CATHY’S RESPONSE (#20): When I got from Africa, sporting a buzz cut I had mistakenly gotten from a barber in Swaziland, this was waiting: Love @AOL by match.com – You’ve Got Mail: Lee press-on nails?????

9/28/02 9:27 AM Eastern Daylight TimeI read the whole profile TWICE. I like what you had to say a lot. Nice smile. About me…I am an artist, 48 young years old. I have blonde hair and brown eyes. I am 5’10”, slender and athletic, in real good shape for an old broad.

I am equally comfortable in jeans or gowns sans tiara.

I love to travel, my favorite trips…treking to Thanbouche monastery in Nepal and watching the sunrise over Mt. Everest…that special sunrise you referred to. Also, fly fishing in British Columbia for Kamloops rainbows while the mist rose from the lake at duck. Diving in Belize. Wandering the weekend market in Bangkok….the smells and sounds and sights.

I belong to a coop gallery, teach art at our local center, and a active in the community.I have a degree in pre-med but much prefer to be a creative person.I own a townhouse where I live with my dog, a lab mix who loves ball and frisbee.

I am divorced, never had kids. Have 4 younger sisters and lots of nieces and nephews to spoil. They live in CO.

The only thing that didn’t match your profile is distance. I live in Ft. Myers which is more than 25 miles as you know. It wouldn’t be a problem for me.

I would be happy to send photos…my press kit by snail mail if you would like. I can’t type worth a darn and my computer skills are not the best…a work in progress, needs improvement.PS I don’t do nails as they are usually various of watercolor paint anyway…much more fun.Look forward to hearing from you. C.

(Note: Below is the short video that got me out of Cathy jail.)