Neysa 11/22/99 – Good morning

Hi, Meu Querido.


How was your weekend?

Kimie is learning to play keyboard, and yesterday (Saturday) was her first recital. She played "Eu Sei Que Vou Te Amar". It was beautiful, and I was so proud!

She also loves English, and sometimes she asks me to talk to her in English. She understands much more than I did when I was her age.

We’re starting to give Yara different kinds of food. This morning we gave her a cookie covered with chocolate. It was so funny! There was chocolate all over her when she finished. It’s a shame we didn’t have a film in the camera to take a picture. I did take a picture the first time she ate soup (I’ll attach this one). She looks so happy!

Now about your picture again, you are far and I couldn’t see much. But it looks ok. Nothing to be scared of. Really. I like you. You’re such a sweet person, you’re honest, you trust me, you’re not afraid to show me who you really are. That’s what I love about you, and this is more important than any picture. Anyway, it was nice of you to send me one picture that you don’t like. I also have pictures that I don’t like. People look at them and say there’s nothing wrong, but I just don’t like them (that one where you can see my body is one of those). I’ll see if I find a really bad one and send to you (if I have the guts!)

In any case, it would be silly if I tried to show myself to you different than I really am. What if you fell in love with that person? You’d eventually find out it wasn’t really me, and then it would be over. I think neither of us want to waste time playing this kind of game.

Now about my fetishes... I’ve been thinking about it, and I couldn’t find any. Of course, there are many things that I like (a huge bed with thousands of pillows, for instance - and other more specific, which I’ll NEVER be able to mention...) Well, this IS an important subject, and I’m glad to know that you don’t want the honeymoon ever to be over. ;)

I’ll let you know if I can think of anything close to a fetish. There MUST be one!

Tomorrow (Monday) morning I’m taking Yara to take her vaccines, and after that I’ll make her application for a new nursery. So, I’ll be a little late for work. Hope you get this before leaving for work. I missed you!

Now tell me:
do you smoke?
What’s you favorite food?
Hugs & kisses

Neysa

Dave 11/19/99 – Re: Weekends

Hi Tootsie,

It would be nice to be able to talk to you on weekends, but when David visits, I don't spend much time on mine. If I knew you were going to write, I would log on a couple times a day, though.

March is probably the most pleasant month here. It is our spring and it is not very hot and not very cold. I have an obligation the weekend of the 15th through the 19th. We have an annual race at the Sebring Race track here in Florida. I hate for you to think of spending that money. It would be very expensive. Of course... you're only 40 once. Maybe if I stopped having birthdays, you would catch up with me.:) Yes, I take vacations, but I haven't taken one in the last couple years, because it's not fun alone. Plus, during the racing season, we are traveling about two weekends a month to race in the Southeast US. My biggest problem right now, is having the money to enjoy a vacation.
Hopefully after the first of the year, I can get some of those problems resolved.

I'm very pleased to hear that my photo didn't frighten you as much as a horror movie. That's the nicest thing anyone has ever said about me. :) I'll get you for that remark! Paybacks are Hell!!!!

The only Brazilian movies I've seen were from Rio and included lots of naked people doing all sorts of things. I doubt they received any film awards.
NO... I've never seen a Brazilian Movie. It would have to be subtitled obviously, since when it comes to Portuguese, I don't know a Meu from a Minha.

My eyes are blue. I thought I told you about my work. I am an investigator for the Office of the Public Defender. When a person is arrested for a crime, he is taken before a judge within 48 hours. The judge will ask him/her if they can afford to pay an attorney to represent them and if they cannot, he appoints a Public Defender. This Public Defender is a state employee attorney and represents only those who cannot afford an attorney.
I'm sure you have seen American movies where the police "Read rights" to a person. It's called a "Miranda Warning" after a Mexican that was arrested for Rape in the State of Arizona many years ago and confessed without counseling an attorney. His conviction was overturned by the US Supreme Court, because our constitution guarantees representation in court.
ANYWAY!... the Miranda Warning is the "You have the right to remain silent... and there is a part in there that says, "You have the right to an attorney, now or at anytime during questioning. If you cannot afford one, one will be appointed for you at not cost." etc etc.
After that long story I've just told you, I'll tell you what I do. I fullfil requests from court appointed attorneys, for investigative services.
I mostly locate witnesses and interview them, but I also serve court summons on people, take photographs and measurements at crime scenes, secure documents and records and lots of other stuff.

