Holy cow! You share some intimate little details about your life with your
nearest and dearest, and the next thing you know someone else is offering their
2 cents' worth!

    By way of a more formal introduction, Hello, Veronica (American girlfriend),
I'm Mike/Fletch/Feltchy/Beast/Dr.Lurve Mk.II/etc., etc. I'd heard rumours that
you existed, although I must admit I was under something of a misunderstanding.
Keating whispered something about you to me when I spoke to him on New Year's
Eve, but I thought he said you lived in York, that beautiful cathedral town in
England. I snorted inwardly at sad old Rich conducting a long distance
relationship. Now I infer you are in NEW York in the onetime colony now full of
wannabe Brits (kidding!). I would like to make you the formal offer of taking
our introductions off-line and exchanging stories about Richard; if you are with
him when you're reading this, the palpitations and increased sweating will
assure you that I have plenty! Don't worry, Rich, you can trust me! I must admit
I'm somewhat surprised that you're dating Richard as I don't believe you and I
have met - Richard has a history of dating my ex-girlfriends! Anyway, Veronica,
welcome to the World at Lard; I trust you will find us most entertaining,
intelligent, and not sad at all (we can hope!). So far as my current lust/love
thing is concerned and the intercontinental communications each day, all I can
tell you is I'm enjoying it very much but these are uncharted waters for me as
it's the first time I've ever been in to this level of communication before, so
I can hardly pillory Richard for not giving you the attention you undoubtedly
deserve. Mind you, he should focus on keeping one girl happy before he worries
about two! It's not just a matter of size, Richard!

    Hope to meet you sometime (soon).
    Chris, I'm still waiting to hear about Sonia!

    Dr. LOVE (pure and sweet)    xxx