I've got much more information about my life and activities on my other website

  http://www.jonheld.mysite.com 

such as my new unique testing grading system (easy and fast to grade, 1/5 of the time, students like it, I like it, students learn more) My first sailing trips, my Alaska trips, and the ongoing story about my brothers underground 2 story concrete house we've been building for 10 years.

10-24-06 site construction

11-10-07 updates every couple weeks

2-10-08 nothing major, small changes, many pictures added to brother's house project other site.

7-25-11  edited and added all the letters from 2007-2011, added some new pictures.

   I saved the best for last

http://www.brainiacdating.com/member/profile_jheldatksuedu.html

other good free web sites & services.

 Good Sailing net forums

 http://www.sailnet.com/forums/

http://www.cruisenews.net/forum/ 

A web site that lets you talk about your travels and read about others recomendations. You can also look for travel partners here. http://members.virtualtourist.com/m/f3f74/

I've spent a lot of time recently with sailboats.  First a 30 footer from Ohio to Florida, then a 38 footer from Mobile to Florida and now I just bought a 45 footer.  Sometime soon heading to the Bahamas or the Yucatan, then maybe Maine, Nova Scotia and beyond.

I'm single, I know most people don't want a long distance relationship, I'm no different, I'd love to find someone local but haven't yet.  I have singles ads on the net and and meet lots of great people but not that special one that is different enough to accept one as different as me.  If you think you might be one or know one, give me a shout, it can't hurt, you can never have too many friends.  Obviously I love to travel, I could easily spend some time in your area if we find we really needed to get to know each other.

I have owned horses, have all the tack, really enjoyed riding when there's a purpose like herding or packing somewhere, but I'd much rather feed a motorcycle in the winter. :) A couple years ago I spent three months in Alaska, backpacking, canoeing, kayaking, mountain biking etc. Then I went back for another month in the late fall, early winter. My sister was living up there at the time, and I helped move her and her two children to Minneapolis. Traveling 4000 miles in 8 days with a 1 and a 3 year old, I learned a lot. I still want kids. I love to dance, mostly CW (two step, waltz, western swing, polka, etc.), travel and enjoy life. I'm great with kids, I have none and do want some, life isn't complete without them.

When I was married I didn't have any problem staying around home and working on hobbies but now, since I can, I spend a lot of time traveling, normally on a budget, travel by car, taking along some toys like kayaks, bicycles and snowshoes. I'm to shy to walk up and say "Hi" in a grocery store to find out if it's really YOU. I enjoy museums. I own timeshares on the outer banks, NC and Orlando, Fl., that I can trade for places in Paris or Aruba. It would be great to find someone who also has the ability and mindset to join me in continued travel but I do understand that kids and responsibility can come first. I'd love to have that responsibility. I definitely want kids, adoption or a surrogate mom is a possibility, but I'm not going to do it alone, it's family that's important. I think common interest and activity level is much more important then age. You’re only as old as you feel. I don't smoke, I drink socially. I'm planning on staying young for a long time. Would you like to stay young with me?

Some people think I have far too many hobbies, they just haven't learned what's important in life. Some of the more sedate things that I enjoy include watercolor painting, photography, astronomy, books, reading, learning, winemaking, telling jokes, flower and vegetable gardening, cards and games, both physical and mental, automobile restoration and amateur radio, n0ryq. I just started playing with origami. I collect all sorts of things, am interested in just about everything. I'm very intelligent, both in a practical and intellectual sense. I really enjoy yardsales, and other bargain hunting, and love to build and fix just about anything.

Science is mostly my religion. I was brought up with church as an important part of my life. I do believe in God because science doesn't explain everything. I live by the golden rule and wish everybody else did. I do believe that church does play an important role in raising children. I just have problems with accepting organized religions and the fact that most of them are intolerant of other religions. I'd like to bicycle with packs for a month. I've done it on my motorcycle. Sailing the Caribbean would be fun, maybe even the world. How about canoeing the Erie Canal? Or hiking the Pacific Crest Trail? Or Machu Picchu? It doesn't make too much difference what I do as long as there's somebody like YOU to do it with. My ads say that I'm 41, but really I'm 51, I hate to lie but the right women don't find me and having kids is too important to not lie. When I had the ad at 50 I spent all my time telling older women that I really do want kids, this cuts that down a little. Really I'm 38 with 12 years experience, (I'm like a well maintained 15 yr old Lincoln Mk7, which just happens to be what I drive, when I'm not driving one of my sports cars or Pickups, economical, sporty, and stylish in a classy package.) Normally wear jeans and a western shirt, cowboy or hiking boots. They tell me I have great eyes (blue); there's lots of feeling in them. My wants and activity put me right in the mid 30’s; I'm stuck there (not a bad thing) till I find someone to enjoy kids and the rest of our life with. I believe in friends first, that's important.

I was married for 9 years, now divorced for 14. My ex and I had different opinions when it came to money, she didn't want kids, she decided to give me another chance. We were more like brother and sister instead of husband and wife. Humor is important, Non smoking is a must; it goes with caring for yourself first. I believe in forgiveness, life is too short to waste it being mad. I'm one of the most honest people you'll ever meet, and I expect honesty from my partner (you can lie about surprise parties and such). It's the only way to build any relationship. It's probably why I'm still friends with just about every woman I've ever dated. --- Jon Held n0ryq at juno dot com (the 2nd character is a zero not cap O)

 I've recently bought a larger sailboat, a 45 foot steel ketch, and maybe planning a trip around the world, first will be a shakedown for a couple months around the Bahamas, then after a month or so back in Florida making all the changes I've deemed necessary, up the east coast to Nova Scotia. If things are still going good, maybe a right turn and head for the Mediterranean. All this because I bought a 13 foot sailboat for $45 at a yard sale while I was in school and then came up with a dream of sailing my own boat to the Caribbean. Dreams, what would life be without them, if you stop dreaming you might as well stop breathing. 

  If it's outdoors I've probably got the equipment, enjoy it and have done it

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