I suppose for starters I should begin this with a simple hello!!!

My name is Brian Dripps, and I am 59 years young. I am a single father who raised three kids from the time my youngest was 5 1/2 months old, who just turned 26 this year, who has a child of her own. I would love to be filling him with sugar then handing him back saying you are welcome. Yes, I would be that kind of grandparent, wind them up and send them home.
At one time I was quite the outdoor type of guy. I love being in the mountains, that is my favorite place to be. It's so peaceful, majestic, and fresh you can just feel the tension/stress of the hustle and bustle of life just float away.
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Spend enough time in the mountains you can see some pretty cool things as well. One of my favorites was the night I saw (most likely from the size) two elk silhouettes on the top of the mountain.

Then of course there was the time hiking into an old mining site that the dogs all of a sudden took off down to the bottom of the ravine. Then you hear them coming back, only they didn't sound like they were alone. They roused up a black bear who coasted the ravine probably 10-20 yds in front of us, he took one look at us and luckily took off in the opposite direction.
Other outdoor activities I enjoyed were scuba diving, which is a really cool experience. The deepest I have gone was 90 feet, while I was stationed in the Philippine to the deck of a sunken aircraft carrier. The rest of the time I just dove stateside in the rivers, lakes, or off the West coast.

There is so much more that I could go on about, however for the introduction I am limited on words. Before I go though, I will say that I spend my days reading (pretty much anything but romance novels) on through the week I work in education helping guys prepare to take the GED test or work on their math skills.

The one thing I miss the most is female companionship as I had more female friends than male. So, if you would like to become Pen Pals and get to know me better hit me up.

-Brian L. Dripps