I am a fit reasonably intelligent (IQ 140) reasonably attractive man of 5� 10�� and weigh an athletic 12 stone 7 lbs (175lbs). I have suffered hair loss but rather than try to this I have decided to keep it very short all over.

My best features are my eyes which are hazel or greenish depending on my mood apparently! I have also been told I have a nice smile but I would leave that to you to decide.

I love learning and besides the reading I have to do for my job and studying I love reading just about anything I can get my hands on from newspapers to novels of all types and genres to serious histories and biographies.

I have a great love of music and I try to listen to the radio in my office. As I am normally quite busy so this is Radio 3 or if they are previewing a modern composer I tend to put one of my favourite baroque pieces on. I do however love pretty all types of music except rap and I listen to folk and world, and rock and pop.

On the sporting front I used to play competitively football and squash and compete in cycling. Time however has caught up however so I now limit myself to training runs on the bike and cliff and hill walking/running.

I love most types of food as long as it is not too meaty (I tend to eat only chicken and fish) and love wine in moderation but it depends on the company and the circumstances. The main reason for my abstemiousness is that I want to keep my weight at a manageable level and hangovers get worse as one gets older!

Finally, although I could go on and don�t wish to bore you with facts about myself, I love the theatre ballet and the opera and as you will gather the latter stem, from my love of music.

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