Letters: March 5 1951

        I wish there were some other way to start out writing a letter than just to start out writing. But for the life of me I can’t figure out how. And that seems to have taken care of the start anyway. If you, by this time, think I’m psycho you are very close to right. Actually, starting a letter is the hardest part of the whole letter for me. Maybe I should have majored in letter writing. Come to think of it, you should have also. At least in the number of letters needed to keep our boys overseas happy. Me. At first it was a steady stream and now it’s a trickle. Maybe you have written lots lately--I haven’t been back to Yokohama for some time to see if there is any mail for me. I did get one letter from you in the last two weeks. I’ve been socked in at an airfield in South Japan because of bad weather. It’s the one where you told me all about your trip through the northern part of Calif. And I agree completely that No. Calif is wonderful and I believe I told you once before that I want to teach in No. Calif somewhere. Preferably around Sonoma. [Tim's note: My god, I'm living in Sonoma County!]

        Before I forget--the pictures were wonderful but I thought I had said something before. Guess not. They are swell Hon and I would like some more whenever you will send them. -- -- Incidentally there is a time lapse of two days between the last paragraph and where the ink looks different. As I said earlier in the letter I was writing from an airbase in So Japan. Well, I ran out of ink and then flew to Korea. Now I’m back to Yokohama and ink in the pen--and no letter from you as yet and goddammit why haven’t you written lately oh hell you have probably written and I will get a letter real soon I hope and just where do you want to honeymoon at if it’s still on I men about us and are you willing to wait for a couple of years when I get out of the goddam army of course I’ll be a little older than you those gray hairs are more and more evident tough I don’t mind and I have another flight to Korea day after tomorrow is there anything special you would like from Japan some silk maybe or what you name it.

        Okay Baby--all for now. Every day is duller than the last and I wish I were back in San Fran for good instead of stinking Japan. Please write real often and be good once in awhile anyway.