo with gentle hands what others' harsh hands had done. I hesitate to say "I own", since as the American Indians thought... how can you own what you cannot hold? When my race has been run and I am gone from this place... when others pass this way, I'd like them to see what I had done and know that what is here is good.
Now that I've written the first chapter in the next great American novel...
The type of woman I'd like to meet would have to be at least somewhat like-minded. I'm hoping to find a woman that isn't afraid to get dirt under her nails or one that doesn't worry if her hair isn't "just so". She would be different enough to add spice to the duo, but not so different that she would think that I have taken the turn around the proverbial last bend. It would be great if her sense of humor was often as off beat as mine... some people think I'm a bit strange, but it's just the way I look at the world, I guess. Political correctness? Absolutely not! I hope that she would be spontaneous enough to feel comfortable taking the wheel, so to speak, from time to time. A 50/50 attitude towards things would be great, but disagreements and arguements happen. As long as there is a "fair fight" rule in place and afterwards there are appologies made and MEANT, then everything is cool.
On a first date (not necessarily a "first meeting") I would take the lady out for something to eat, but definitely not at McDonald's or some place similar. Then we would go for a walk, perhaps to a park to play on the swings or sit beside a cool, shaded creek where we would talk away the day, learning about each other. If things were going well and both of us were comfortable with each other, we would lie in the grass and watch the clouds and later the stars...
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