​ ​Not looking for a date​ or a soul mate​ -- I am married for 19 years, 2 children. FRIENDSHIP ONLY​.​
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"H​appiness is not a matter of intensity but of balance, order, rhythm and harmony."​ --​ Thomas Merton -- trappist monk.

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I think of myself as being in the world but not of it - waiting to go Home - but enjoying the ride while I'm here visiting! :)

I AM:​ urbane (yet a nature lover), sociable, adaptable, passionate, enthusiastic​, idealistic, creative and eclectic. (“eclectic” = my brain stretches across a wide area, I won't fall prey to “experts” who try to impress me - but, you could try anyway! - LOL)

I COULD BE:​ indecisive and changeable - in order to make the best decision and re-view old concepts. Not easily influenced, though. You gotta convince me as I can be quite stubborn sometimes. Intense - don't ever try me... I can also be pretty goofy! =P

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I LIKE:​ All shades of blue. Sun rise and sun sets. Starry skies. Healthy food. Chocolate and red wine. Ocean spray and a sandy shore. Walking outside on windy days. Lakes and Mountains. Music. Animals are funny to watch sometimes...​ (See more on interests/ho​bbies and favorites bellow)


I DISLIKE:​ I have a really good sense of humor, but I completely dislike rudeness, disrespect and insincerity.​ I also admit I have no patience with "needy"​ people and whiners. And those who complain but never do ANYTHING to help realize change.
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​Be sure to read a person's profile thoroughly before contacting them!​
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CLEAN humor.
Preferably, but not exclusively,​ ​35-55​​
Keep your virtual hands to yourself.​

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I will NOT accept friendship requests without prior exchanged messages. Also, please have a descriptive profile. Thank you. :)

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PS:Keep it G rated​­ at all times, puh-lease??­​­​

Fluent in Portuguese and English. Speak and write some Spanish. Can read some French and Italian.

Arts, in general (fine arts, music, literature..​.)
Keeping mind, body and soul healthy and fit.
Smile at my worries and fears.
Wine appreciation​.
Traveling.

Blues, Blues-Rock, Alternative Rock, Folk Rock, Vocal Jazz, Smooth Jazz. [And some Techno for my work-out!]

Happy​ People Dancing on Planet Earth 

http://apod​.nasa.gov/ap​od/ap080722.​html
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Happiness​ and dancing​ transcend political boundaries and occur in practically every human society... Above, Matt Harding traveled through many nations on Earth, started dancing, and filmed the result. The video is perhaps a dramatic example that humans from all over planet Earth feel a common bond as part of a single​ species​. Happiness is frequently contagious -- few people are able to watch the above video without smiling​. :)

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Oh, there is also... Classics, Epics, Sci-Fi, Digital Animation. :)

Animal Planet.
Discovery Channel.
Discovery Home & Health.
CSI, Law and Order (Criminal Intent), Grey's Anatomy, Seinfeld, Everybody Loves Raymond, 'Till Death, Medium, Heroes.

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"... beauty is a tonic like no other. But, without unity, there can be no beauty. Without integrity, there can be no beauty."​​ -- The Blood Of Flowers

Yes, I do read them! Mostly the classics. Here are some of my favorites:

* Don Quixote(Don Quijote de la Mancha) - Miguel de Cervantes
* The Christmas Books - Charles Dickens
* David Copperfield - Charles Dickens
* Sense and Sensibility - Jane Austen
* Adventures of Huckleberry Finn - Mark J. Twain
* The Adventures of Tom Sawyer - Mark J. Twain
* The Picture of Dorian Gray - Oscar Wilde
* The Count of Monte Cristo - Alexandre Dumas
* Mahabharata:​ The Greatest Spiritual Epic of All Time - Krishna Dharma
* Gitanjali - Rabindranath​ Tagore
* The Idiot - Fyodor Dostoyevsky
* The Egyptian - Mika Waltari
* The Prophet - Khalil Gibran
* The Physician - Noah Gordon
* The Posthumous Memoirs of (Memórias Póstumas de) Brás Cubas - Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis
* Memorial de Maria Moura - Rachel de Queiroz
* Memoirs of a Geisha - Arthur Golden
* Of Human Bondage - Somerset Maugham
* The Mists of Avalon - Marion Zimmer Bradley
* Orthodoxy - G. K. Chesterton
* Saint Francis of Assisi - G. K. Chesterton
* Saint Thomas Aquinas: The Dumb Ox - G. K. Chesterton
* The Everlasting Man - G. K. Chesterton
* The Story of a Soul (L'Histoire d'une Âme): The Autobiograph​y of St. Thérèse of Lisieux
* Jesus of Nazareth - Joseph Ratzinger (Pope Benedict XVI)

Latest readings:

The Kite Runner - Khaled Hosseini
A Thousand Splendid Suns - Khaled Hosseini
The Blood of Flowers - Anita Amirrezvani
An Irish Country Doctor-  Patrick Taylor