Date women from United States / California / Goleta, 41 year old

Date a woman from United States. For the guys who don't want to read through this, here is your take-away*:
* You must be passionate about more than cars
* Dry & silly sense of humor is a deal-breaker (do you like SNL?)
* Bonus if you're athletic
* Give me time and space because I am creative
I like chemistry and a meeting of the minds. I have a lot of interests that I am passionate about and I hope that you do too. I want to hear about what you're passionate about, and will give you the space to do what you love. I need that space too.
I choose friends with whom I feel comfortable around enough to be weird and funny and sarcastic. I enjoy walking, chatting and going out to eat or drink wine and talk about life and real things that matter. I like to be real and simple and just be me. I don't enjoy drama or fighting of any sort, though I do love a good banter.
I was a former athlete and now I have found running to be a great source of stress relief and time for thinking or just blasting music to escape. I run during my lunch hour at the beach about 3 times a week, and try to get in a circuit over the weekend.
I am creative and like to do things with my hands. I have a kiln for ceramics, and I am always in the middle of some home improvement project that I can (for the most part) do myself.
* If you're interested, don't wink, as I probably won't wink back. Send an email and say something specific about me so I know you didn't copy & paste.