I'm looking for someone who is independent, strong-willed, ambitious and FUN, and wants to find the same in a partner.

I've been living in Des Moines since 1988, and have been a self-employed IT consultant for several years now. I have a tight group of friends, and keep myself pretty active most of the time, either with work or socially. I'll try anything new, love to travel, and can be unpredictable and spontaneous (in a GOOD way). Love good food and wine, live music, film, baseball/football - anything social with the people that I consider "salt of the earth". I'm looking for someone interesting and challenging, that I could add to my circle of friends. I've patiently reached a point in my life where I feel I can really "give" and share everything with someone special. Perfect match: attractive/fit (of course), fun, opinionated (but still open-minded), willing to act goofy sometimes, and able to carry an intelligent discussion.