Welcome to The Right Stuff Dear Folks, ~~Free Gifts for Your Friends ~~ Thank you gift givers. We are having a wonderful response to your gift giving. We have sent email messages to all those offered gift memberships by you. We are getting a good response. We will send a reminder email to those who have not responded. Gift members have found spouses at TRS. This may be a very important gift. Our Party Plans We are now planning some gathering for 2010. You are invited to suggest a favorite venue or party idea. Thank you to those who already have made suggestions. We like the parties to be a mix of familiar and new faces so send us the names of eligible friends who want to be added to our parties list. Please provide the name, age, postal address and email address of each person you sign up. If you have a party or event idea that you are passionate about, let us know. Dating Advice! You might have guessed that we are not fans of the dating advice industry. We did spot a very unique source of dating advice… Advice from the world's longest married couple. See the blog for the story http://rightstuffdating.wordpress.com/ The Gallery… We are adding our first filmmaker and musician to the gallery.. Watch for it! New At Special Interest Finding a travel companion to plan a trip together. Post your trip ideas at Travel Planning. If you have a trip planned and want to rendezvous or find a travel companion, please use travel companions. Everything Spring Hiking, biking, tennis, gardening, equestrian, wild about nature, antiquing/ auctions/ flea markets, sailing. What have we missed? Those who Meditate: share your insights/ experiences Recently posted Find Your Bridge Partner Here Book Lovers Unite Do Foreign Languages Interest You? International/ Intercultural living Right Stuff Members In Print Skiers- X-country and downhill Joggers Are you in the Gallery? Artists, writers, photographers, gardeners, filmmakers, composers and musicians 24405, 10404, 10553, 42604, 46781, 42042, 45191 just joined the gallery. Join Them! The Right Stuff Etiquette A reminder that members are required to respond to all messages received from other members, even with an appreciative "no thank you". Please report those who do not comply. Renew Now - Spring is coming! Happy Dating….as we wait for spring… Dawne Foreign Languages Anyone? MALE Washington, DC 59 years old, a recovering novelist and former journalist turned legal scholar, Harvard undergrad, Duke grad. I'm funny and I like to laugh. From the South, lived 16 years in Oregon, relocated to Washington DC in 2008. Love political gossip, literature, movies, Mexico (the picture was taken in front of Frida's house on Calles Londres), China, Italy, Turkey. Will send picture of me with camel on request, along with instructions on how to tell us apart Languages I Love: I speak Italian well (lived in Italy for seven months) and Spanish fairly well though not quite as well (have spent time in Mexico many times over past forty years.) MALE Kingsport, TN Emotionally Intelligent. A great cook. Athletic. Confident.Unpretentious. Compassionate. Great sense of humor. A good roomate. Considerate. Chivalrous. Generous. Adventurous. A good listener. Romantic. Passionate. Non-smoker. Never married. Commited to put energy and dedication toward building a lifelong relationship. Northwestern MBA . 49yo Languages I Love: French; Spanish; Italian; Portugese... MALE Amherst, MA Kind, caring, affectionate, educated, socially conscious man, who cares about the environment, human rights and social justice with many interests, especially the arts, music (plays classic on the piano and concert accordion), keeping in shape (especially swimming, bicycling, kayaking), writing (author of three books), traveling, and hanging out with someone special; age-61; raised Catholic but is "eclectic," appreciating good aspects of many of the world's religions (threfore, no religious preference) PhD - Brandeis, 1992 - Amherst, MA Languages I Love: My language passions are Latin and French. I love to examine the origins of words, their etymological roots. I also love to speak French, having lived in France (Nice) for a couple of years. I also go to Geneva often (the UN) and love to get the chance to practice and speak French. Be My Bridge Partner FEMALE Encino, CA Looking for someone interesting with a joie de vivre. Duke BA 1970, Univ of Chicago MBA 1986. I love new challenges, which is why I have been a social worker, IT manager, marketing executive, options trader and mother. Now I work from home designing websites and advocating for gifted education, in addition to trading. I am 60, widowed, independent, caring, helpful, passionate, easy-going, curious, liberal, agnostic and an incurable optimist. About Bridge: I am a Life Master and have traveled the world playing bridge. Want to play online with me on BBO? FEMALE Bernardsville, NJ I'm a writer with a novel represented by the top agent at William Morris. Have been a freelance copywriter for environmental groups and publishers for many years. I have two children, 24 and 18. I had a generally successful marriage for 25 years. I love my many friends, my work, my family, and my home. About Bridge: I'd like to learn to play bridge! FEMALE Washington, DC American , 65, international traveler and resident, education development specialist. Smart, cute, spiritual with great joie de vivre. Fun and fun-loving. Seeking friend, lover and mindmate who is smart, creative, laughs a lot and makes me laugh, appreciates the wisdom that comes with our ages, is passionately dedicated to doing/giving to others, loves deeply, wants to be a sweetie and is emotionally available. No religious preference, but spirituality is a must. In time and in return, I will love you deeply and support your dreams. Also laugh heartily at your silly jokes and exclaim over your cooking. I am ready to invest time and energy into building an honest, deep and loving relationship. About Bridge: Looking for bridge partner and opponents in or near Washington DC. New to area but not new to bridge. Decent player who likes to drink wine and not get too serious... unless the bid goes to slam. I enjoy the mental challenge of bridge and the social interaction. Anyone else in the area? FEMALE Houston, TX 5'4" divorced, Jewish, open, honest, caring, serious, and fun loving, I am bright, aware, alive, and in good shape. Prefer flexibility, adaptability, and mental ability, tempered with openness and empathy. Looking for soul-mate. 63 yo About Bridge: I enjoy playing bridge - would like to meet other bridge players - need a partner. Foreign Languages Anyone? FEMALE Washington, DC 39 year old attractive, adventurous expat professional woman seeking life partner. Washington, DC. Languages I love: French, Arabic, Bulgarian, Gujarati, Hindi. Fluent in Gujarati, have studied all the rest variously, would love to meet others who have as well. Right now I'm focused on French FEMALE La Qinta, CA I'm the one who caught your eye at that party but whom you, sadly, wouldn't approach. I was the elegant, pensive one engrossed in a novel at the corner table of innumerable cafes. That was I in the concert halls in London and Amsterdam and San Francisco enraptured by the Brahms, the Bruckner, the Schubert, but in the last row to better enable closed-eyed immersion with minimal embarrassment. Only a keen observer would have spotted my fleeting presence over the years, but I'm back to my native Los Angeles now and (somewhat) still. Catch me if you can! 41, agnostic. Languages I love: I've been fascinated by the Spanish language since childhood, but only gave that fascination outlet starting in 2002, when I lived in Spain, Mexico, and Argentina. Me encantaria conocer a alguien de uno de esos paises en este medio Join Special Interest or Travel Companions Your listing could be featured here! TReminder: Update your age and other time sensitive information. (Go to The Right Stuff)