A quietly passionate man with a sense of humor and proportion who views life with both awe and skepticism (awe at the wonderful collection of people I meet and skepticism at the nonsense we are asked to believe on the media and in some conversations). Ultimately challenges if met head-on, offer growth as a person.

My mistress is music, composing it, sometimes playing it, sometimes listening to it, usually either jazz/classical but sometimes pop. My other mistress is talking to strangers about my life and their life. Can I start with you?

Go for a walk in some beautiful natural setting and get to know each other. Just about anything which allows conversation works for me. Alternatively, attend a cultural event/gallery and spend time discussing our reactions. My parents came out from Iowa and thus I am, even tho a California native, endowed with heartland values.