Last night I played indoor volleyball for the first time in probably 20 years.  I used to have the best serve and I’m slowly getting it back.  I like to put a spin on things, be it volleyball, tennis, racquetball, life, etc.  There’s a cute girl on the team and while we were sitting out I struck up a conversation.  Short-lived:

“How long has it been since you last played?” I asked.
“Back in high school,” she replied.
“When was that,” I asked.
“Last year.”

Oh snap!

Cute but probably 18 years younger than me – meaning that when I graduated high school, she wasn’t even born yet. I guess it would be legal if you’re into that sort of thing. I don’t think I could ever date anyone who is under 21, let alone anyone who hasn’t finished their studies yet and is under the age of 27. I’d like to ideally find someone in my age group, younger, but 10 years difference is the limit (and that’s a stretch).

I’m a member at match.com and a non-subscriber over at Shaadi. I’m talking to this one woman (and a few others as well) who is 34, divorced, single mom of one though I think she has joint custody. It takes her so long to write back for some reason and she always blames it on her daughter. I’ve dated a few single mom’s in my past and I know that they get much more free time (and make more free time for themselves). I’m not going to judge but the penpal-ish style of getting to know each other is growing old. I don’t like to write e-mails. Once the membership expires, I’m going to say a big F.U. to online dating. It’s pretty much a meat market anyhow without the alcohol.

My profile (on match):

To clear up some of the details:
Want kids: Yes, but they don’t necessarily have to be my own;
Nationality: Born in the USA, therefore, USA;
Ethnicity: 100% Eastern Indian;
Drink: Rarely, I’m usually the DD.

On the whole, I’m an optimistic person and enjoy most everything I do. I have a sarcastic sense of humor and have a tendency to laugh out loud at my own jokes. My friends are often amused by my attempts at humor given my inherent goofiness. All joking aside, friends would describe me as a straight-forward and considerate person.

I own multiple businesses and properties which keep me pretty busy so I try to take full advantage of any free time that I do have. If there’s something fun happening – I want to be there. That being said, I do enjoy having a quiet night in as well. My family and friends are my pillars and I do my best to see them often. I’m on a mission to improve my life in almost every way, including health, exercise, and socially. You can find me at the gym nearly 4 times a week (everyone exaggerates on these things), I play kickball on two teams this season, and I’ve signed up for a volleyball league as well. I am over the loud annoying bar scene full of meat market clones and prefer a more pleasant setting such as a nice coffee on my deck, dinner, movies, or a live performance.

In my companion, I’m looking for someone with a good sense of humor, has family values (i.e. likes spending time with family and values the commitment it takes), is ambitious, confident, health-conscious, intellectually curious, and thoughtful. She eats well and exercises regularly. She has lived and learned and has things sorted pretty well by now. I’ll avoid any more generic adjectives for the time being and just start with those 🙂 . If that’s you, I’d love to hear from you.

On another note, I signed some paperwork to purchase the funeral home property the other day. I’m buying it for the assessed value of $ 400,000 on a 15 year loan. The interest rate is up in the air. 15 is the magic number. I have a fifteen year loan on my limo warehouse garage and on my house. In less than 7 years, I’ll have full ownership of both. I technically have full ownership of the limo garage already since the loan I took to purchase it was from Metropolitan (and I am an owner of Metropolitan). My monthly mortgage payments will be around $ 5,500. My sources of income will be my salary, tips, and rental income. The rental income, if all goes well and my housemate sticks around, will be around $ 6,400 monthly. Property taxes, however, will be around $ 30,000 annually for all three properties. I’ll make it work.

Maybe after saving some money, I’ll buy up some residential city property and either help those out in dire straights or rent to family-rich college students.