I like it very much, but now I will shut up and send this. Think about me and I'll talk to you MONDAY! attached is picture of David Jr. with his dirtbike and my old truck. He was getting ready to wake up the squirrels and bunnies.

Sorriso,
Dave

Neysa 11/17/99 - Movies

Dave 11/12/99 - Re: Autobiography

Hello Princess,

You could NEVER bore me. You can write as long a letter as you wish and I will try to respond to every question or comment.
Thank you for the Autobiography. It's hard to fill in the years in type.
My mother wrote a fairly detailed (200 typed pages) autobiography before she died. It starts with her first recall at about age 4. That would be 1916, so you can imagine it is pretty interesting. She had five sisters and one brother. She was the youngest and her father died when she was about three months old. Her mother never remarried, so she raised all those kids by herself working in a dress factory. All the girls worked making clothes too. They are ALL gone now. Since my mom was the youngest and I was an accident... most of my cousins were adults when I was born. My sister is 12 years older than me.

I suppose I should write a accounting of my life for my kids, but I'm not exactly ready to end it just yet. Seriously, I'd love to know everything about you. Especially all you secret desires and fetishes.

My fetish is Terrycloth. You know, like towels? Not the velour soft kind but the slightly rough absorbent ones. I had a Terrycloth bathrobe once and had to stop wearing it cause I'd get all excited. I figure if I had some Terrycloth underwear, I'd be dead by 9 in the morning. With a smile... but dead none the less!

Your remark about learning about yourself by writing, was very interesting.
I believe that's true. I think sometimes, that the reason I write so much is just for that reason. I talk the same way. I am very passionate about some things and love to go on and on about them.

Friendship is a funny topic. I've read so many definitions of friendship and some are contradictory. I believe the more friends you have the less time you have for yourself. Then again... without friends, you are truly alone. Your children can be friends if you treat them well. I think a husband or wife should be friends and sometimes I think it's more important than love. No secrets, no hidden life or agenda. Total open communication.
So I suppose that means total "Trust". So is "Trust" really Love? Is there anyone out there to whom you could confess all your thoughts and emotions without fear of judgement? I think that would be rare and precious. I got married to Terre in 1974 and we lived together until a couple years ago and I NEVER trusted her enough to tell her my feelings.
Does that mean I never loved her. I think maybe so! Making a couple babies together, doesn't have anything to do with love.
So... I've never had what I want. I will marry again but only ONCE more.
This person will be part of me, but a separate person. I want to find someone that I trust with any and everything. I want someone who will tell me the truth, always, and expect the same from me. I want someone that after 10 years, I am in pain when we are not together. Someone that can excite me and keep our intimate relationship fresh, year after year, with passion and lust. I don't want the "Honeymoon" to ever be OVER. Do you know what I mean?

On a lighter note... the cookies are gone. I gave some away and I admit to eating some more. I am really working on that 210kg. I don't honestly know what I weigh, but it's more than most people think. The picture I sent you first of me in the red shirt and little curls in the back of my head...
I was probably about 260 pounds. Look at it! Do I look like 117kg. in that picture? I never can tell people what I weigh until they meet me because they get a picture of me a lot fatter than I am. I don't think you can really tell how big I am in pictures. I have a large body, legs, arms and head. I do like small women though. My first love was 149cm and 42kg.
Anyone over 160cm is too tall for me. Now that I've seen your picture including body, I can say you are about the perfect size. I think I can get my arms ALL the way around you and put you in my pocket if I want.
I'm glad you like the current Dave more then the young Dave. I have some old pictures that I think are funny. I'll attach one of me with a friend and my new puppy (on the seat of my motorcycle). Gee, you were only a little girl when this was taken. (I think about 1975) Check out the hair!
Looks stupid now, but it was "cool" then. The second one is even older. It was taken on Daytona Beach (about 40km from where I now live) in about 1974 or 73. (I was probably about 110kg in this picture and I look almost thin) I'll look for something more current when I get back to work. Most of the digital pics are in there. These are scans of course.

