Date men from United States / California / Los Altos, 49 year old

Date someone special from United States. Me: Hard-charging, confrontational, A-hole -- just kidding! That was only the "hook" -- please read on:
Foremost I am a loving and caring father to my teenage son and my tweener daughter. In addition to my ongoing learning as a father (my own father was a great role model), I can best be described as fun-loving, energetic, socially intelligent (and occasionally regularly intelligent), humorous and sometimes comedic, confident, capable, optimistic, positive, outgoing, friendly, caring, compassionate, kind, grateful, playful, romantic, and well-adjusted.
Professionally, I am a successful corporate and securities attorney in Silicon Valley, a lecturer in law at a local law school, and author of many law publications. I am financially secure (due to hard work and good luck -- without gambling!), generous, well-educated (and sometimes I even do smart things), loyal, and hard-working. I grew up in a stable two-parent household with two wonderful sisters.
I am also a competitive distance runner, a recreational road and mountain biker, really enjoy the outdoors, and am grateful each day for being in our beautiful Bay Area. I love our state and national parks, and like to visit them with my children during the summer. I was out in Zion this summer (2012) with my son (age 16) and two of his friends where we did the 16-mile day hike down the Virgin River narrows, and my son and I have done the 22-mile hike from Big Basin headquarters to the coast and back.
I enjoy good company and social settings, meeting people, and nourishing my relationships. I was amicably divorced after 14 years of marriage, and collaborate well with my ex in continuing to be friends and in raising our two children who live with me.
I have a full and largely fulfilling life with my being a father, my work, teaching, writing, and running, and all of the other little things that constitute the business of life, and look forward to meeting a positive, fit, warm, attractive woman who smiles a lot, and can join me in a relationship where we value each other.
Other random information: I grew up in Dayton, Ohio in a wonderful family. My parents were from the East Coast, and valued education and culture, and I continue to enjoy learning in all its forms (including through books and meeting people), and my teaching is my foundation for ongoing learning, and many of my students have become friends or business acquaintances or both.
I enjoy trying new experiences and meeting new people, but I also enjoy quiet time at home playing cards or a board game with the kids, hanging out by the fire or at a nice wine bar and talking.
My goals are fairly simple: To be a superlative father to my children, enjoy my work, family, and personal time, continue to find positive experiences and people, sustain continued personal growth, and find the right partner to share those experiences with me as I would share in her goals.

Meet single man from United States. I am a lucky man with so much to be grateful for. I've been blessed with a good heart, a gentle soul, success, confidence and many friends. I'm naturally optimistic, and despite two failed marriages I believe in the power of connection. In my view, successful relationships, especially long-term ones, begin as friendships and that's I'm looking for initially--someone with whom I have an easy rapport and whose company I enjoy regardless of what we're doing.
I am drawn to keen intelligence, a lively sense of humor, stylishness, and a nurturing, giving disposition. I am respectful and respected and I want these qualities in a partner. It's important that I admire the person I'm with, not only based on who she is and what she does but also how she treats other people. A minimum of drama is desirable. I value fitness and the psychological and physical benefits it conveys
Here is who I am, more specifically:
I am moved by mountains and streams and canyons and deserts where the only sounds are the ones the animals make.
Some of my favorite moments are quiet and contemplative; a glass of wine on the patio as the day winds down, or a great book in a shady spot and a comfortable chair. Simple pleasures must be harvested and appreciated to truly have a rich life.
I am a sucker for striving kids. I will stop and buy lemonade from their roadside stand every time.
Elbow room is important. For me and you.
I believe strongly in all that a teammate exemplifies: support, encouragement, sharing a load, and grace when things go badly.
Baseball is in my bloodstream and if you truly hate the game we would never work. I am hopelessly devoted to the St. Louis Cardinals, an inheritance from my dad that has given me more joy than heartache, I'm happy to say.
I cannot keep my hands off beautifully designed objects, or anything made of stone.
I really, really love chocolate