I've cast a line in on the Internet dating site Plenty of Fish. I didn't put my picture up or anything, I'm a bit shy about broadcasting my stubborn singleness that much I guess. I personally haven't initiated anything yet, but I do answer the few hits I get. Here's a response from a message I got today:

Lovely Vixen:

Hi - I liked your out look life. What keeps you grounded?

The Disclaimer:

Hi Lovely Vixen,

Great handle you got there. I dig the word vixen--it implies sexy, dangerous, full of wit, and extremely beguiling.

You asked what keeps me grounded. The truth is that I'm not entirely grounded. I'm a bit of all over the place, but mostly I think that's a positive thing. Perhaps I am grounded in my ungroundedness.

For example, I tend to switch jobs every few years. I'm lucky to be doing something I like right now, working at a High School as an E.A., but I'll be looking for more in a few years.

I move every 2 or 3 years. I used to live alone, but I missed having people, and I hated paying rent for a lousy apartment. Now I live in a house with three other humans and two cats. Someday I will probably own a place of my own and I may even live in a totally different city, but my biggest hope is to do it with an amazing woman.

Actually now that I've said all that I realize what it is that keeps me grounded. And it is something like this:

I am grounded in what I believe.

What I believe is that
I am what I do
and who I love in life.

My job is to keep on learning
exploring, creating
and being good to people;
to try and teach respect
for every living thing,
and to leave enough behind
so that our children
can do these things too.

If I can make someone else laugh
while I'm doing these things
so much the better.

So, what keeps you grounded?

Maybe that was a bit more than she was asking for, but today I was in the mood to answer that question in that way. Anyway, why should I beat around the bush?