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[mertensjerry (deleted)]

Those who know me think that I would never have a problem filling out a simple profile like this. After all they think that I am some kind of a great conversationalist, well, what they don't know is that their big friendly jerry, isn't a good, or even passable conversationalist. heck, half of the time i am just faking it, See a conversation with me is somewhat a combination of comic relief, pathos, humor, brutal realism, and yes, if I am not careful internal reflection, intimate to say the least, so i really have to be careful how much i tell people when first meeting them, otherwise they might not know quite how to take me. but there is just one problem with me being cautious, when the sun goes down, well as the saying goes, i may have the right to remain silent, but i might not have the ability! so if i were to give you the 10cent description of me.... a large bear of a man, rugged, tough, and worldly in my appearance.... yet soft hearted, understanding, humble, and wise.... i look at people through the eyes of "if i was in their shoes, would i really do it any different? probably not, so don't condemn them for it, go, teach them a better way."

I assume that in this description I should be telling you about what I like. Well I like waking up in the mountains of Washington up above the 2500 ft mark to a blanket of fresh snow that GOD put there like a nice blouse on mother nature just for me to admire, then I like to drive all day and watch the sun paint red inky fingers of flame across the sky as it sets near Idaho falls then stop for dinner in mc cammon, then drive on into the night and listen to george noory telling all about the weird and paranormal, then shut down somewhere around elk mountain and watch the stars, so close you could reach out and touchem.

i hope i can find a woman that won't feel awkward when i do things like help a total stranger move a load, change a tire, tarp a load, pay for their dinner just because my gut says do it, or tug someone elses truck into a fuel island, i am a content man, and part of the reason for my contentment is that i have searched for and found my way to serve others.

So what kind of woman am I looking for? well.... I would say there is a pretty good possibility that I am looking for a woman like you, I mean really, you read those first 3 paragraphs, and you are still reading right? But to be more specific, I am looking for some intimacy, emotional security, that would be nice, (for those who don't know what emotional security is, i will try to explain. when you NEVER have to worry that your spouse will leave you for another suitor, whether or not you 2 agree on a subject or not, no matter how bad the finances are, even when you lose your business, home, truck, and everything else, they will still be there! thats security! rare in this day and age, isn't it?), and at this point in my life I am not necessarily so interested in how old you are, or what you look like, i guess i grew out of that stage a while back, but it would be nice if when we kissed my head would start spinning like a frisbee, someone that doesn't think that a kiss always has to lead to sex, and that understands that sometimes a touch really is suppose to say what words can't. Maybe a woman who wont mistake my protective nature for jealousy, or my traditional views for those of some chauvinistic ass.

I like listening to all kinds of music as long as it isn't anything like rap, as far as movies go, Harry potter, narnia, and lord of the rings. I don't have any kids, but you might. after all i am kid tested and mother approved! I smoke like a freight train but its ok if you don't, I promise not to bite (at least not too terribly hard at first). Who knows, you might even find me to be an understanding friend. And really, we could all use a good friend every now and then.

there are lots of people who have great ambitions of going somewhere far, far away for a vacation, but I am not one of them. I mean really, let's face facts here, I have been (and continue to go) to 48 states,4 canadian provinces, and a few places in mexico, so the thought of traveling to a far away destination sorta loses its allure. what do I want for a vacation? Where do I want to go? Well I would have to say that if I ever find "her" then my idea of the perfect vacation would be to go home to her, close the door and shut out the world, hold her close, so close that we can't be defined as 2 separate people, but as one, love on her, till she understands there is nowhere else i would rather be than with her, run my fingers through her hair, hold her with the other hand right........ there in the small of her back, and just forget that there is any other place in the world than where she is.

Yes I believe in GOD, and his son JESUS, he is the one who has saved my life in more wild tight spots than i care to remember, yea, not much faith required when you know him like i do, i owe him my life, limbs, freedom, and well i could go on and on telling you about brake fires, truck wrecks, and blown steer tires that should have killed me, so please understand, when i say i owe him my life, and my spirit, I'm not jesting. it is a debt of honor, and of gratitude.