Moe emailed me first, in Michigan, from California. Its really nice being able to still have some contact with him even though neither of us are at home. We're both staying with friends who have Internet access, so keeping in touch is easy. I do miss talking with him on the phone.

While watching the Montel Williams talk show today, I noticed the topic for an upcoming show was "I Want To Meet My Online Love." I immediately emailed Moe told him that I wanted to write to Montel and volunteer for us to meet on his show. Although I wouldn't consider Moe an actual "online love," at this point in time, it would still be nice to meet him to see what the possibilities might be. He seemed a little shocked. "First let me get this out of my system... you're kidding, right? I'm sure that you're not, but I have to ask anyway." I assured him I wasn't kidding. He said, "I'm not sure if I could do it. I get stage fright, camera shy, nervous under pressure... and what if I don't have my contact lens yet???" (always the comedian!) "Bottom line is if you really want me to do it, I can't really see why I couldn't!! P.S. Montel?? Really??"

I visited a "card reader" while in Michigan. She handed me a deck of cards and told me to shuffle them. She laid out nine cards at a time on the table, three across and three down. The lady studied the cards, never looking up at me.

She told me that there was a new man in my life, but the conditions under which we'd met were not quit ordinary. I suppose that's true of me and Moe, and he's the only new aquaitance I've had lately. She said she saw only good things, for us, and around us, that he'd been "through the hoops" in relationships, and had suffered through some painful times, the same as I had. How did she know that?? She told me that it would seem as though things were moving in slow motion between us and that I needed to exercise patience with this new guy in my life because it looked like there were good possibilities of this relationship becoming a very long term thing.

... and Moe caught the garter at the wedding...