I'M A LADY WHO HAS BEEN FORTUNATE TO HAVE AND ENJOY THE FINEST THINGS IN LIFE. AFTER MY DIVORCE, I'VE DISCOVERED THAT I APPEAR TO SOMEWHAT INTIMIDATE OTHERS BY SIMPLY CHATTING ABOUT MY FORMER LIFESTYLE. I HAVE COME TO REALIZE THAT I MAY BE IN A SOMEWHAT DIFFERENT CATEGORY THAN MOST LADIES. I'VE SPENT AT LEAST HALF OF MY LIFE ON OR NEAR THE WATER--A PISCES. I'VE HAD LAKE HOMES, A HOME AND A PRIVATE ISLAND IN THE BAHAMAS, CRUISED IN A PRIVATE FISHER YACHT UP AND DOWN THE EAST COAST , ENDING UP HAVING A HOME HANGING OVER THE WATER IN THE HAMPTONS. MOST OF MY FLYING HAS BEEN ON OUR OWN PRIVATE JETS AND OUR PERAL PILOTS AND I'M A BIT RELUCTANT TO HOP ON A COMMRCIAL PLANE SINCE I DON'T FEEL AS SECURE WITH PROPER MAINTENANCE AND PILOT TRAINING, HOWEVER, I'M TRYING TO ADJUST TO THAT. I'VE DONE LOTS OF WONDERFUL TRAVELING AND YET THERE IS SO MUCH MORE I'D LOVE TO DO. ON MY UPCOMING BIRTHDAY I HOPE TO GO SKY DIVING AND ALSO GO TO CUBA FOR A MEETING WITH "THE BIG GUYS". I HAVE LAVISHLY ENTERTAINED AND USUALLY KNOW HOW AND WHAT TO DO IN ANY SITUATION. I AM A PERABLE LADY HOPING TO FIND A GENTLEMEN WITH WHOM WE CAN FIND A MUTUAL ATTRACTION. I LOVE WALKING IN THE RAIN OR HAVING SNOW ON MY EYELASHES. I'M AS COMFORTABLE IN FISHING SHORTS AS I AM IN BALL GOWNS. SINCE I ADORE CARS, I LOVE TO FEEL MY HAIR BLOWING IN A CONVERTIBLE, BUT I ALSO LOVE THE CHANCE TO BE ELEGANT. JUST TO DRIVE OR RIDE IN A FAST CAR IS THE OPPOSITE OF ANOTHER LOVE OF SLOW DANCING. TAKING LONG NAPS AND STAYING UP ALL NIGHT TO SEE AN ECLIPSE AND JUST STARE AT THE STARS. FLYING THROUGH THE WATER IN A "GO FAST" BOAT AND CRUISING SLOWLY WITH THE MANATEES. JUST FLOATING ON OUR BOAT, ENGINE OFF, AND HANGING OUT WITH THE DOLPHNS AND WHALES--WHILE HOLDING MY NOSE WHEN THE WHALES BLOW! IT'S CLEAR THAT I LOVE THE TRAPPINGS OF WEALTH. I LOVE TO FEEL THE SAND CRUNCH BETWEEN MY TOES--ESPECIALLY THE SOFT BABY PINK SAND OF HARBOUR ISLAND. TORNADO CHASING--WHAT CAN I SAY? I'M USUALLY A BIT OF A TRENDSETTER AND JUST A COUPLE OF YEARS AHEAD OF THE CROWD. I HOLD A DEEP AND ABIDING RESPECT FOR OUR AMERICVAN SENIORS WHO OUR COUNTRY HAS FORGOTTEN. IN OTHER COUNTRIES THEY ARE REVERRED. IN THE US, THEY ARE JUST SOMETHING TO DEAL WITH. I THINK THEY ARE HYSTERICALLY FUNNY AND THEIR WISDOM REGENERATES MY SOUL. FRIENDS SAY I HAVE A WAY WITH THE WRITTEN WORD SO I'M AN ASPIRING AUTHOR. I LOVE BEAUTIFUL ART AND DRENS DRAWINGS, STARING AT A TOTEM POLE IN ALASKA AND LOOKING UP INTO THE FACE OS A MASAI WARRIOR. I LOVE HUGGING MY DOGS AND HOLDING A SQUEALING PIGLET. I HAVE BURIED A GROWN PET DEER I HAND RAISED AND THEN DELIVERED MANTA RAY AND SHARK BABIES WHEN THEIR BIRTH MOTHER WAS IN TROUBLE. I LOVE WATCHING A TORNADO DANCE AND A WATERSPOUT