Date men from United States / California / Carlsbad, 54 year old

Date a man from Carlsbad, United States. Hi! Was married for 10 years but have been separated for the last fourteen months, and I'm in the process of getting a divorce. I have two beautiful children: a 10-year old girl and an 8-year old boy who are both the loves of my life. I have 50/50 custody of them, but I still have free time for doing "adult" activities.
I'm easy-going, honest, ethical, spiritual, and a relatively good-looking guy (or so I've been told), and I would like to meet a kind and attractive lady (inside and out) for friendship, companionship, and possibly more. At this particular time, I'm not looking for anything too serious as I don't want to add any additional drama to my kid's lives right now, but who knows what the future will bring?
Family, friends, and trusting relationships are very important to me. I think that my friends would say that I'm kind, considerate, intelligent, and I try to live a meaningful life. In fact, "Toward a Meaningful Life" (by Simon Jacobson) is one of my favorite books! I definitely have a sense of humor, and I don't take myself too seriously.
In my free time, I enjoy going to movies, plays, museums, bookstores, nature walks, bike rides, reading a book by the pool, going to the beach, or simply having a cup of coffee at Starbucks. I enjoy going to live theater, and I LOVE the following plays and music of Les Miserables, Phantom of the Opera, Fiddler on the Roof, Jersey Boys, etc. I also love playing football, basketball, and wrestling with my 8-year-old son and "hanging out" or watching "Shake It Up" or "Good Luck Charlie" with my 10-year-old daughter.

Meet someone special from Carlsbad, United States. Hi. I would enjoy a relationship that has an intellectual attraction, an artistic attraction, and a physical attraction. I appreciate open- minded and somewhat adventurous people. I am attracted to the essence of a person, and hence eyes are what I seek out first, followed by a winning smile, and it goes on from there. I want to absolutely adore the person I am with, as I am a true believer that a couple can always find ways to excite and please each other, to be companions forever. I prefer someone who matches me physically in certain ways, such as being slender, which is really just about being healthy and in shape. Otherwise, I'm not into statistics. In a nutshell, good chemistry is what its all about. From that, I hope to meet my future best friend.
My background: I like nature and the outdoors, having grown up in a cottage setting in my birth place of Canada. I swim every day to stay in shape, and once in a while I'll do a little outdoor rock climbing and mountaineering for the thrill and adventure. My career is as a self-employed consultant, currently owner of a software company with a few global customers running the software programs I created. I have a degree in organic chemistry and computer science. I also love astronomy and physics. With a partner, I do enjoy normal fun activities, such as concerts and plays, gardening and cooking, cuddling, exhibits and museums, shopping (especially in foreign cities), going to movies and watching movies at home, sipping wine, travelling aboard, doing yoga and practicing meditation. I also firmly believe in the qualities of integrity, respect, and trust.
Having no hangups, and no skeletons in the closet, I seek someone also free of issues. Self-reliant, I live modestly, am fortunate to have a nice home. My kids are grown up, over 20 now, and they are all doing great, I'm generally happy and grateful for each day that comes.
Many of the photos posted just happen to come from mountain climbing trips. Its where I seem to get tagged the most.
-M