“Hey wait! This guy was on a previous Fortnightly Single date!” is what your internal dialogue is telling you when you picked up this issue of OP&L and flipped to the back page. You are correct. Which makes me the first repeat in the history of the Fortnightly Single, and thus now the Olympia incarnate of The Bachelor.
Since you read every issue of OP&L with religious fervour, you already know that I grew up in Colorado, went to Evergreen, play beer league hockey, and work for Olympic National Forest, telling people where to camp, hike, and play out there. I sell people maps and passes to accomplish these feats.
I enjoy being active in my community. I strive to make the world a better place to live for everyone. I’m full of contradictions: the life of the party and shy. Outgoing and quiet. Social bee and home body. Can lead and follow. I like to think this makes me balanced, which is a trait I strive towards.
I love playing and watching sports. I’ve played something my whole life. I love using my body to express myself, to try new things, test my limits. I like sports for the teamwork, camaraderie, strategizing, out thinking my opponents, and executing to victory. That’s a good time to me.
I’m intrigued with the places where sports and culture intersect. Like The Kentucky Derby in Louisville, Ky., Wimbledonfor tennis and London in June, The Tour De France, SEC football in the south. Basketball in Indiana and North Carolina, High School football in Texas, Hockey in Minnesota, North Dakota and Canada. It’s even better when this can coincide with food or food with holidays and other cultural events. Like jambalaya or red beans and rice for Mardi Gras, corned beef and cabbage for St. Patrick’s Day, and German sausage with sauerkraut, red cabbage, and German potato salad for Oktoberfest.
Friends have described me as a Muppet with my actions and mannerisms. Beaker and The Swedish Chef are my favorite Muppets. I like their ineptitude with the English language and Beaker’s drawbridge mouth. Animal is too angry for my liking and he doesn’t have much stamina. He is quickly out of breath after he works himself into a frenzy.
I swoon for pretty girls with banjos. They don’t even have to know how to play the banjo. They can simply be singing or playing some other instrument while someone else plays the banjo.
There will not be any Bingo on our date. ◙
If you would like to go on a date with Robert, write an email about why he should pick you, attach a picture or two, and send it to olympiapowerandlight@gmail.com!