Born in Texas and back here for good after living in Connecticut, Louisiana and Nevada. I've got 5 acres of trees, rocks and cactus that are all the “heaven” I'm looking for.
I've always been a traveler. I chase live music all over the world. I love music festivals and have traveled to Alaska, Canada and Australia for them recently. Fortunately, there are numerous fests closer to home. I enjoy Central Texas weather for outdoor activities like motorcycling, photography (it's a bit of an obsession), nature walks, swimming and tubing.
I have a pretty small circle of close friends plus my dogs and donkeys that keep me company. And they let me sing and play my ukulele at them!
I retired at 53 and have never looked back. Setting my own schedule is the ultimate reward. I can pack up the RV, or hop on a plane and have an adventure just about any time. Going places and learning things are my favorite activities. Those two and, well, you know...
Anyway, my friends say that I'm funny, and I think mostly they mean humorous instead of odd, but aren't we all a little odd?
My causes are environmental and animal-welfare related. I've never actually hugged a tree, but I like most of them just fine. Not that one big oak that fell on my house during Hurricane Ike, though. He deserved his fiery fate! I was “churched” when I was young, but it didn't take. I never really believed, or gave it much thought. I still don't. Religion is not something I see as important to me personally, and I think that is mostly destructive in practice.
I'm here for friends and community as much as dating, but I'm certainly open to dating! I find that many women I'd like to date are put off because my relationship status is "separated." It likely always will be, so that really kinda sucks for me. To explain it briefly, my wife helped me walk several of my family to the other side. I adore her for that and she deserves to be rewarded. I had a sizable inheritance from my father that should certainly go to her if she survives me. Cashing that out to settle some of it on her in a divorce would result in the IRS snatching several hundred thousands of dollars. Not no how, not no way!
There you have that, if it matters. If not, I guess the stigma of "separated" is something I have to live with, even though I am, in practicality, single.