I lived the past 20 years in Colorado. Gosh, I love Colorado, but as time went on, I realized that I had never really lived by an ocean, and I had family here in North Carolina, so last year made the move. Since I currently work from home, anywhere there is cell phone and Internet can be home, either temporarily or more permanently. I am still getting used to the politics, religion, humidity, and bugs of this part of the country, but feel that I should give it a chance. I want to fall in love with the ocean just as I did with the Rocky Mountains.

I am still waiting on my 23 and me I was born the son of a Frenchman, Irish woman, and lived in Germany for six years. I love other cultures, other places, other food and drink; I know that the American Way is not the only way.

I used to be somewhat of an athlete, but the past decade of working a sedentary job has me a little soft. I am now working to regain what I once had. My family was gifted with amazing DNA, we all look and feel easily ten years younger than our chronology.

From an early age, I did not believe in the Christian influence and attempt at teaching from my mother. In the most formative years I was into the moon landing and could not get enough of whatever science and technology I could read, watch, or experiment with. My goal as a teen was to obtain a Master's in Aeronautical Engineering and apply to the US Space Shuttle program. Life modified that along the way, but I still ended up with an education in Space Operations, and have worked for various companies that orbit satellites or are otherwise involved in space.

I now find myself in a place where I am going to retire early, fully, by the end of this year, and take up those pursuits that feed my soul rather than suck it dry. Cycling. Hiking. Art. Travel... domestic and international. I have to believe that there are reasons all 50 states are populated, something that must draw and keep people there, and so one accomplishment is to visit each one and learn what makes them unique. Likewise for international travel. I have lived in or traveled to most European countries, but aside from Canada, Mexico and the Philippines, the rest of the world is like blank pages that I want to fill with new experiences.

On more practical terms, I am a liberal/libertarian, have been vegan-friendly for about a year, marched on the DNC two years ago (yes, Bernie Bro) and on Washington DC for the March for our Lives. I am currently registered as an independent. I have lost contact with several family members and what I considered close friends as a result of 45. I now consider those who support him just as delusional as any religious fanatic.

This has been a bit of an opening peek at how I perceive myself, subject to interpretation by my own filters as well as yours.

From a relationship standpoint, divorced for 20 years, in a few long-term (2-5 years) and a few short-term relationships since. Four times I thought I would marry. My fault is that I fall too easily, too soon, and get wrapped up too deep before I really get to know the other person. I thus have isolated for a while, while I figure out this pattern of behavior and adjust.

This is the part where I state what I am looking for. I can only say that if you have read the above, then you know if we would be compatible or not. Distance is not an obstacle, as next year or the one after that, I may be on the West Coast, or Southern France. Part of me wants to sell the house and buy a 42-foot catamaran and spend the next few years sailing and living mostly off of Mother Nature. Part of me wants to bag it all and move to the Earthship community in New Mexico, live off the grid, self-sustaining. Maybe both.