I used to put a lot of time and a lot of myself into these profiles. My experience taught me that can be... not the best idea. I think internet personals sites are a great way to:
1) tell if people can spell
2) get a brief feel for substance
3) see if they're attractive enough to meet in person

Here are some questions for starters:
1) Share some feelings about common decency
my one word answer on this is respect

2) How do you feel about entertainment? What are your priorities in this space?

I value experiences over consumables, and love good food. I would rather see most movies in the comfort of my home, but enjoy the occasional blockbuster , usually with tremendous and lavish special effects, on the big screen (yes, Heath Ledger was unforgettable in Dark Knight).

3) How do you feel about spending? What would you do if $1 'showed up in your hand'? $10? $100? $1,000? $100,000? take it wherever you like.
I spend it immediately, due to concerns with inflation and the devaluation of the dollar relative to the current spot rate for gold. Kidding.

4) Describe your tastes in music.
I enjoy everything from house to hip-hop to classical to native american flute music to Radiohead to reggae to the catchall 'other'. Thom rocks.


My humor is very, kids in the hall.
I have not yet successfully stitched time, so my savings are meager.

Enough about me, how about you:
You have a fantastic bum; it even makes you smile sometimes.
You're probably tall and certainly fit, comfortable in your skin and compassionate. You have a beautiful smile and eyes that communicate. You have a great sense of humor, a rapier wit, and love to travel. You care about the environment and enjoy spending time basking in it. Wow-- you're awesome, what are you waiting for, send me an email, already!



Ready for more questions?
A) How do you value physical intimacy? What are the most important parts of this aspect of your life?
I recognize that the degree to which one answers this question will vary with how well we know each other. I value this part of my life enough to include it in early conversation between mature adults. If either of us has incompatible particular needs, we should not waste one another's time in the 'getting to know you' stage.

B) Do you have a hard time getting to sleep or staying asleep? Are you a light sleeper? A snorer?
I can fall asleep just about anywhere and fairly quickly. Though I am a very light sleeper, I believe I get good quality rest / sleep deeply. I snore sometimes and have come to understand it as an evolutionary advantage

C) Describe your mindset with regard to PDAs.

(this is you, or me, having fun... only if we're on a date, we're doing that together) *wink*

This is how we feel when the paparazzi chase us:


Perhaps we could go to a comedy show?
laughing is good for the spirit and we love to see one another's smiles

Perhaps we could go fishing

Would you describe yourself as a bait-caster? A flyfisherperson? Would you really use the word flyfisherperson, or would you be comfortable enough with your sexuality to just say flyfisherman in full confidence that your gender was not androgynous at all? Oh wait, was that a leading question?

I'm not big on dancing