Dear Lynn
Hi babe.
Sorry to have kept you up (again). Guess we did get sort of a late start on the conversation last night, especially since we’ve been out of touch with each other for so long. But now that your routine has returned to normalcy, I’ll have you in bed and sleeping at a decent hour.
Thanks for being so understanding.
On your ‘finished’ floor: Again, if you want to work on it when I get there, no problem. I’d be happy to help. But as you said, you’ll probably have it taken care of before then.
Did you finish catching up on ALL your email this morning?
Hmmm, why would the carpenters have messed with your thermostat? Perhaps they thought you had mistakenly left the heat on before going on your vacation, and “only wanted to help”? I dunno. Good thing it wasn’t colder outside. You might have had some frozen pipes to deal with as well. Yuck.
On your sister being vision impaired: You did mention this early on in our association. That gave me encouragement because, I reasoned, that since you had spent so much time growing up with someone with a similar problem, that you’d likely not have the usual hang-ups about it which most other fully sighted folks have. Did your sister marry someone without weak vision? And, how does that issue play into their relationship, if at all?
I’m [often] not legally blind in my good eye. I can ride a bike, roller skate, water ski, draw, paint, bowl, scan pics, and take pics also. 
I can enjoy movies and TV, the beauty of pretty ladies (like you), a stroll through a big mall, some video games, hiking through lush green trails, and many other activities that one might assume can only be engaged in by folks with full vision.
Now there are some pastimes with which I am uncomfortable doing like downhill skiing, tennis, ping pong, motor biking, and sky diving. Also, I tend to work better alone, and do not function well in a collaborative situation where folks are drawing on whiteboards and visually brainstorming. But hey, we all have our strengths and weaknesses.
I give a great body massage. *grin*
Hope you’re not too sleepy about now.
Made some headway on the Y2K issue this morning. Not fixed yet, but we’re significantly closer now.
Yes, time. Actually, I’m not in any hurry to find immediate answers to our uncertainties. All I know is that I like talking to you each night and sharing. We seem to have the ‘intellectual exchange’ part of the relationship down pat. And there seems to be a certain degree of ‘emotional bonding’ going on as well. We’ll have to see how the ‘physical closeness’ goes when we visit in person. But few things in life are ever accompanied by complete certainty. I suppose this whatever-it-is between us is no different. And I am comfortable with that. I’m just happy that you spent as much time with me as you have.
You are always free to go or stay. Follow your heart, and don’t worry about me. Whatever happens, I’ll be okay. This is one of those situations where you really do have to ‘look out for number 1’. And if you DO stay, please do it for selfish reasons. Do it because it gratifies and satisfies you to do so, not because you’re worried about hurting my feelings. I want you to be happy, whether it be with or without me. Makes no difference.
More later.
