Life is good and it keeps getting better!! If life's energy was a glass - mine would be always overflowing!! Way past half-full. As the BAND said "Life is a carnival, believe it or not." I know more song lyrics than most anyone alive!!

I am a professional writer, musician (guitar and mandolin) and social scientist. I invite you to check out my online magazine (i.e., BLOG) at http://hiphappy.wordpress.com There you will read about ways to get hip, happy, high, and healthy by living, laughing and loving life.

Make sure that I learn, laugh and love as much as possible every day. I am happy with my life and would like to make new friends. I am a journalist and professor who also plays and sings folk and rock songs. My professional interests include promoting peace, freedom, youth rights, community creativity, and environmental sustainability. Have been working and living on the Internet for many years. Goal is to use music to promote social change and personal happiness.

Live alone in great town with my two male cats - happily divorced about 6 years. Raised two awesome kids and now am living the life of my dreams in many ways. I have been a professor of sociology for 20 years; now writing a book and consulting. Spend much of the nineties traveling and speaking about science and technology policy. Over past five years have reconnected to the spiritual and social movements of my youth. See my BLOG for much more on these matters.

Was married almost half my life and we are better friends now that we only see each other occasionally and work together on the kids. We grew apart in lifestyle and aspirations. Want to meet someone who is also happy on her own. So many people drag along the trials and tribulations of the past - forget it we only have today. I try to start each day and relationship fresh - with a "beginner's mind." I now have more energy and enthusiasm for life than ever. I am very creative and tend to live in the moment. Life is better with friends.

Anyhow, our first connections should be by e-mail and then phone. First "date" should be chance to talk and get to know each other - share food or coffee. I am looking for connections on the intellectual and spiritual levels so I expect that we will talk and laugh a lot. We can walk and talk outside if possible. Ideally we will have the same level of intellectual creativity and curiosity for life. We are truly going to learn, laugh, and love lots together.

Really want to meet someone who is open-minded and politically progressive. Tend to like women who are in reasonable shape - or height-weight proportional. I love to play and sing for hours, so would hope to meet a musician or dancer (amateur is fine!!) Really hope to connect deeply with a progressive and enthusiastic woman.