I am a woman who loves life, who respects herself and others, who shares a positive outlook, who doesn't march to the beat of everyone else's drummer.....but to her own......who dares to be different! Someone who takes care of herself (fairly well)and demands goodness and kindness in the people around her,....


I am also old enough to remember watching the moon landing on our old B/W tv as it was happening,...I am currently divorced and although my 3 sons are all adults now officially,..my youngest who is currently beginning his 3rd year at Dal., still lives with me and our 2 dogs,....

Although I am happy with my own company and in my own skin,...having someone to share a meal or an outing with,.. is better than eating alone....

I am NOT interested in getting married,...been there done that,...and got the t-shirt as a parting gift,...thanks

Also if your looking for someone to cook, fetch, tote and clean your house for you,....

PLEASE DO US BOTH A FAVOR AND KEEP LOOKING,...

But if you haven't seen and done it all yet, and would like someone to share some of your journey through life with,...then let me hear from you.....I am looking for a man who is comfortable in his own skin and who doesn't need to elevate himself by putting others down,...someone who when he's with me is there because he wants to be with ME,...

not someone who would be there in lieu of being alone,....someone who knows that you never (no matter how tempting it may be)use someone's personal history or experiences as a weapon against them in a fight,....
someone with whom I can feel safe,...as well as desired,....
someone who can like me in spite of my flaws,...not someone who wants to fix me,.....
someone who is not looking for someone to complete them but for someone who can compliment them,....

If you want to own someone who will love you,...get a puppy,....
If you want to share your time with someone,...call me
If you want to laugh with someone,...call me
If you get your kicks out of laughing at someone,...keep looking,...please

I spent six month some time ago now, Puerto Vallarta Mexico,...with the idea that I might like to live there forever,...whilst there I discovered 2 things,...

1) forever isn't nearly as long as it used to be,...

2) paradise is NOT a geographic location,....it's WHAT, WHERE AND WITH WHOM you make it.

BTW I HATE WINTER,...but that I already knew,...

I love to laugh,..unabashedly out loud,unapologetically, occasionally to the chagrin of other movie goers...
I think it's subjective to say I have a great sense of humor,...(which BTW I think I do) but honestly have you ever met someone who claims they don't?,...

and we all know, they are out there.

And finally if you are interested enough to send me a note,....
*****please don't make me ask you for a picture of you,....*****

***********There are enough of me,....actually those are the only ones of me I have but,...... since you know what I look like,..what's fair is fair,..eh?*************

IT SEEMS NO MATTER HOW NICELY I PUT THIS I STILL GET PEOPLE WRITING AND MIFFED AT ME WHEN I ASK FOR THEIR PICTURE,....SO PLEASE IF YOU DON'T SEND ME A PICTURE OF YOU,....DON'T EXPECT AN ANSWER,...DOES THAT NOT SOUND REASONABLE?????
...also,...the computer might be showing me as on,..even when I'm away,...so send me an e-mail instead,...

Because I do not accept an invitation to instant messaging,..unless
1) you have a picture,...and 2)you have previously e-mailed me,...

I would like to add also that ****I SMOKE***,...I am not trying to quit (the ones who tell you that aren't really trying to quit anyway) and I do not go outside to smoke,...not even in the summer,....well not just to smoke at any rate,....

Because of this habit that many disapprove of I will not contact anyone who doesn't smoke first,...that's only polite i figure but if you can overlook this flaw,....
PLEASE DON'T HESITATE TO WRITE ME,...BUT NOT JUST TO FIX ME OK?

Also,...I have a mobility problem that requires me to use a cane,...(arthritis you know),...That doesn't mean I don't like to get out and go places, and I can swim like a fish, something I love to do BTW)...as for walking,....well it's just that it may take me longer to get there,...but on the plus side, I get all the best parking spaces

and I may not be able to dance the way I used to,...,...[except the slow hugy ones],....Now,... I need someone who won't mind holding me up tight,.....

so I guess there really is good and bad in everything,....



One more thing worth mentioning,.....I do not go out with anyone who's ink isn't even dry yet on his divorce decree or isn't otherwise single,.....I don't need the extra grief,.....besides anyone who'd cheat with me,...would probably cheat on me,...

The main picture was taken July 2009

* I have no restrictions set on this profile because many people from the forums contact me personally to chat or say hi,...great note, or what were you thinking,.....that sort of thing **BUT**

I do not date or even meet married men,...(not even ones who are separated ),..as for the men here looking to get laid,....(only) get real and spend the extra for a hooker! but know that,..that`s not me,....


willing to relocate to a place without ice and snow,...(in a heartbeat)

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I think the best first date is one where you share a good meal, as you get to know someone,...casually at first,....

I have had some interesting comments regarding this,...and meeting while eating out,...some men have stated they don't want to be getting to know someone while chewing through their meal,....

NOW,... and I'm not kidding here, I have been told to my face,...they don't want to spend the $$$ on someone Else's meal and possibly get nothing out of it,....if things don't work out,....

First of all,...most women I know (myself included) would ever go anywhere if they couldn't pay their own way,....and good table manners,...says a lot too,...

meeting for a coffee at Tims is ok,....but I admire the man who isn't afraid to demonstrate his table manners and illuminating dinner conversation,....especially if the outcome isn't a sure thing,....

Some have suggested going for a drive,...and before you ask,...remember this isn't a time where women feel comfortable or even safe going into a car with what for all intent and purpose is a stranger,....

we have told our children this all their life and would be fools to start doing it ourselves now,....so please, don't ask me,...because I practice what I preach,....and I'm no fool,....ok?