I am artist of life, believing that the greatest contribution one could make to this world is to create one's own fully realized life. I'm a fairly easy person to get along with. I think of myself as pretty open to people and new experiences. I try to always look into myself; improve myself; find the best spiritually healthy choices. I believe that change is inevitable and I try to always be aware of the need to change. I want time to see how we do together; how we handle joy, sadness, forgiving or being forgiving, whether we really like each other as people. I'm attracted to intelligence; not just book smart, but also life smart. Someone whose soul is mostly calm; who can laugh at themselves and the world sometimes. A women whose comfortable with a man who needs to cry on her shoulder sometimes and can trust that I can be strong for her when the time arises. I look for adaptability in partners, their ability to sometimes go with the flow. I like to have things organized, but that doesn't have to be you; just as long as you remember not to turn off the alarm setting to get me up. Our initially contact is only the beginning of discovery; revealing, exciting, and fulfilling experiences one moment at a time.
My religion:
I was raised Baptist. During my life I have visited many spiritual places and have found them all to contain elements of reverence. I respect any spiritual journey; be it at church; in flower arrangement; on the golf course or in a forest clearing

My education:

I attended Middlebury College where I received a BA in Theater and a BA in Psychology after which I got my MFA in Acting at the Yale School of Drama . Humanity has been my greatest teacher, bringing to practice what I learn in theory.

Favorite hot spots:
Our local coffee shops. Some of my favorite places include New York, Paris, Vienna, Hawaii, Mexico, the Oregon Coast, and San Fran. I want to return to Europe and someday travel to Africa. I'd love to play golf in Scotland someday; see London Theater

Favorite things:
Smell after it rains; sunrise; sunsets at the coast; the sound of waves crashing; the flight of a well struck golf ball; soft tones of a lover; moments that move me to the soul; a problem solved; a moment of self-discovery; love

Last read:
Lots of plays; metaphysical books; science; some sci-fi; Tony Hillerman novels; anything that interest me at the moment, especially books that contain some mystic element, witty books with a tinge of angst

I enjoy playing golf. Spending time with my sons is always a pleasure. I'm not a TV junkie, but I do enjoy watching a number of shows. Dining out never gets old with the many fine restaurants in Ashland. Pajamas and a good movie is always a pleasure.

Those who wish to embody the Tao should embrace all things.
To embrace all things means first that one holds no anger or resistance toward any idea or thing. living or dead, formed or formless
Acceptance is the very essence of the Tao

To embrace all things means also that one rids oneself of any concept of separation: male or female. self and other. life and death.
Division is contrary to the nature of the Tao

Foregoing antagonism and separation, one enters into the harmonious oneness of all things.

Teachings of Lao Tzu

I’ve been an actor with the Oregon Shakespeare Festival for 12 years. I also teach theater; lead discussion groups and conduct seminars to students and adults; and direct plays and musicals for a children’s theater company and at area high schools

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