I would describe myself as:
Im just a normal regular person, who lacks companionship I can uaually remenber monday to friday,if you can remember Sat,Sun, we could put our heads together Im a male a good vintage , low milage,many new parts,is not running but walks ok Im into solitude,short walks,the ocean, if your the quiet type, lets take out our hearing aids and enjoy the quiet times [only kidding] LOVE old classical movies,the seasons,i plant lots of stuff every spring that never grows,im somewhat untidy,but always know where verything is, a photographer and mechanical engineer in another life,all my friends have been friends for over 30 years,i place a very high value on honesty and loyalty ,I collect old cameras, but not a luddite,i do love the ease digital photography brings,I collect coins,I suppose its the mechanical engineer in me,i like the james 2nd gunmoney,i suppose because of its attachment to the siege of limerick in 1690/1691, and of course all the specials from the central bank of ireland,an avid fan of the internet,I have internet friends from around the world, and have met some of them, im off to milan in sept to visit an internet friend, [amazing 30 euro return from shannon with ryanair, in may i went to normandy with ryanair for 2 euro plus tax] im planning the USA in 07 to visit some internet friends in NY, PENN and SF Iv discovered ,perhaps too far on in life, that there is no second chance,but i always see the glass half full UPDATE,,,I visited friends in the old city of Cremona near Milan,a wonderfull city, with the tallest brickwork tower in the world,a city full of wonderful old churches,and my friends took me to some out of the way restaurants that served traditional northern Italian foods , and a visit to Parma,where i sampled as many of the famous Parma hams as i could, More recently I went to south west France,to Bayonne and the region,wonderful area, with some time spent in Spain, but based in Bayonne with its wonderful Museums and art gallerys. The highlight though was a good friend of mine was the captain of the Boeing 737 on the flight ,and surprised me when I boarded, so I spent the 2 hour flight in the cockpit,from takeoff at Shannon to BAB airport in France,truly an amazing experience for me. right now [Sept 07] im recovering from a fractured hip , so very very painful,but i put the stick away in the last few weeks, and walking again,I moved house [always a city boy] about 3 miles outside the city,It is so very nice, a quiet and peacefull , like out in the boonies but I have the best of both worlds,only 5 minutes to the city,,,place,iv been off line for near 5 months, and only recently back,I think my next trip will be to Faro in Portugal,when Ryanair run a special offer there.<br>i wrote the above more than a year ago,so im not going back there,since iv visited Cyprus,such wonderful climate,history of thousands of years,food so good, local wine, beer, beaches and mountains,so sad the island is divided,the contrast between the north [turkish] and south [greek] is so striking,south rich, north poor,same people,,<br>Iv been to a few AF gettogethers,met a lot of very nice people in this time ,in Racket hall in Roscrea and galway and Limerick,,remember, you can never have enough TV remote controls,cordless drills, screwdrivers and gadgets you buy and never use,,,<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>

My ideal partner would be:
A nice chatty person with similar interests sort of, i must warn you ,i tend to talk a lot,,Im handy with a WOK,I like spicy foods,I regularly visit the russian/african/indian/chinese food stores in limerick looking for spices and different foods, can you cook ??

My ideal date would be:
breakfast,lunch, evening out, a visit to the Smithsonian, an Irish coffee at the Bueno Vista club in SF,,a pot of tea and 2 mugs,,coffee,anything you choose yourself