TWIRL IN THE WATER. SITTING ON A HUGE WHITE POLAR BEAR RUG IN FRONT OF A BLAZING FIRE. DIGGING CLAMS ON A SANDY BEACH IN MAINE AND THEN BOILING THEM IN A HUGE LOBSTER POT ON AN ISLAND UNDER A STARRY SKY. MORE INTO MY REALITY, I HAVE HAD MY HOME BURN TO THE GROUND ON A CHRISTMAS EVE, HURRICANE ANDREW SKIP AND DESTROY FLORIDA AND HOP OVER THE GULFSTREAM AND DESTROY OUR ISLAND WITH OUR HOUSE THE ONLY ONE STILL STANDING BUT TOTALED OUT. I HAVE BEEN IN MORE THAN ONE AIRPLANE CAREENING DOWNWARD INTO THE DARK SCARY SEA. I WAS IN THE OKLAHOMA CITY BOMBING, I WAS IN LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK ON 911 AND RELIEVING THE OKC BOMBING, I'VE HAD TORNADOES HIT MORE THAN ONE HOME, I'VE BEEN EVACUATED BY HELICOPTER BECAUSE A DAMN WAS BREAKING DURING HUGE RAINSTORMS AND NOW HERE I AM IN CALIFORNIA AWAITING AN EARTHQUAKE. I THINK I'LL JUST PASS ON A TSUNAMI. I'LL LEAVE THE COOKING TO SOMOENE ELSE BUT LOVE GOOD FOOD. I LOVE TO MEET NEW PEOPLE AND NETWORK WITHOUT TRYING. I FIND PEOPLE FASCINATING AND CAN JUST SIT FOR A LONG TIME AND IMAGINE WHAT A PERS LIFE MIGHT BE. I PRIDE MYSELF IN BEING NON JUDGEMENTAL. I DESPISE ARROGANCE! I'M A GOOD AND TRAINED LISTENER BUT ALSO NEED SOMEONE TO REALLY LISTEN TO ME ALSO. I HAVE A LIFETIME OF EXPOSURE TO REAL ESTATE MOGULS AND FINANCIAL BRILLANCE ON THE FORBES LIST. I'VE BEEN AN AD HOCK INTERIOR DESIGNER, OWNED A FLORAL SHOP BECAUSE I USED IT ALL THE TIME AND THE OWNER RETIRED. I SHARED AN EXOTIC ISLAND TYPE CLOTHING SHOP WITH MY SO SHE WOULD HAVE SOMETHING TO DO. SHE PROMPTLY GOT MARRIED AND MOVED TO DALLAS AND I COULDN'T WAIT TO GET OUT OF RETAIL--FOREVER! SINCE I'M USED TO PRIVATE OR FIRST CLASS AIR TRAVEL, I'M A BIT SPOILED. I HAVE RUN SEVERAL HOMES AND LARGE STAFFS OF MY OWN. I LOVE HOT AIR BALLOONS THAT FLY OVER FASCINATING SPOTS LIKE AFRICA. I HAVE CHAIRED AND RUN CHARITY AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS AND HELPED PUT MAJOR BOTANICAL GARDENS AND ARTS CENTERS AND BOMB MEMORIALS TOGETHER AND I'M TRULY WORN OUT IN THAT AREA. I GAVE AND GAVE OF MYSELF AND TIME AND NOW I WANT TO ENJOY LIFE. FOR OVER 30 YEARS I HAVE DONE MEDITATIVE YOGA--NOT THE JUMPING TYPE THAT IS MISTAKEN FOR YOGA, BUT THE QUIET, MEDITATIVE, SPIRITUAL TYPE WHERE YOU NOT ONLY GET GREAT STRETCHES TO YOUR BODY BUT GREAT STRETCHES INTO YOURSELF. LAST AND FINALLY STOPPING, I WANT TO SAY THAT MY MOST PLEASURE IS IN MAKING OTHERS FEEL WARM, LOVED AND ACCEPTED. I WANT THOSE AROUND ME TO FEEL GOOD ABOUT THEMSELVES WHEN THEY ARE AROUND ME. I WANT WARM COZY COMFY HOMES WHERE EVERYONE CAN PUT THEIR FEET UP AND SIT ON THE TABLES. AND, OF COURSE, THERE MUST BE WARM CUDDLY DOGS SURROUNDING ME BECAUSE I WAS AN ONLY AND DOGS ARE MY FAMILY.

