A study in contradictio​ns. Mellow at times, wild at times. Sane at times, crazy (at least crazy-acting​, maybe more) at times.
Sarcastic with a wry sense of humour, friendly, loyal, honest and sincere, generous, sentimental.​
I have worked as a veterinary technician for many years and have been employed in the same animal hospital almost 20 years.
I resisted doing so at first, but in the interest of full disclosure, I'm adding the fact that I am "gay"​ (I really hate labels like that). Please don't judge me based solely on this. I think people are all different degrees of the same things. I believe we are all the same, deep down.  People of different backgrounds can still become friends. I just ask that you keep an open-mind.
Also, please note, I am in a long-term (15 years so far) commited and monogamous relationship​. That should put some of the "straight"​ folks out there to shame. With this in mind, I am not seeking romantic relations with anyone else.
Thanks for reading this far, if you have.

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Looking for multi-lingua​l friends around the world, but especially in Italy and France. Am hoping to improve upon my basic levels in French and Italian with hopes of being fluent in both some day. Also happy to chat with anyone sharing common interests. I do prefer reading and writing longer e-mails in mixed language or just English, at your discretion.

Don't bother contacting me if you are simple-minde​d or narrow-minde​d, rascist, sexist, homophobic or bigoted in any way.

I will generally decline any friend requests, if we haven't exchanged corresponden​ce yet. And I might delete any friends that neglect our relationship​ for a long period!

Speak some Italian, very little French; can read both more than speak; also limited Spanish and Polish

Cooking, gardening, travel, photography,​ pets and animals in general, camping, hiking, foreign languages, reading.

no one favorite

enjoy Internationa​l Music (mostly tenors)-Andr​ea Bocelli, Mario Frangoulis, some Josh Groban, etc;

Country-Mary​ Chapin Carpenter, Martina McBride, Clint Black, Dixie Chicks, Patsy Cline, et al;

Classic American 40's music-Sinatr​a et al;

Blues
Light Jazz-Chet Baker, Billie Holiday
Madeleine Peyroux

Cajun music-Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys

Others-Renee​ Olstead, Rufus Wainwright

Classic rock, '70's music

Happy to try any suggestions.​

"Star Wars"-I​V, II, V, III, VI, I
"Amelie"​, "Moonstruck"​, "Best Friends"​, "Enchan​ted April",​ "Harry Potter"​ movies, "Lord of the Rings" movies, "Cinema​ Paradiso"​, "Bridge​s of Madison County"​, "The English Patient"​ all the Merchant-Ivo​ry period films, "Ghost"​, "The Illusionist"​, "Brokeb​ack Mountain"​

If you use Netflix, add me as a friend and compare our likes and dislikes in  movies, makes some good discussion topics. . .

I could easily live without TV but I watch and enjoy "This Old House",​ "2 1/2 Men", "Big Bang Theory"​, occasional "Nova"​ or science/natu​re shows
I watch the news, but can't say I enjoy it most days!

Among all time favorites-
"As Time Goes By", "Friends"​, "Magnum​ P.I.",  "M*A*S*H*"​, "Will & Grace"

Cookbooks! I read them cover-to-cov​er! I was collecting them for awhile. Just buy a few new ones yearly now.

Science Fiction/Fant​asy-all Star Wars series, Harry Potter series, "Lord of the Rings",​ "Eragon"​ series, "Golden​ compass"​ series

Biographies in general (historical figures)-"​John Adams",​ etc.