Dear J: 1999-12-10
Hi [J].
I’m doing fine. Just gearing up for the holidays – a favorite time of year for me.
Yes, maintaining a friendship with you would be nice.
No, haven’t been on match.com for a few weeks. We’ve been correcting some Y2K issues at work that have challenged one’s time as well as one’s motivation to continue. J But the problems have been fixed and the associated software is in the test phase now. Hope to release it early next week.
Sorry to hear about your tooth. Yes, even if one is not bothered by all the medicines and chemicals used in root canals, it is still a none-too-pleasant business. Hopefully it is feeling better for you these days. When did you have the root canal done?
I’ll look into getting the book you mentioned, in January. Success stories by challenged folks are often very motivational.
I’ve thought about you over the intervening weeks since our last communication, and hoped that one day, we’d be able to establish a platonic, friendly association. So, your letter was a great Christmas present. J What are you doing for the holidays?
My email address is: thomas.hesley@xxxx-yyyy.com
Hopefully, your email address has not changed. I’ll send this to your match.com address also, just in case it has.
Well, you take care. Thanks for writing, and I guess we’ll talk again soon. 
Later.