Me in 4000 characters or less? Hmm. Seeing that I just used 114 to say this much, I'll have to be quick about it. Hardworking, honest, sincere, compassionate, protective single father. Clock punching, day dreamer with delusion of grandeur singing songs that I didn't write and conjuring up scripts for the movies that they won't make about me when I'm dead. Raised in a conservative temple but since I'm still working Saturdays (hopefully for not much longer) no temple affiliate here in NEO. However still an active member of the Temple I grew up in back home. I have one child that enjoys weekends with me, so his time is important to me. Canadian at heart, avid hockey fan, connoisseur of music that three other people or 3 million other people might have heard. I can cook, clean, do laundry, love to shop, have an adequate sense of decoration (yes, there is still hockey stuff on the walls), addicted to coffee and the shops that they come in, and found my niche here in Lake County. I'd use the other 2838 characters that I've been given, but if I told you everything, we'd spend the entirety of our first date sitting there staring at each other.

Intelligent, Loyal, Optimistic, Outgoing, Sarcastic, Witty

Board Games, Card Games, Concerts, Cooking/Baking, Intimate Conversation, Movies, Music Listening, Television

Roller Blading/Skating, Theater, Walking, Working out

Bird, Cat, Dog, Fish, Reptile

Alternative/Modern Rock, Classic Rock, Country, Pop, Rock

American, Chinese, Deli, Jewish Style, Mexican, Pizza

English

Another 4000 characters? Well, I managed to squeeze me in. Now it's your turn. Honesty, open minded, communicative, attractive, easy going, assertive, battle tested and relationship ready, conservative, happy and free. I know, it looks like every other list you've ever read in an online ad. So let's conjugate, shall we? Honesty - there is one rule in my house: you're never in trouble with the truth. I do not accept being lied to. Tell me the truth and things will be worked out. Open-minded - we all have quirks, qualms, and nuances that make us who we are. We've all been places and done things that have shaped our character. Be accepting of someone’s journey if you have an attraction for how the destination looks on them. Communicative – Believe it or not, I do know how to shut up and listen instead of try to save the world. So talk it up. Tell me what is on your mind from the skank at work that sleeps with everyone to why your mother hates the new curtains. Communication is key to knowing your lover. Easy-going – Strictness and rigidity are very unattractive qualities. Now I’m not going to make you do something you don’t want to do or have an affection for something you cannot stand. But you’d be amazed at the things you can discover with a “That sounds cool” attitude. Assertive – No, I’m not looking for a dominatrix or mistress of pain. But stand up and be heard. You want to have fun, do it. You want to crack jokes, crack them. To be afraid to let your true colors shine through. Conservative – All this hippy-dippy free spirit stuff and I throw this one in the mix? Allow me to elaborate. I’m in my late thirties. If you can imagine it, I have most likely done it at least once. It’s time to settle down and have a normal healthy relationship to come home to. Battle tested and relationship ready – No we’re not getting married this year. No we’re not betrothed after one date. But dating for the sake of having something to do with a member of the opposite sex is over. You don’t have to jump, just be willing and ready to. Happy and free – like where you are in life, be over the drama of what my predecessor may or may not have done to you. I’ve got my own carry on bags and I will not subject you to their contents. And I quit the drama club back in high school. I hope that this was an informative read for you. It’s amazing what caffeine and 5 am will do for you.