Greetings and salutations.​  I am a 37-year old father of two boys (8 and 7).  I am married to a wonderful woman with whom I will celebrate 14 years of marriage very soon.  I am an English Teacher; I teach American high school students to think for themselves, be critical of what they hear and read, and to question their authorities.​

I am interested only in platonic relationship​s, so please do not contact me if you are interested in something more than friendship.  But I am always interested in speaking with people whose views differ from my own.

I am a political junkie who loves reading, writing, and informing myself; I am a liberal thinker and an ardent beliver that Global Warming is a man-made problem that MUST be solved.

My taste in music is quite eclectic, but I am a product of the 80s.  I am stuck in that warp were Morrissey, The Smiths, The Cure, R.E.M., U2, Echo and the Bunnymen, The Replacements​, etc. rule.  But, as I said, my musical preferences do not stop there.  Being trained in classical voice, I love opera and classical music (Smetna's _Ma Vlast_ and Bach's _Air_ are my favorite pieces), My favorite band rocking today is Coldplay!  I also enjoy Oasis, The Beatles, Simon and Garfunkel, Bob Dylan, Alanis Morissette, Pink, Kanye West, Amy Winehouse, Duffy, The Greycoats...​ I am not a huge fan of Hip-Hop, Rap, or Country (but I am always willing to give them a listen)

"Citize​n Kane", "The Princess Bride",​ "Se7en"​, "The Usual Suspects"​, "Fargo"​...  I enjoyJoel and Etahn Coen's films, M. Night Shamylan's films, EVERYTHING from Pixar Studios, I think Focus Features put out some great films, and (like most Americans) I am a sucker for Disney films!

I don't watch much television, but I watch "C.S.I.​: Crime Scene Investigators,"​ "Crimin​al Minds,"​ "Fringe,"​ "X-Files"​ reruns, "Torchwood,"​ and/or "The Graham Norton Show" when I DO watch.

Hamlet is at the top of my list (I reread it at least once a year).  I enjoy biographies and essays.  I also prefer internationa​l literature: Marcel Proust's "Rememb​erance of Things Past" , Yukio Mishima's "Sea of Fertility"​.  "The Catcher in the Rye", "Slaughterhouse-Five"​ and "Gravit​y's Rainbow"​ are other favorites.