Doing something athletic, Curling up with a good book, Having lunch with a friend, With family, Visiting a museum or gallery, Catching up on household chores, Volunteering, Taking a walk, In Nature, Browsing the Internet
Activities that I enjoy
Fishing, Biking, Boating/Sailing, Camping, Hiking, Jogging/running, Swimming, Walking, Water skiing
Sports that I enjoy watching and/or playing
Baseball, Bowling, Golf, Squash/racquetball
Forms of entertainment that I enjoy
Fine dining, Bars/pubs, Concerts, Museum/arts, Classical Music, Country Music, Music Rock, Reading
Political and social conservative, active in the arts, travel, fitness, charity and personal growth. I visit the former Soviet Union 4-5 times per year, usually at least twice to Ukraine and I maintain a one year business visa for Russia. In some sense, I consider myself to be an achiever, though I have focused more than I should on business success and would now like to find a soulmate who could mimic the joy my parents have shared in their 48 years of marriage. I have neither been married nor lived with a woman and seek the same in a lady.
How would you describe your ideal partner?
My ideal partner would be Slavic, capable of climbing a mountain to toast a sunset or slip on a cocktail dress and dance with me on a ballroom floor. She would be versatile and content living in the United States, eastern Europe or wherever fate would take us. A Christian faith is essential, whether practiced or lapsed and a desires to both raise a family and also to "fill the unforgiving minute with 60 seconds worth of distance run (Kipling) would be ideal.
If you knew the world was going to end in 30 days, what would you do?
Forgive, embrace, reflect and submit to it.
If you had 10 million dollars to spare, what would you do with it?
Give it to Barrack Obama; he seems to think that all my time and money is his anyway.
How often, and from whom do you ask advice?
When needed, which is frequently. From whomever is capable and willing to advise me.
What quality do you value most in the people of your gender?
Integrity
What quality do you value most in the opposite sex?
Feminity/virtue
What is a recent prominent event in your life, and how has it affected you?
Last year, I was promoted to run my company's southern operations. This is my first position in which I am responsible for the careers, well-being, performance and development of people. It is humbling but probably maturing as well.
What is the best advice that you will give to your children?
Obey your father.
What has produced the biggest impression (shock) on you?
Mortality
The last books that you read?
The last book I read was Shakespeare's 'The Merchant of Venice,' though I am midway through 'The Millionaire's Vinegar'--a book about a forged 1787 bottle of wine and also 'The Russian Far East,' which I intend to use in exploring Lake Baikal and Komchatka.
What are your goals now?
Find a Slavic soulmate, improve my command of the Russian language, develop a better relationship with God and my parents, learn the guitar and further develop independent business projects in Russia, the Ukraine and in America.
Who do you admire?
My father, Ronald Reagan, John Paul II, Shakespeare, Pushkin
Do you have a lot of friends?
I am blessed with good friends.
What qualities do you dislike most in those of your gender?
Infidelity, avarice, sloth, vindicativeness
What qualities do you dislike most in the people of the opposite sex?
Cupidity, avarice, infidelity, envy
What would you like to change in yourself?
My age (yes, I am Peter Pan). My intellect, triceps, command of Russian language, indecisiveness
Steak, Pike, Slavic soups (mushroom, fish and beet)
What are your favourite films?
Anything directed by Alfred Hitchcock, Russian Ark, the Hangover, Jaws, Caddyshack, Groundhog Day
What is your favourite fairy-tale?
The Golden Fish
What is your favourite activity or hobby?
Hiking mountains
What is your dream job?
To be a gentleman farmer with a winery, large ponds and apple orchards, near enough to the mountains sea and city to slake my passion for each.
Tell us about your dream partner.
She will make me a better man, is probably 20-26, takes pride in her appearance, in her intellect and in her compassion for others, will suffer my poor command of Russian and will share and enlarge our journey through life.
Where do you want to live?
At her side. I am indifferent as to where, though the setting of the dream job would be nice.