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a vegetarian guy who enjoys athletic endeavors

GEOGRAPHICAL: North Dakota kid who has been thoroughly and irredeemably Chicagoified. Well-travelled but not world-weary. Willing to go anywhere w/good food and a steady supply of cool water. EMOTIONAL: I am even-tempered, basically happy despite the state of affairs today. I'm an unabashed rationalist (I admit to getting choked up at schmaltzy Kodak/Hallmark commercials.)  I look for the best in any situation. CEREBRAL: Fully-functional brain; i love science and language. I am curious about lots of stuff; please do not crumble when faced with my masterful Connect-Four strategies. Etymologies are sexy, and I enjoy being with people who make me laugh. I enjoy spending an evening cooking scrumptious food and eating it. PHYSICAL: Strong, athletic build (i play a mean game of volleyball...indoor or beach). I sport all major appendages, and am always willing to try any physical activity. I enjoy biking, tennis and golf, too. I see life through Zen eyes and am a regular practicioner of yoga. SOCIAL. I’m just as happy at the beach as at a formal event, provided that I’m with interesting, open-minded people. If provoked, I will cook without warning. I love long walks, especially when taken by people who annoy me. I do love concerts, museums and Summerdance and all the stuff everyone else loves to do in Chicago (really)! I tend to sing in the shower. I enjoy playing sports, biking and hiking. I love ball room dancing with someone i like. I have an ineluctable aversion to magicians, braggarts, and Paris Hilton. I enjoy spending time with people who like themselves and life. I just bought some cabbage would you like to make a slug of sauerkraut together?  I do love Chicago in the summertime and envision spending a few months in a warmer clime dancing, playing bridge, tennis, golf and biking until spring and summerdance start again.

Activities

I've helped organize a decent, coed volleyball playing group every MWF at 8:30 am. Pedaling my bike regularly helps to keep me strong. i am a 60yo guy in the midwest. i play serious volleyball 2-3 times each week and pedal quite a bit most of the year. i am 6'2 and have been right at the weight i wish to be for years...about 200lbs. i have a 34" belt size and am vegetarian, although i do eat lots of food (mostly fruit, nuts and vegetables because i burn lots of calories). i do believe in the usefullness of regular yoga and i also regularly do pullups for strength in my arms, back, chest and stomach. it works for me.

Favorite Charities

causes that give support to women and children get most of my support, although i am an animal lover and believe they too need to be treated well for everyone's sake.

Favorite Music

i love to dance so my favorite music is tango, rumba, waltz and even polka music when a good partner is around. for listening music i am a sucker for good harmonies. i love Cream, Beatles, Stones, Rufus Wainright, even Simon and Garfunkle.

Favorite TV Shows

i am enjoying the Mentalist although the last one i saw was not up to the level of previous shows. i enjoy watching key sports events, although i'd rather be out playing myself than watching usually.

Favorite Movies

any movie where i walk out of the film relating to one of the characters. not much of a fan of car races or violence.

Favorite Books

i do enjoy reading and have way too many books. it is not unusual for me to have read ten books or more in a month's time. finding the time is the challenge.

Favorite Quotes

"Meditation is not a way of making your mind quiet. It's a way of entering into the quiet that's already there buried under the 50, 000 thoughts the average person thinks every day." Deepak Chopra Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense." - Buddha (563BC-483BC) Addiction to nicotine or heroine is like a piranha with an insatiable appetite. The small, continuous urges diminish joy and contentment...then it gets worse. rc "I want you to be everything that's you, deep at the center of your being." Confucius "The reason that ego and love are not compatible comes down to this: you cannot take your ego into the unknown, where love wants to lead. Deepak

Favorite Animals

i am an animal lover and enjoy spending time communing with nature. My Golden Retriever recently died of old age. My cat, Shalom and i miss her!

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