I am who I am. More action than words. Ref: My life is storybook wrapped in a ribbon of love, integrity, adventure and peace, and I am thankful. Not that I haven't had challenges but its not what happens to you, its what you do with what happens to you that counts. No time for drama tons of time for fun and pushing the envelope when it comes to using all my talents. I don't live to work...I live to enjoy life...a passion for it in highlights. There is nothing better than the smell of jungle rain blanketing a coffee plantation that covers lost civilizations or sleeping under a mosquito net in the cool evening of Masai Mara. I love being active but not just to stay busy. I climb because I love to climb. I surf because I love to surf. I train because I love to train, I sleep in a hammock in the cool of the ocean breeze because...I'm sleepy? :) I come from a well cultured, well mannered, deep loving family and traveled the world at a young age, a priceless classroom of instruction for life. Father is a former Green Beret mom a Southern Belle and a sister that is everything good in this world. Oh yeah, both parents are pilots...frustrated angels without wings. :) I graduated from The Citadel, was a Captain in the Marine Corps and then recruited for other exciting and unpredictable services by Uncle Sam...all of which made me a better man. Lived more than most men will in 3 lifetimes. I like to believe that I can navigate the deepest of conversations but not at the expense of wasted energy. It's in my nature to approach a crisis situations with an analytical mind before getting emotionally wrapped around the axle. Being compassionate is important to me and the people I'm with. Critical, snide comments and spoiled attitudes don't mix well in my world. My achievements are a credit to my ambitions but they aren't the mark of who I am...that resides in my soul, my history, family and all the credit goes to them for caring enough to make sure I was raised to sacrifice for the greater good.
Currently building a home in Redondo Beach. Getting my hands dirty and loving it. My family and I have been blessed with ageless minds, body and spirits and I go the distance with all of it. The girl I'm looking for has to have a sense of humor, is athletic of sorts, loves her family and enjoys simple things in life. Its nice if she gets the meaning of a partnership... two people pulling together despite their minor differences because they really love one another. She is positive and confidently diplomatic. And most of all, she is honest, keeps her word and doesn't get bent out of shape when things don't fall exactly into her schedule. Her beauty is more than skin deep and she can balance her life without pushing the people who love her, to the side. What happens inside your life is not as important as what happens inside you. Having her own life is important as well as me supporting what she likes to do. I'm not looking for her to be in the middle of a running gun battle when a 3rd world country falls but it would be nice for her to be excited about being together...even if it's just paddling out early in the morning or joining me at the last moment on the beach while I show up with the coffee. Dating for the sake of dating isn't what I'm going for here. Building a future and sharing in the fun, is. I want to love a woman with all my heart, my partner, my friend and take care of one another all the days of our journey. And she will know that all of my love is hers by the touch of my hand on the small of her back, stealing a kiss in public and the way I hold her hand as we sit on the kitchen floor in deep conversations over a midnight snack...the way I press in to feel her breath on my face and the look across the room that says I love you. If you exist and you're willing to take the journey, then you've found a guy that is extremely loyal, honest and kind. It's part of my heritage as well as the fact that it's just the right way to be.
