I am originally from Yonkers, and I came to Albany in 1983 for college and have been here every since. I'm still a true New Yorker at heart, so I try to get to the city at least once a year in the summertime. I have to get my fix of "real" pizza, "real" pastrami, and spend a week at Yankee Stadium. I'm going to miss that old house on 161 when they tear it down, but that new place is looking really fabulous.

In my professional life, I am a product of the independent living movement. I, along with hundreds of advocates all across this country seek to ensure that people with disabilities, like me, have complete access to all areas and all aspects of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, equality of opportunity, and full control of their lives. While it is nice to have a government safety net, we all would like to have meaningful, gainful employment, homes of our own in neighborhoods of our own choosing, and the society free of ignorance and bigotry. We need leadership and fellowship, not sympathy and cures.

Still reading? Excellent! I don't smoke or do drugs, but I do listen to the Grateful Dead and Bob Marley (and Jimi Hendrix and Led Zeppelin).

Funny, Intelligent, Laid-back, Loyal, Optimistic, Quiet, Sarcastic

Board Games, Card Games, Concerts, Cooking/Baking, Intimate Conversation, Music Listening, Newspapers, Surfing the Web

Aviation, Baseball

Bird, Cat, Dog

Alternative/Modern Rock, Blues, Classic Rock, Classical, Pop, R and B, Reggae, Rock, Soul, Techno/House

American, Chinese, Deli, Ethiopian, Indian, Italian, Japanese/Sushi, Jewish Style, Mexican, Middle Eastern, Pizza, Seafood, Thai

English

I want to be with somebody with a well-balanced and curious mind, and wants to listen to the music and taste all the food of life. She loves herself unconditionally and is not afraid of anything. It would help greatly if she is a Yankee fan also. She likes the Howard Stern show, George Carlin, Monty Python, Margaret Cho.