Middle-aged weirdo who loves to explore the world and meet new folks. If I can sing harmonies with those folks, all the better!

CURRENT MISSION

To immerse myself in music, and share music with others.

ABOUT ME

I’m a mediocre guitarist and a pretty good singer. I'm rarely awake before noon. I'm a beer geek and a (mostly) pescatarian food nerd. I'm pretty laid back and tend to fly by the seat of my pants a lot. I bike less often than I should and need to get back into that.

PHILOSOPHY

Read xkcd.com or asofterworld.com, and you'll have a decent idea of how I wish my brain worked. I love beauty, but value function over form.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've hosted a ton of folks at my place in Sarasota and gratefully enjoyed others’ hospitality around the US and — at this point long ago — in Ireland and the UK as well.

Interests

Proper spelling and grammar, bikes, craft beer, animals, music, food, nature, cities and new experiences.

• animals
• cats
• books
• beauty
• dining
• beer
• flying
• traveling
• music
• cycling

Music, Movies, and Books

I like sad and/or angry and literate music. Alt-country, Celtic, punk, indie, goth/industrial, and the college-rock sweethearts of the 1980s. If you like Townes Van Zandt, you've got big points in my book. My favorite movies are a Scottish film called "Orphans" and the musical "Once." I don’t read enough.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I swam beneath the falls in the Bride's Pool, then hiked part of the Pat Sin Leng nature trail back to Tai Mei Tuk, where I ate pumpkin curry and met with a group of bus drivers on holiday.

Teach, Learn, Share

I'm pretty knowledgeable about beer and animals. I'm decent at fixing things. I used to bike everywhere and still do sometimes, and can do a bit of amateur wrenching. I can lasso a dangling participle at 50 picas.

Countries I’ve Visited

China, England, Hong Kong, Ireland, Macao, Mexico, Nicaragua, Northern Ireland, Peru, Scotland, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States