My Ideal Person A GENTLEMEN WHO TAKES PRIDE IN HIMSELF AND BEING WITH ME! LOVES TO TRAVEL BUT HATES TO RUN AFTER AN AIRPLANE. ENJOYS MOVIES, PLAYS, GOOD CONVSERSATION JUST HANGING OUT,GOOD SENSE OF HUMOR,LOVES TO LAUGH--GREAT BIG BELLY LAUGHS, NEEDS TO BE NEAR THE SEA, MIDWESTERN AND SOUTHERN VALUES AND HONORS HIS LADY, A FUN ATTITUDE TOWARDS LIFE, TRULY CARES FOR OTHERS AND NEVER FEELS HE'S BETTER THAN THE NEXT ONE, BUT MORE FORTUNATE AND WANTS TO HELP OTHERS LESS FORTUNATE. A "GIVER" INSTEAD OF A "TAKER".VERY INTUITIVE--I LOOK INTO YOUR EYES AND SEE YOUR SOUL! SO BE CAREFUL OF HIDING THINGS FROM ME! LOYAL TO A FAULT. A GREAT FRIEND! SMOKING IS DEFINITELY NOT ACCEPTABLE BECAUSE I SPENT THE FIRST TWENTY YEARS OF MY LIFE IN A HOME WITH A FATHER WHO SMOKED EIGHT PACKS A DAY AND I LIVED IN A BLUE HAZE AND DON'T FEEL WELL ANYTIME I'M AROUND SMOKE. DRINKING IS FINE ON OCCASSION BUT I REALLY DON'T WANT DRINKING TO "RUN OUR SHIP"--SO TO SPEAK. I DRINK ONLY ONCE IN A GREAT WHILE. SPIRITUAL BELIEF IS A HUGE PLUS NO MATTER WHAT FORM IT TAKES. I AM SPIRITUTAL AND BELIEVE IN THE UNIVERSE AND WATCH FOR ITS SIGNALS IN MY LIFE. ADORES OR AT LEAST APPRECIATES CARS AS I DO. I'VE SPENT MY LIFE HUNTING AND FISHING AND WOULD PREFER TO NEVER SEE ANOTHER STUFFED DEER OR BEAR, OR FISH ON THE WALL.

I HAVE PREVIOUSLY BEEN IN A CONTROLLING RELATIONSHIP WITH VERY LITTLE RESPECT FOR ME AND MY WANTS AND NEEDS. I'M HOPING FOR A MAN WHO WANTS TO SHARE-- NOT OWN ME. WHO ALLOWS ME THE FREEDOM TO BE MY OWN PERSON.

SOMEONE WHO LOVES TO LOOK AT REAL ESTATE PROJECTS, USUALLY HOMES, AND SEE PAST THE PRESENT CONDITION AND REALIZE WHAT IT CAN BE. WHOSE IMAGINATION HAS NO BOUNDS AND IS CREATIVE. IN THIS PRESENT ECONOMY, THE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE OVER NEGLECTED HOMES WOULD BE GREAT FUN FOR A COUPLE WHO ENJOYED DOING THAT. I'M AN INVETERATE INTERIOR DESIGNER AND MOVE MY OWN FURNTIURE AT WILL WHICH LEADS ME INTO ALWAYS WANTING TO DO THE SAME FOR OTHERS JUST AS A FAVOR OR AS A CHALLENGE. FLOWERS IN EVERY ROOM AND OUTSIDE BRING WARMTH AND GOOD WILL INTO OUR LIFE. AN APPRECIATIONS OF ALL THE BEAUTY AND NATURE AND LIVING CREATURES THAT SURROUND US IS SO EXCITING. TO SIT ON A ROOF AND WATCH A TORNADO APPROACH, STAND BY THE SEA AND GAZE AT THE SUNSET IN HOPES OF SEEING THE "GREEN FLASH", ALWAYS LOOKING INTO THE SKY AND UNDER A BUSH TO SEE WHAT EXCITING CREATURE MAY BE FOUND IN THERE.
A MAN WHO LOVES LIFE IN ALL FORMS. A COMPANION, AND BEYOND THAT I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS.