Essie sweet,
I've been thinking..
This distance thing - not so cool.

You know that one song by Neil Young,
_Like A Hurricane?_ There's a line, "I am just a dreamer, and you are just a dream." I can relate..was there a time when I wasn't quite so lonely? Not liking this. When Janie goes to work she sets the dial to Wisconsin Public Radio and I get a bunch of intellectuals talking their nonsense to each other, liking the sound of their words and lofty ideas, when hey!....the reality is we all need to work together cooperatively and can't until we listen to each other rather than just talk at each other. BARK!!!! >>>whew, sorry for the rush of heat there.

Yeah, Janie goes off to work and leaves me with this canned music and lofty intellectual talk. I much prefer your snoring and Ginnia's attentions to this rattling emptiness. But a consolation is that Janie's still the light of my life. What a friend! Always walks me, feeds me, and plays soccer each day (well, not enough soccer). I should be more thankful than lonely. :}

Dear Es, the deal here is cool and all, (goodness, Janie walks my stubby legs off, and the doggy park is fabulous! And each day there are new smells by the river - way too many to count or keep track of) but I'm missing something here. I think I would rather be where I'm known than not known. It's hard to get a grip on where I am.

Well, Essie dear...just a little lamentation. Not wanting to burden my long lost fluff companion fur ball oozy eyed snore face. Not wanting to send any overhanging issues or questions of why or when. Just wanting to vent a little. And our correspondence has been so much a relief to me....even if you are maybe "just a dream."