Love is Friendship Caught on Fire ... And I want Matches! I haven't upgraded my membership yet, but if you set me as one of your Favorites, I might be motivated to upgrade. There's an error in my profile, I actually just turned 53. Fitness is very important to me. I'm a member of a Biking Club, I participate in Marathons, and Iron Man competitions. I love dancing, working out, Nutrition, Technology, cycling, camping, exploring and doing things with my own hands. I prefer to fix my car myself than give it to a Mechanic, I prefer to build my own computer than buy a new one. Probably just because I like to see how things work. I have a 15 year old son that I split custody with my ex. He is special needs, basically non verbal and with the mind of a child, but I keep him very busy. Every day we go on runs, we go cycling all the time. We go to Trampoline Parks, Karate, Gymnastics, the beach, surfing and MANY other activities. I usually also like to get annual passes to Disney World and Universal Studios and go to the parks 4 to 6 times a year. One of the issues i had with my ex is that even though she was younger than I, she could never keep up and I was mostly alone in taking care of my son, even when we were together. I'm extremely physically active and I'm of the mind that if you maintain high levels of physical activity, your aging process can slow dramatically so I'll probably always be very physically active. I have to say this because I've dated women half my age that tell me that one of the reasons they dated an older man was because they wanted someone who would just sit and watch TV with them and I'm sorry but that's not me. Sitting for 4 to 6 hours a day watching TV is just not something I can do for more than a day or two. As for my personality. I think I'm funny, I usually try to make people around me laugh with my sarcasm, I know there are some people who find sarcasm annoying if that's the case I'm not for you ... LOL. I'm uncomfortable with silence so if you don't talk then I'm probably going to talk and I tend to talk A LOT, probably too much. It most likely stems from the fact that I read the entire World Book Encyclopedia when I was 12, then the entire Encyclopedia Britannica when I was 13. For that matter I've read hundreds of books, most were computer books, a lot were science fiction and some were just basic literature, like Fahrenheit 451, at Tale of Two Cities and Moby Dick. I grew up extremely poor, so I started my first business when I was 14. I did it so I could buy shoes and clothes for my brother and sisters. When I was 16 I started a tile setting business, but a car hit me and put me out for almost a year, so I took that time to learn computers and eventually built a small tech company, focusing on helping small businesses in my area. By the time I had turned 50, I had started several businesses, some successful and some not so much. My point is that I've always been a very resourceful and hard working person that makes my vision of what I want come true.