Yes my sweet, I'd love to be MORE than friends. How patient are you?
Brazil is a long way away and honestly, I don't know when I'll have the money to visit. We have some time to get to know each other better anyway.
I need some time to work off those chocolate cookies.:) Just believe that I am not playing "Penpal" games and I am truly looking for my lost love, no matter where she is.

I just found another picture that David took of me at the races last summer.
I was clocking lap times on Steve in his Alfa Romeo racer at the Sebring Racetrack. David waited until he was in the picture and snapped it. See, I am a fat old man now!!!

OK, little angel, that is enough for this note. If you don't work until Monday, you may not get this until then anyway. I get excited when I see new mail from you, so don't make me wait too long.

I didn't mean to make this letter sound like I am insecure about myself or anything else. I am very positive and sure of myself. I know exactly what I want in life and it is very simple. I truly need someone very special. I am impressed with your communication skills and your open trusting way. I will never violate your trust, so don't hold back. I will tell you the truth always and I expect the same.

So... do you still love me???????? :)

dave

"There are three lessons I would write,
three words as with a burning pen,
in tracings of eternal light
upon the hearts of men.
Hope, Faith, and Love"

-Johann von Schiller

Neysa 11/12/99 - Nice legs, huh?

Dave 11/11/99 - Re: What????????

Hi angelface,

I just got off the phone with you. You have a mousey very melodic voice. I understand your not talking much. It is difficult in a different language than you are used to and it's natural to be hesitant to try. But you must think of how tolerant you would be with someone trying to speak in your language and how you would be understanding. Realize it is the same with me.
Now before I forget...

http://babelfish.altavista.com/cgi-bin/translate?

I just typed in "Sunshine" and it gave me "Luz do sol". When you translate "Luz do sol" back into Portuguese, you get "light of the sun". How about "Cara do angel"? The problem seems to be that if you say in English, "Angel face", then the noun is "face" and "angel" becomes an adjective do describe what kind of face. In Portuguese, the adjective comes after the noun so you end up with "face of angel".

I don't know why I'm trying to figure out Portuguese since your English is very good. It's just that I have always loved to learn new things.

I know we are just friends now and email chums, but I hope the age difference doesn't bother you. I didn't pay any attention to ages when I responded to your ad. I don't think it matters much in the long run. If you do, just say so and I'll understand.

I think I can stand maybe three more cookies with a glass of cold milk before I go to bed. Tomorrow, I am playing Golf with some friends. I haven't played in a long time so it should be interesting. It's a very frustrating game but the weather is so nice with bright sun and white puffy clouds, it's just nice to be out of the house doing something besides work.

I'm really interested in your thoughts about our conversation. You acted surprised that I actually called, but it's not really that expensive for me.
Less than if we were close and went out to eat or something like that.

I will say good bye for now and I'm looking forward to your next note.
Maybe I will write for you, an autobiography since you seemed interested in where I was born and stuff. I don't wish to bore you with my life story unless you really want to know. I would be interested in yours also. It's all part of getting to know each other. I will attach an old picture of me that I scanned. It is when I was a police officer. I was about 28 years old. Wish I looked like that now!

hugs,
dave

"See the way she rests her cheek upon her hand O' that I were a glove upon that hand that I might touch that cheek."
-Romeo & Juliet

Dave 11/11/99 - Re:

Hi Moonbeam,

I believe that 3c is about 37f. Freezing is 32f. This morning here, it was about 12c and went to about 28c this afternoon. We will sometimes get lows below freezing, but as soon as the sun rises, it warms nicely. At its coldest, it seldom fails to reach 15c during the day. I wear shorts all year during the day. I usually don't take a coat to work, because even if it's cold enough during the early morning, by 10am or so, I'm carrying it, instead of wearing it anyway.
Yes, we have hurricanes, but if you don't live right on the ocean or gulf and if you don't have a big boat or glass house, there isn't too much to worry about. No earthquakes at all. Florida sits on sand and limestone, so no tremors.

