Arsmemorandi, 42

I'm a chaplain at the Cleveland Clinic. I love my job. I go around and talk to people. I try to help them figure out their personal mysteries, and have heard some incredible stories in the process. Stories of mothers loving children, of sons fighting wars, of wives wandering thousands of miles to be with one person, of Gods wounding, healing, scarring, and saving. Everyone has a story, and I get paid to listen to them. I love my job.

At heart, I guess I could be called a romantic intellectual. Intellectual, I suppose, because I read and I write in a vain attempt to match, in some small degree, those who have influenced me most. Nothing satisfies more than a hearty conversation, full of thought and respect. I can translate Latin, Greek, and German, although I speak none fluently. I believe real intelligence influences action, and I work towards that end.

A romantic, I suppose, only because I have been hurt. Brokenness inspires creativity and idealism, both a requirement for the hopeless sentimentalist. I'm an armchair mystic, aspiring photographer, and absent-minded idealist looking for someone who can keep up with my pontifications.

My evenings are littered with candles, movies, stars, and pipe smoke. My days are packed with people, IVs, the music of Sufjan, and books. Its a good life, contemplative and fulfilling, yet longing to be shared.

Bowling is not out of the question. Neither is gallivanting or rabble-rousing. All potential experiences to share in this narrative of life are welcome, but be free from assumption and expectation!

I'm 5'8", slender, and easy on the eyes. I have two Master's degrees, and have been known to sample a number of wines. I'm looking for a woman between 21 and 29 who loves the library as much as I do, enjoys the vast assortment of museums in Cleveland, understands the value of creative expression, and who loves telling stories as much as making them.