Polling Elstan
Dear  [Elstan],
How are you? Just talked with [Tad] and he told me that you’re still working at the school. I was thinking you were going to retire at the end of the 2001-2002 school year. But you just couldn’t stay away from the place, ‘eh?
Anyway, it turns out that I have an opportunity to come to Pittsburgh this weekend for a  WPSBC Alumni Association  board meeting on Saturday afternoon. But the rest of the time, I’m free. And so, I thought I could fill some of that time hanging out with you. Perhaps we could do a nice dinner and movie Saturday evening and an early Sunday morning breakfast before I have to catch the train back to Altoona. Maybe we could go shopping on Friday evening and cook a meal together, sort of like we used to do in home ec. I’d also like to tell you about the book I’m writing and get your thoughts. So I wondered, if you have room for me to sleep (a couch would do), if I might spend this Friday and Saturday night at your house. We can spend as much or as little of that time together as you like. If you’re busy during the day, I can make myself scarce. 
Let me know what you think, and we can make plans.
Talk to you later,
Tom Hesley