Meu menino do amante, was a translation of "your little lover boy". Now when I do it, I get "seu menino pequeno do amante". But when I do it in reverse, that comes out "its small boy of the loving one". I think I'll quit with my Portuguese lessons.

As far as you name goes... Of course I have no choice but to apply rules of English to pronounce it. I suspect that will be incorrect. I'll just call you "Sunshine".
In English your name would be "Ney-sa". I think I'd pronouce your name, "Nay-A-za". You can tell me when I call.

Speaking of that... I didn't forget, but I've determined that you are two hours later than here. That means to call you between 9pm and 11pm your time, I'd have to call between 7pm and 9pm our time. I haven't been home during that time for the last couple days. We are putting the engine back together for the race car. Maybe I can call tomorrow (Thursday) since I should be home.

Your babies are adorable. Yara has the most beautiful eyes, I've ever seen on a baby, and Kimie's smile just melts me. You did good. Yara's picture was huge and it over filled my screen. I'll send you a separate email with it resized and I changed the contrast and played with the color. The camera flash so close up, washed out her face. The one of Kimie on the bed, was very dark, I'll try to lighten it for you also. I work with digital images as a hobby and can do most anything with them. I'll also attach a pic of me taken about a year ago by David jr. in the forest. Nice legs, huh?

You are right, photos don't tell much. They are "Static" and people are "Dynamic". Sometimes capturing a tiny fraction of a second in time doesn't tell you what the person looks like when they move. I would love to see some more "Static" pictures of you, however. Do you actually have a body from the shoulders down? Your face doesn't look like you are overweight, but I forgot what you told me about height and weight. I am 188cm and about 210kg. (or was that 210cm and 188kg?) I suppose if I was 210cm tall, I'd be
playing basketball. I'm just a grizzly bear.
I am baking chocolate chip cookies, so I'd better get them from the oven before they are like "Hockey Pucks". What would I do with four dozen Hockey pucks?

by your leave m'lady,
dave

"Look like the innocent flower,
but be the serpent under it"
-Shakespeare

Neysa 11/10/99 - A picture of my princess

Neysa 11/09/99 - Oops, the pictures!

Dave 11/08/99 - Re: :-)

manhã boa, minha princesa

See... it's not THAT difficult! Let me try this, then I will tell you how I did it.

Como são você hoje? Eu estou experimentando com uma coisa da tradução no Internet. Eu não penso que o dicionário é muito bom, mas se você pode ler este, deve trabalhar a um determinado grau. Deixe-me saber e eu di-lo-ei que o local e você podem o tentar.

Is it very good? I type in English and it translates. Then I just copy and paste it. I suppose it's cheating but interesting anyway. Your suggested terms of endearment only registered two hits. "Beloved" and "Cat". Of course, Gato is Cat in Spanish also, so I recognized that one. I don't think I wish to be a "Cat". Dave, is fine for now.

My week off hasn't been very productive so far. I have a list of things to do, but I keep finding chores not on the list. At least I got my computer back up and running. I found a ISP for only $17 USD a month with unlimited access, so I think I will stay with it. Tomorrow, a friend and I will go shopping for bargains at hobby shops. His hobby is building small scale model airplanes. I like to do this also, but don't have the time. I like cars more, anyway.

