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Relationship

In a serious relationship. Interested in meeting people for friendship and meeting people for networking

Hometown

Missoula Montana

Places I've been

San Francisco and the East Bay, Paris, Istanbul, Okunakayama, Helsinki, Portland Oregon, London, Edinburgh. The Isle of Skye and northwestern Ireland are important to me, even though I've never been to either.

Education

• UC Berkeley, Ph.D. in 20th Century French Literature - 1970 to 1984
• UC Berkeley, B.A. in French & German - 1966 to 1970
• El Cerrito High School, College Prep - 1964 to 1967

More about me

Writer, Photographer, Weaver, Musician, Naturist, 57 y.o. gwm currently living in the Rocky Mountains in western Montana. Born in Montana, I grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area (El Cerrito to be specific), but moved back to Montana when I was writing my doctoral dissertation for UC Berkeley.

I love travel, and in the fall of 2007 I took what I call my 6,000 Sunday Drive in which I drove nearly 10,000 miles from Crescent City, California to Parkersburg, WV and visited  several of the states I hadn't already seen.

Drop me a note if you're traveling on I-90, or if you'd be interested in sharing your hometown with me as I travel the country.  Actually, feel free to drop me a note for any reason whatsoever.  I only bite upon request.

Activities

Writing, Photography, Travel, Camping, Being Naked on the Beach (or anywhere else, for that matter), Weaving, Making Music, Cuddling in front of the fire, Cooking, finding handsome men to photograph (clothed or unclothed)

Favorite Charities

Western Montana Gay & Lesbian Community Center, (Montana) Pride!, Human Rights Campaign, Oxfam, Heifer Project International

Favorite Music

Folk, Pop, Classical, Jazz. Ian and Sylvia, Judy Collins (especially the album Trust Your Heart), Joan Baez, Joni Mitchell, John Prine (especially the songs Your Flag Decal Won't Get You Into Heaven Anymore and Let's Talk Dirty in Hawai'ian), Paul Simon (esp. An American Tune), Leonard Cohen (esp Sisters of Mercy)

Favorite TV Shows

Noah's ARC, The Daily Show, Stargate SG1, Stargate Atlantis, Doctor Who, US of Ant, South Park, Queer as Folk, Are You Being Served?, Keeping Up Appearances, The Avengers, Torchwood, NCIS, House, Waiting for God

Favorite Movies

Love Valor Compassion, The Queen, Marilyn Hodgekiss' Ballroom Dancing and Charm School, The Wicker Man, Tea With Mussolini, Mrs. Henderson Presents, The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, The Full Monty, Brassed Off--hmm, awful lot of British films here aren't there.

Favorite Books

Too many to list, but, in no particular order, Annie Dillard's Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, Anne Lamott's Plan B, Samuel Delaney's Stars in my Pocket Like Grains of Sand, Thomas Friedman's The Olive Tree & The Lexus, Robert Brasillach's Comme le temps passe, Yves Navarre's Niagarak, Erich Maria Remarque's Arc de Triomphe, Romain Gary's Lady L--I read a lot!

Favorite Quotes

"Glücklich ist, wer vergißt, was doch nicht zu ändern ist."

Favorite People

You mean I have to like People too? Lucy Van Pelt said, "I love humanity, it's people I can't stand." But my favorite people would be, in no particular order, Kevin, Ron and Derwin, Sharon, Norm and Mike, Glenn, Brian, Nick, Carol, Jim Kriley (r.i.p.), Karen Kaufmann, Carl, Paul, Todd-Joel-Michael, Bear, Jeff, Gary (r.i.p.), Mark, Matt, and all the guys in the Missoula Gay Men's Chorus.

Favorite Places

Missoula Montana, San Francisco, Paris, Portland Oregon, Redwood National Park, Edinburgh Scotland, Vancouver BC, Victoria BC, Puerto Vallarta Mexico, my cabin.

Favorite Animals

Minnie, Gypsy, Major & Harley (our minpins) and all the kids waiting at the Rainbow Bridge--Dinah, Hans, Yazzie, Jr, Kirby, Speedy, Faylene, Princess, Rocky

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