I am 58 year old financially secure and retired guy looking for a special friend for a long term relationship. I live next to a Federal park where I bike 14 miles a day. I am very independant. I have been single since '92, and I like it. I'm not looking for a live-in nor a marriage, just someone that I get along well with that I can date and have a good time with. I attend the opera, like movies with depth(love IFC),listen to NPR,cook,do woodworking,garden. I enjoy going to Hatteras, dropping the tail gate sipping a beer, and watching the birds and the surf. I am well read. I read the local paper and the Wall St. Journal. Most always have a book in the "oven".
My taste in music range from classical, through rock, through classic country. Please no contemporary country.
Love to dance in a free-style way to classic rock and Love the affections of an affectionate woman.
A biking partner is a plus-plus....

On first dates , I normally meet the person at a coffee shop. If the situation works, I take the lady to one of my favotite resturants. I perfer resturants where the owner is involved.