Date men from United States / Arizona / Apache Junction, 39 year old

Date single man from Arizona, United States. Well, hello there! Thanks for stopping by.
A little about her.
Sense of humor, yeah. She's got to have a great sense of humor and a positive attitude. I love the type of woman that snorts when she laughs. Or knows a good joke when she hears it. Maybe she can even (gasp!) tell one. I know, I know, asking for the moon there. So it ain't a deal breaker or anything ;)
Well read is a major plus. Fiction, non-fiction, classics, doesn't matter. And in case you were wondering, no Cosmo and all their ilk doesn't count. I mean books.
I suppose the thing I value the most in a friend of ANY type is independence. Not necessarily financial, I mean emotional and/or spiritual. Needy? notsogood. Been there, done that. We all have... bleh! Don't get the wrong idea here. Butch-femenista, maybe too much of a good thing there. I'm looking for a special type of woman that embraces her feminine side while not desperately needing to be coupled up with someone to feel complete. A woman who understands the similarities AND differences between men and women. I mean, we all have to play to our strengths right? Women have many that men can never have. And FWIW, that shoe fits the other foot too. It's a Yin and Yang thing.
Now for a little about me. This is going to be a tough one, definitely a 'work in progress'. I had to rewrite this thing. Self promotion at this level feels a bit narcissistic.
In short, I'm a great guy. No really, it's true. But don't take my word for it, see for yourself.
Some of the things I love;
the sound of my nephews putting around my place on the pee-wee bikes,
the sound of laughter, especially 'hers',
waking up early on my day off,
the sparkle in her eyes when she laughs,
the view from the top of a mountain,
and her bleary eyed smile when I bring her morning coffee.
What makes me smile? Old pictures, old friends, sipping good whiskey, or just a cold beer on the porch at the end of the day. What really makes me tick is challenging myself, whether it leads to fame and glory or a dirt nap.
How would my friends describe me? Funny. Sincere. Definitely not shy. I take what I do very seriously, but I don't take myself too seriously. I can laugh at myself as soon as anything else. I'm old enough to have my act together and young enough to really enjoy it. I'll never lie to someone who trusts me. I do the right thing, even when I'm the only one who will know about it. I live my life like the person I love the most is standing right next to me the whole time.
I'm slowly coming to terms with the whole Match.com thing. I don't think I need a resource like this to find a compatible mate, but I'll never turn down an opportunity to broaden my horizons. I'm still very skeptical of it's ability to succeed, but I'm not going to let that deter the sincerity with which I treat this whole experience.
More to come... maybe. This is too much for one, or even two sittings. Feels like an appointment at the psychiatrist's office... Of course, I don't have any idea what the inside of a therapist's office looks like. I ride motorcycles instead (dirt, not street). ;) Have YOU ever seen a bike outside a psychiatrist's office? Not unless it was the psychiatrist's!
Happy hunting!