Dear Sleipner,

It does feel like the fates are as hard on Oliver and me as they were on the original Romeo and Juliet. Fortunately, cats seem far more pragmatic than humans, maybe? Althought the many miles that separate us, evil electrons that whisk our love letters into ether, and schedule slip-ups have wounded my darling knight-in-furry-armor and me dreadfully, crunchy kibble, power naps, feather toys and lovies from our mommies keep us from self-destructing so far.

About my Oliver -- have you seen his adorable face in photos? Doesn't his manly good looks curl your toes and make your heart go pitty-pat? Don't you want to murmur "Purr-rowr" in those adorable pointy ears?

Perhaps in future years Oliver and Olivia may go down in history as a successful love story to off-set the Romeo and Juliet/Abelard and Heloise/Paris and Helen love tragedies ... Or maybe not. Lots of humans can't identify with fuzzy four-footers ... Still, I'm wildly optimistic and I can still dream of my 'Da CAT' dreamboat in furry armor!

[ December 13, 2001: Message edited by: AmberLee ]