Hello my name is Tony. I work in construction and I am an off and on again exotic animal breeder.I like to think Im a Southern Gentleman (Sanford Fl born and raised)and I do my best to live up to the understanding of what that is,And ladies that is not just opening your door for you and picking up the tab after dinner.It is a mind set of how one carries himself.A belief and a genuine concern of the feelings of his fellow persons. Nobility is not a birthright ,Its defined by action. I am just a country boy at heart but that dosent mean Im an untutored rube.In my fields of intrest I can hold conversation with anyone and always take intrest in what someone else is saying.

I have found that the simple things in life are best. I love to be out in nature with my daughter Charlee teaching her to understand and respect the wild places and the creatures that live there. We both love to take pics(thank god for digital). I have raised her alone since she was 3 1/2( shes 17 now)and she is my greatest joy and at times my best friend theres nothing that comes close.She is a student of dance and that is her passion ,but we also enjoy going to the gun range,camping/hunting/fishing/scuba,watching dancers and watching scary movies,at least I watch and she hides under the covers screams and ask what happened. When she was born I held her in my hands and thought she would be my best student.I would teach her all I knew. But in the end she turned out to be my greatest teacher.She taught just how much my heart could hold and what it truly means to love and care for someone.I tell this because shes a very big part of my life.Trust me,the friends I grew up with would have never thought I had Maternal Instincts.With my ruff and tumble past Ive surprized them all at every turn.She is a wonderful little girl who forever changed my life.Without her Love and the circumstances that put us alone in this life,I would never have become the Man I am today !!!!!!!!!!!!!

My passions are animals and to cook for friends and family,bicycling, and to travel.I have watched the great whales migrate off big Sur.touched the giant sequoia,hiked Bryce,Grand,and Zion Canyons,Sedona,stood on the rim of an Impact Crater, gazed at the beauty of the Painted Desert at midday ,drank water from mountian streams in the Rockies ,and seen the sun die in the pacific then be reborn in the atlantic.

I know God exist here.Its in these places I feel him most.Ive never been much of a church goer,I dont need religion to make me a better person,Im a better person because of whats in my heart.I dont have an issue with faith,it is what keeps us in touch with our souls But as far as religions go Im not so sure anyones got it right or wrong.Righteousness is not the domain of any one religion.Its defined by the individuals ethical treatment of all incountered and expressing the good of what truly make us human.Ill try to be the best person I can be and find god in my own way. Hopefully he grades on a curve.

I try to take a trip to someplace in the west every couple of years.I do love seeing and walking through our great wildernesses.I enjoy anything outdoors but also injoy the intrest of others.Im not closed to any experences.I can go from mud covered in the woods to dressed up at the opera,And i don't mean Grand Ole.life is so short we need to take in all we can.I have a genuine thirst for knowledge and constantly studying many subjects.

I volunteer when I can,worked with New Hope for Kids for years. The children are our future and help from us to point them in the right direction is our responsability. I also like curling up watching movies holding someone in my arms,romance,unbridled passion ,listening to music, fine dining,good times with friends and loved ones and hersheys miniatures diped in crunchy peanut butter.I also enjoy and will do anything for a laugh!

Friendship is the greatest gift someone can give.If your the type of person that constantly talks bad about and backstabs pass me by Im not for you.To see such acts can cause me to completely changes my opinion of you regardless of how i felt before.It would only be a matter of time before you were sinking your teeth into me.I make friends everywhere I go online and off. I dont care what you look like,color of skin,or how you pray to God.If friendship is given .It will be returned. Many of my friends ive had over 35 years.

I havent dated in quite sometime and have gone many years without someone in my life. In my heart there have only been a few.Im not a player but I am getting abit long in the tooth to not have someone in my life to share it with.But we must be friends first.There truly are things I miss about not having someone close to me.

I dont mind smokers ,Ive been around it my whole life and Im not a sports fan of any kind.When my childhood friends were playing Little League and Football I was collecting and keeping animals and setting up aquariums,I dont mind going to or watching them its the time spent with someone special thats important not the act of what your doing.

I am not a man of great means.I drive an old Jeep.Ive had a load on my back all my life and expect thats the way I will leave it. I cant help but feel that some how it has helped make me a better person to truly appreciate the small wonders of our lives.In love from family,friends,great memories,and just qualitey of life a richer man there is none.I have fulifilled so many childhood dreams and Im still not finished with my life.

ON A FINAL NOTE I MUST ADD I AM NOT A CONTROLLING PERSON SO I DO NOT EXPECT TO BE CONTROLLED.I AM A GEMINI AND YOU CANT TREAT A GEMIN THAT WAY.ITS THE QUICKEST WAY TO FIND THE EVIL TWIN.BESIDES IT WOULD BE ALOT MORE FUN TRYING TO MANIPULATE ME INSTED. IM NOT INTRESTED IN THE "I AM THE GREAT AND POWERFUL OZ SYNDROME".WE HAVE BUT ONE LIFE TO LIVE AND SHOULD LIVE IT TO IT FULLEST WITH COMPROMISE AND UNDERSTANDING NOT THROUGH SOMEONE TRYING TO WELD SUPREME EXECUTIVE POWER.

I DONT NEED TO BE CHANGED,MENDED OR MY SOUL SAVED,MY SOUL IS DOING JUST FINE.ITS TAKEN ME 45 YEARS TO EVOLVE INTO WHO I AM.AND FOR THE MOST PART IM HAPPY WITH WHAT IVE BECOME.(DONT KID YOURSELF WE ALL HAVE ROOM FOR IMPROVMENT)I AM MANY THINGS A SON ,A FATHER, A BROTHER, A COUSIN. BUT MOSTLY IM A FRIEND.THERES REALLY NOTHING SPECIAL ABOUT ME AT ALL,IM JUST AN AVERAGE GUY. BUT IF THERES ONE PLACE I FEEL I DIFFER FROM OTHERS ITS AS I GO THROUGH LIFE I FIND MYSELF IN A CONSTANT STATE OF AMAZEMENT.AND THIS PLEASES ME GREATLY.THERES REALLY NO BETTER WAY TO LIVE.

THE AGE ON MY PROFILE SAYS 46.THATS A MISTAKE AND I CANT CHANGE IT.IM 45.I UNDERSTAND ITS JUST A NUMBER BUT ID RATHER NOT CHEAT MYSELF OUT OF A YEAR AT THIS STAGE OF THE GAME.AGE ISENT AN ISSUE FOR ME.ITS WHATS IN THE HEART THAT COUNTS MOST.BUT I DO ENJOY THE COMMONALITIES AROUND MY AGE AND OLDER

Well im not much of a bar person.I dont drink,not because I have a underlying issue or mind if someone else does.Ive just never warmed up to the taste of coffie,beer,or wine.Ive been to many wine tasteings to take in some culture and tried but at the end of the day its just old grape juice to me. I do like Smirnoff Ice and Kalua.A casual bite to eat lunch or dinner is fine with me or even a park for a bicycle ride and picnic.Im open to anything that someone else is comfortable with