Here we have a 47yo father of two (I say this first to reflect the importance of the two) who enjoys canoeing, kayaking, hiking, is an avid reader, exercises often even though I hate doing it, is an aspiring writer and avid reader whose collected rambling essays will one day cohere into a reader worthy and publishable form, has a somewhat demanding job that is out of character, virtually stress free, and often surprises me in how much I enjoy it, has a Jack Russell terrier who has much more energy than I, used really cruddy webcam photos, hastily taken and poorly thought-out, for the benefit of this site, and lastly, will someday look into another's eyes and think "Well, here You are, I've been waiting for You..." ...meeting the same thought mirrored back...