Portia, about your mystical powers, I really believe what we put out into the universe comes back to us.
Just a thought. Whether you portray positive or negative feelings yields the same. I have never had a bad day when I made up my mind not to. Smile at random people, hold doors open etc.
It just comes back to you. So for h to contact you when you've focused on him doesn't surprise me.
How's skippy' s sense of humour? If it's good, send a silly question joke and what for his reply to give the answer. You might not get a reply but he will see it and remember. He may ask you later on " what the heck was that question?" And you can laugh and explain it was a joke that totally cracked you up.
Now you just have to find one.. And even better, if you can relate it to some event that you guys experienced that was fun or memorable, all the better.