I like to see live bands, hang out in pubs, enjoy good company with friends. Good conversation, good music and some form of flame (fireplace nice, but candles more common and nice too - campfires/firepit in my backyard great!) nearby is ideal to me. Quite content to stay in watch a movie cozied up on couch as well. I like good wines (red) and fine, crafted beers. I have been accused of being a 'treehugger', although I dont think I do anything to promote that idea, I just have a respect for the earth, animals and people that somehow comes across as 'hippy at heart'-ish I guess... but I am *not* in your face about it at all. I play guitar/bass/keyboards, love hiking, waterfalls, sunsets/rises and lightning storms. Tried kayaking, loved it, want to do it again. I am well versed in music... am into most anything but country or hiphop/rap. I prefer jazz & rock... but the variety I listen to astounds people. I am adventurous with cooking, and love a lot of ethnic foods: Thai, Sushi, Indian, Lebanese, Italian, Greek, Vietnamese...

I hope to meet someone independant, 33-43 who isnt (for lack of a better word) ?opposed? to the fact that I have children. I have shared custody so they are with me one week, not the next, back with me for a week, moms for a week etc etc... and they are teenagers now so I have a fair amount of freedom when I'm not playing taxi. I am interested in dating, but if it is right I am open to something long term...

Any or all of the following would be a *bonus(es)*, but not "requirements": brown eyed non-smoker who likes: football, hockey (and not a leaf fan... my 2nd favorite team changes nightly - it is whoever is playing the leafs), jays games, crime drama movies/shows, mafia movies, dry red wine, GARDENING! (I just bought a house a year ago and have come to realize that I am NOT any good at it {blush}), musically openminded...


Edit: To be perfectly honest: I find that people take the 'body type' field on this thing way too liberally. In many (most?) cases I have seen "average" overextended, and putting "a few extra pounds" typically means big fat slob. I can assure you that is not me... I initially would have put "a few extra pounds", but after viewing so many profiles I suppose I fall into what this site has led to many "fishers" percepton of 'average'. I work out, probably not enough, and have an ok physique but a bit of a gut. Again I assure you I am not a fat slob, but I dont have washboard abs either. I have included a pic that sorta shows this, although I am leaning over and likely accentuating said gut... I need to find a shot of me standing up straight LOL. Also while being honest: I have come to realize that I am way too shy to be on this site! I find it difficult to approach people, so if interested please reach out, I can respond, I just havent really been able to initiate contact. If I have added you to my favorites I likely have been meaning to get around to contacting you but again I just never can initiate contact.

Another edit: I have decided that maybe non-smoker *is* a requirement.

Yet another edit: I see that a surprising amount of people list 'travel' and/or 'motorcycles' as an interest. Not that there is anything wrong with that... but would not sharing that interest be a strike against me? Just not into bikes, and with a mortgage and child support etc to pay, I'm not broke, but I cant really afford to travel either.

Out for coffee or drinks/conversation first, if that goes well, then a second: maybe dinner...out to see a live band... live comedy.... or even for a hike the next day.