I just looked at your profile. Definitely brighter photos would help and with you smiling. Remember, your profile is what "sells" you so to speak, it's the first thing people see and unfortunately, you are judged by it. Sucks, but it's just the way it is.

Try saying a little more about yourself. What makes you tick? And IMO, being up front and honest about your marital status isn't a bad thing, at least you're being honest about it.

From a woman's point of view? Take the time to read profiles completely and be sure that the lady you are viewing wishes to have email sent to her if you appear to be a match.

If so, email her and introduce yourself politely and respectfully. Don't send her a message with something like, "'sup, wot u up 2? wanna chat? IM me."

Granted, you may not get a reply from everyone you email, but at least you're being assertive in your search. As mentioned, post in some of the forums, make yourself visible, but remember, many people are here just to make friends and are not looking for anyone in particular.

Make sure as well, your profile is complete (I haven't looked at your yet), well thought out, and appropriate, stating clearly who and what you are looking for.

Good luck and remember, a positive attitude is worth it's weight in gold.

Mick... you frighten me sometimes. But that's ok, 'cause you'll always be an older fart than me!!

I've traveled extensively and my favorite place to travel in the US is through the Smokies. I despise the beach, so that's not even an option.

As for living? Home sweet Kansas. NE corner right on the river across from Missouri. Tiny little town nestled in the hills, surrounded by the plains.

Now I'm homesick...

You suck, Rick!

Ok, that's the best I got right now... great profile, lol!

Get 'er done...


How the heck do you put images into the forums????

Houma area but work in Raceland and Luling.

Someone say pain...

Makes you wonder though, why when religion is brought up, people automatically assume it's relating to Christianity?

The question posed was, if being religious makes someone more apt to be nice than if they were an Atheist.

So... why only Christianity? There are plenty of other religions out there to take an example from regarding this subject.

When they love you but aren't in love with you, you've become a friend with benefits. When you're a friend with benefits and they don't want you to move out, you've become a meal ticket.

Okie dokie... not sure what that has to do about motorcycles being sexual or not...

The touring bikes and cruisers, such as the VXT's, V-Stars, Boulevards, etc. I have no problem with. Personally, I just think the crotch rockets look silly and the careless behaviors I've seen from people riding them, give bikers a bad name. Not saying that all riders are that way, but the majority of bikers that I've seen in the ER that wreck, all ride crotch rockets.

For me, my Road Kind is my choice. I've been on HD's since I was three and can't imagine riding anything else.

And yeah, having an 800 pound vibrator between your legs sure helps...

If you're talking about crotch rockets, I don't find anything sexual about them though. As an avid Harley rider, they remind me of screaming mosquitoes during mating season and when I see a guy riding them with his a$$ up in the air well...

We're discussing this same subject on another site I'm on, same article if I'm not mistaken.

So, I'm just going to copy and paste my answer from the other site below.


Being "nice" and being "mean" is all about accountability, has nothing to do with whether or one subscribes to the idea that a higher power other than themselves exist.

I have friends who are both religious and Atheist, the religious ones offer to pray for me all the time while the Atheists and pagans, have emptied their cupboards and fed my children when I couldn't, filled my gas tank when it was empty, and held my hand when I was hurting.

One friend of mine, has helped me more than once financially and to be honest, I don't know if he's religious or not, I don't ask. He simply told me he's in a position where he could help and he'd like to if I'd allow it.

I believe in a higher power but I am agnostic. I'm also an existentialist and a humanitarian. I'm nice to people because I believe they deserve to be treated that way. My "god" doesn't tell me to do anything, doesn't instruct me on how to live, doesn't demand I proselytize, and doesn't get me out of trouble or offer me absolution when I've screwed up... that's up to me to fix.

I am responsible for the way I treat others. It's my choice. It's my personality. "God" has nothing to do with it.

Difference with Atheists is, they don't blame god, place responsibility on god, or say god told them it was okay to do something and "prove" it in a holy book. They (a true Atheist, not someone who is anti-christian-god type atheist... the angry ones who are just pissed at Christianity) take responsibility for their own actions; most Atheists are existentialists and humanists. At least the ones I know and know of are.

People don't need a god to have a good moral foundation, they need a heart and a good spirit, and preferably, someone who stands by that foundation and teaches them well.

Been there, done that, and not with good results. Would I ever do it again? Depends on the man.

A man is a man by his own doing. If a man carries himself with respect, confidence, and honor, then his outer appearance and what he owns or decorates himself with has no bearing on his masculinity.

As a biker and owner of numerous tattoos, I know plenty of men with bikes and body art that I wouldn't give a second glance. And I know plenty of men without a bike and no body art that are just as appealing in their own right.

It's about WHO they are, not what they own or wear.

Um... you'll have to be a little more specific than that... it covers an awful lot of ground.

That's as bad as them perving your profile, emailing you, then deactivating their profile!

Welcome!

(keep trying to post a graphic in here but haven't got the hang of it yet... )

I'm a figment of your homogenization...

"Thou shalt not do bad things and blame Me" - God