I like to golf (no kidding right?). If you play, bonus. If you don't, that's okay too...you will learn to like it. I enjoy many other outdoor activities and am up for just about anything (no, I am not jumping out of a freakin' plane, bungee jumping or climbing a rock!). I am an open-minded, spontaneous, loving, affectionate, thoughtful, honest, truthful, compassionate, empathetic, sympathetic, forgiving, caring, giving, sentimental, nostalgic, supportive and fiercely loyal person with a great sense of humor. I am incredibly easy going and rarely sweat the small stuff. I love children, although I have none of my own, and the elderly...anyone in between is on their own. I have taught golf to physically and mentally challenged children and adults for many years and see that as one of the most satisfying things that I have ever done. To see the joy on their faces leaves me humbled.

Music tastes range from ABBA to ZZTop. Sorry, no (c)rap. I like both country and western music too, and did you know that if you play a country song backwards, you will get your job and truck back, your dog comes back to life, the rain stops and your girl returns? And boy do they hate me when I start playing Neil and Barry on the jukebox.
TV likes include...Seinfeld, Survivorman, The Dog Whisperer, South Park, Columbo, Food Network, any news, Comedy Central, any crime solving show...AND, I submissively give up the remote as well!
Movies...The Shawshank Redemption, Caddyshack, Goodfellas(How am I funny? Am I funny like a clown?), Godfather, The Sting, Coming to America(What is that velvet?), Fargo(Ya hey), It's a Wonderful Life(Thanks for the wings), A Christmas Story(Fa ra ra ra ra...ra ra ra ra).

Shopping is awesome, yes, I said it. (Oak Brook, 3rd St. in Geneva and Chicago - Water Tower/Michigan Avenue are my favorites). Monday nights at Border's. I love to eat out (Morton's, Gibson's, Shaw's, Swordfish, off-the-beaten-path places, and love Thai and Mexican). And believe it or not, I actually like cleaning and doing the laundry as well. I also cook and among my specialties: Turkey tacos (I can make them stand on the plate so nothing falls out), Blackened Chicken Caesar salad, French onion soup and one killer salsa.

Okay, here it goes. She can get me anything I want like Jeannie or Samantha, is strong like the Bionic Woman and Wonder Woman, kind and caring like Mother Teresa, stands by her man like Mary did for George Bailey, can create a great dish with next to nothing like MaryAnn and Ginger and take care of the house like Alice, Hazel and Aunt Bea.

Okay, all kidding aside and hopefully not sounding like every other guys profile out there, here it is. I am a sucker for a great smile and beautiful eyes and if there is chemistry between us, put a fork in me. She is honest, loving, loyal/faithful, physically affectionate, has a sense of humor, flexible, understanding, caring, compassionate, empathetic, trustworthy, nice to strangers and respectful, has street smarts as well as book smarts. Has to be a great kisser (almost a deal-breaker) because there are bad ones out there and how does that happen(the kiss tells all). The ability to communicate her thoughts and feelings well, only because I can't read minds all of the time, and I wouldn't expect her to be able too either. I am a great listener, try me sometime! Loves to laugh and have a good time but knows when it is time to be serious as well. Willing to work at the relationship and will be 100% committed to me, as I will be to you.

We will be best friends...our eyes can meet from across a crowded room at a boring "grip and grin" function, we smile and know what one another is thinking, like, "let's get the hell out of here"...an us against the world kinda thing. Someone that "gets it." I also believe in Karma. Now, is that too much to ask for? Thanks for taking the time to read and hopefully laugh a bit along the way.

Please, no rage, anger/abusive, lying or cheating issues please and no NPD's, HPD's or BPD's, they scare the hell out of me as I dated them in the past. Not that anyone admits to it but neither did the last two...LMAO! Oh, and I hate to sound shallow but no Harley Chicks either.

for fun:
People watching. Driving with no particular place to go in mind with the sunroof open singing with music blaring(so I can't hear myself). Reading. Trivia contests. Golf..go figure. Workouts. Misspent youth games once in a while(pool, darts). Laugh.

my job:
Golf Professional/Corporate Recruiter

my ethnicity:
I'm German and Polish. The Polish in me must explain the propensity for cleaning.

my religion:
Probably more spirtual than practicing. I still make it there once in a while for the free bread and wine and the bells and smells.

my education:
More "school of hard knocks" and "street smarts" education than I care to mention...smarter than I look...that didn't sound good. I did go to NIU in DeKalb for a couple of years. Contemplating going back for my degree but fake diploma still works.

favorite hot spots:
The Carribean, Calistoga/Napa, Lake Geneva, Cases BnB, Borders, Costco, Target, The Little Owl, Caputo's, RA, Swordfish, Morton's, Ravinia, Florida(Disney), Lifestyles. I have yet to see the Grand Canyon or Las Vegas, road trip anyone? Golf courses.

favorite things:
Laughter, my friends, music, dogs, tigers, new car smell, violent weather, XXXspices, Xmas trees/lights, long hot showers, pomegranates, rainbow sherbet, maps, pens, pineapple Lifesavers, sushi, incense, hotels, Sunday Trib, cooking together...

last read:
Currently, The Mastery of Love by Don Miguel Ruiz, Zen and the Art of Making a Living (again, awesome book) by Laurence G. Boldt and Simple Truths by Kent Nerburn. I don't read him but I watch him...Cesar Millan "The Dog Whisperer".