Date men from United States / California / Union City, 44 year old

Date single man from California, United States. Let's get the -apparently- important stuff out of the way first: I'm short. And I'm a little chubby.
Now that most of you have stopped reading, I can get to the things that I find to be most important about myself.
I am an educated, funny, dedicated, passionate English teacher. I enjoy reading and writing, watching movies, playing games, doing puzzles. I often win Trivial Pursuit and have been told that I could probably hold my own on Jeopardy. (I auditioned once: epic fail.) I like going to museums and parks. While I don't particularly enjoy parties and social gatherings, I do enjoy going out to dinners and shows and baseball games. I am a big baseball fan, other sports not so much, although my interest in football has waxed and waned over the years. I love going to the zoo.
I am rarely in a bad mood. In fact, I'm probably "down" about two or threw days a year, max. I have a naturally buoyant personality; I don't stay down for long. When I was younger, I used to have a hot temper, but now it is a laughable angry streak that lasts all of about 30 seconds. I don't hold grudges on little things,and when I know I am wrong, I capitulate immediately; I do not argue just to argue and win. I willingly and enthusiastically take responsibility the mistakes I make, which are too numerous too mention.
I suppose of what I am most proud is that I am a self-made man. I left home at 18 with nothing, hitchhiked through most of the Western US, worked in Alaska on a fishing boat, did stand-up comedy (terribly), had wild adventures, went back to school and finished my education, all on my own. While my family was there for moral support, I have worked for everything I have ever gotten. I have always been very proud of my independence. I suppose this has made considerably less willing to receive help from others. I am responsible, with the capacity for frugality, but I will willingly spend on things that make me happy.
I have a somewhat counter-intuitive personality as I thrive at a job in which I spend all day as the center of attention, and yet I am an introvert at my core, even though I possess the skill set of an extrovert. My students and friends often compare me to comedians and character actors, but people who know me know that I am not the wild life-of-the-party sort of person. I am a skilled story-teller and have lived a life that lends itself to that, but I only put myself out there with people I know. I have no desire to entertain a roomful of strangers, but I get great satisfaction from making my friends laugh.
I drink on only rare occasions, like a beer at a baseball game or a glass of wine with dinner or before bed, but I haven't been seriously intoxicated for over 20 years, back when I was I three days into the Alaskan wilderness with a recently-blinded friend after having been both struck by lightning and nearly shot in the same day. That experience was enough to swear off drunken wildness for the rest of my life.
My dream is to be a writer. I have ideas, but I am often hesitant when it comes to sitting down to punch out prose. I have had small pieces published here and there, but I have delusions of novels and grander works. I am always coming up with crazy ideas for stories or film scripts. I also have a knack for predicting events (and even lines) in TV series and movies. I have learned to keep my mouth shut and not spoil it for others.
I am looking for an honest, faithful, charming, loving woman, some years my junior for building a family and a future. She should enjoy hanging around the house as well as going out. She must be able to match my seriousness and desire for building a life. I enjoy joking around and being funny nearly all the time, but that masks the fact that I am very serious when it comes to my personal relationships. She must be similarly inclined. I enjoy my life very much, but I would really like someone to share it with.