It sounds like you will have a little vacation in January. Yara, is a bit young to leave with others, isn't she? Do you have any pictures of the girls? I am interested in seeing them. I shaved my beard yesterday. From time to time, I shave it and let my face see the sun. Plus it's nice to force the little creatures that live there, to find a new home. Little owls, birds and insects. :) I look different without it. My friends say I look 15 years younger and 20 pounds heavier. (Sorry, about 8 kgms)

I don't understand the resistance here to converting to the metric system.
When I correspond with anyone outside our boundries, I must keep remembering that you don't use the same temperature scale, measure of volume, distance or weight. I am familiar with most of it, having worked on cars and motorcycles from Italy and Japan. Of course, most dealers of illegal drugs, certainly know grams instead of ounces. I guess anyway we can learn it, is good, but the road signs still say so many MILES to a place and auto speedometers are calibrated for miles instead of Kilometers. What the hell is an "INCH" anyway. I wonder where it came from. I sure don't know.

I think I sent you a picture of me without the beard once. It was my son and I with a red Ferrari. I have another one of just me, but it's a bit far away. I'll send it with this. It was from last February.

I'm sorry to hear it is not sunny there. We have a newspaper here that will give a free paper if the sun fails to show itself on any day. There are very few days that there is no sun. We get lots of rain, but usually in the afternoon and it is just a passing shower with sun before and sun after.
Sometimes, even sun during the rain.

YES, give my your phone number. You should have a country code, city code and number, but I can investigate the country and city codes on the Internet. It would be nice to actually hear your voice, if even for only a few minutes.

This is fun, isn't it? Maybe, next year I will come to visit you and your babies. I haven't had a little girl on my lap in a long time. I'd also like to hold your children! :)

Seu menino do amante,

Dave

Dave 11/04/99 - Re: My loves and hates

Hi Princess,

Thanks for the long letter. I will try to answer but it may take me some time. I like to be fair and answer a long letter with a long letter. Now to your loves and hates...

I too, love children. Yours are young and I don't know about relating to babies but I didn't have a problem when mine were very small. I used to get up in the middle of the night and feed, diaper and rock them to sleep sometimes. My daughter at 5, was attached to my hip and I couldn't (and didn't really want to) go anywhere without her. She is 20 now and still just as sweet, although she has managed to break the attachment and I only see her when she needs something.

Yes, you must tell me how you ended up with a 7 month old. Actually, I know the process, but I assume little Yara was a welcome accident.

I also love talking to nice people. I love my friends and my family as well.

I love History and hate Math.I love to cook and don't mind washing dishes.

I hate eggplant, Zuchini but do love my chocolate cake. I like some health food, some junk food and most everything else.

I also love to swim and just lie back in the water and let it soothe me.

I love it when my son, David Jr. tells me I'm his best friend.

I love to laugh and talk about silly things MOST of the time. Serious is boring!

I don't think about hate much either because it makes me sad and I much prefer happy.

What I HATE is people who are always gloomy and negative about everything.... How's that? I also hate liars and thieves. I hate people who harm and exploit children and old people and I hate people who use their office or position to gain personal favor. Like a teacher or parent taking advantage of a child, or a politician, policeman or corporate executive who steals, cheats or commits crimes facilitated by their office.

I don't think 8000 km is that far away. Just think, that's less than 5000 miles. Also, look at it from the standpoint that it is the same time here as there. I believe we are both in the same time zone if you are in the Eastern zone there. At least with it the same time in both places, I feel closer. Of course it's Fall here and is getting cooler and your seasons are reversed, but we can't have everything, right?

I don't worry about distance. If I get interested enough, I'll just fly down and visit you for a few days and you can show me the man eating fish, giant snakes, dark skinned natives with bones in their noses and of course the jungle in your back yard. Or if you can get a Visa, you can come here and I will show you Daytona Beach, Disneyworld and the jungle in MY back yard.

I will attach a picture of my "way too big house for one person".

Why don't you marry me and Kimie can have her own bedroom, and so can the baby. You!!! I'm afraid, must share a room!!!

Hugz,

dave"

Familiarity breeds contempt... and children"

-Mark Twain

Neysa 11/03/99 - My loves and hates

Dave 10/27/99 - Re: Hi

Dave 10/22/99 - Re: My smiling face

Neysa 10/20/99 - My smiling face

This was my answer, just to send a picture, like Dave said, "get past the picture thing". The picture I sent is the one on my profile. It's my favorite picture. I was happy and in love.