we've been interacting at a distance for about twelve years.  joe's excitement was great. i don't know why but today was the day to meet and to play. maybe because he just got a golden retriever companion. his parents adopted him from korea. he's twenty-four. his parents own a building with a pool so he can swim with his golden retriever. he was so happy today. as soon as he got in the fountain comet brought him the ball, over and over, and neither wanted to leave.