Date men and women from United States / California / Sonoma, 50 year old

Date people from United States. Single, original early 60's vintage seeks a connection. Friendship is the foundation that all else is built on and the quality of any deeper intimacy is always and forever dependent on how well the friendship is nurtured. Therefore, Im looking to create a new, enduring friendship with one woman who is able to reveal herself to me and me to her.
I'm a series of very simple dichotomies: Gentle soul at home in the chaos of life, seeker of meaning and hedonist,a deep communicator utterly blind to the obvious, in need of deep emotional connection so long as I'm left alone sometimes, spontaneous and calculated, a homebody traveler, eternally patient with no time to spare.
It's important to say if I am not here for casual dating.
“I abandon myself to the fever of dreams, in search for new laws.”
-AA

Meet a man from United States. One on one to talk to you,
Like Film Stars they get close to you.
You've mirrored his appeal.
He wants you so.
He wants to be beside you,
Then you pass by,
Giving him the other side of you,
Like the Mystics do,
So that every time he moves,
He moves for you.

Hi.thought I'd try a different approach to starting my profile,seems they're all so similar. Not an easy thing to do...Lyrics from a favorite song.
.I've been in the Wine Industry for 20 years;(education and sales)and love it. I learn something new almost every day.I'll say that 92% of the time I have the best job in the world;the other 8%;well,it is alcohol,and some people shouldn't be "tasting" from 9 to 5 on their days off...
Friends might say that I'm a bit of a Renaissance man,and not just because I wear puffy pants and carry a Rapier.I,m just as comfortable at the Opera as in the Mosh pit,at Cyrus or Morimotos or at a Taco truck,mmmm Tacos;happy looking at a beautiful sunset or a Frank Stella. And as corny as it sounds I believe that chivalry isn't dead,I open doors,pull your chair out,help you with your coat...maybe even spout a bit of poetry...or a Rap if you need a laugh. Yo I gots skills!
I simply feel that there is so much to life and we have to be open and enjoy it all!
And I also believe that there is nothing as sexy as intellect.And conversation.Okay there are a few other things but intelligence is number one.
That would be the only trait I wouldn't compromise;everything else...
You see.I don't know who my "perfect" match would be.I don't have a picture in my mind ,a specific hair color,height,body type,shoe size,whatever;and I can't limit myself or think I only have "x" number of options,I don't think anyone should.The person on paper that seems so ...right; well most of us know they could be a nightmare;and that person that you didn't think was really your type...they might make you laugh till your cheeks hurt,make the best ceviche you ever tasted,yell louder for your team than you do,and kiss so softly,so gently,that you forget for a moment that you're not in the clouds,but right here,with the rest of us.
Hell;I could be the second most interesting man in the world- the Dos Equis guy is number one of course.

Date men and women from United States. Ten random things about me:
I love to cook with my partner (and share in the clean-up!), I am an only child and like a little alone time, I enjoy a good glass of Zinfandel, wish I could figure out my creative side, I don't like to "weed", a bit too sentimental (hard for me to get rid of some things...), that I don't know what I want to be when I grow up!, my favorite dinner is good bread, cheese, fruit and a nice glass of wine and chocolate for dessert, my hardest job has been being a parent and that I really miss my Mom (she passed away in Nov '08).
Who I am looking for:
I'm looking for someone looking for me! I would like a partner in crime, someone who will challenge me, praise me, support me, slap me down (not literally of course!), befriend me, be loyal to me and in return, accept all those wonderful things from me.
A man who can laugh at life; a strong man with whom I feel comfortable yet stimulated, who is optimistic and encourages me to be at my best~a man who is not afraid, and is at ease with being himself~
Mutual love and attraction on as many levels as possible, emotional, mental, physical and spiritual;
A man whose quirkiness is comaptible with my quirkiness;
A man who can love my accessories and doggy bag~
"We are all a little weird and life's a little weird, and when we find someone whose weirdness is compatible with ours, we join up with them and fall in mutual weirdness and call it love."
— Dr. Seuss