My brother Joe is on his way to Tokyo as I write this. He spent the last few days in Seattle.

Of course, only this could happen to my brother Joe: he called me from the border yesterday because he decided to go to British Columbia, Canada, for lunch. That would make 4 countries he'll have visited on his trip: Peru, Bolivia, Canada, and Japan.

He's visited the US too, of course, but his home in Guam is technically a US territory, so he didn't really leave the country to get here (or live there).

Also, Joe called me from the SEATAC airport today--his flight was overbooked, so he volunteered to be bumped form the flight. You know the drill--get bumped, then get a free pass on the airlines good for one year, right?

Not with Joe. He didn't get bumped, but instead got a first class seat to Tokyo for his trouble.

Only Joe Mancuso.

Or Joe Way--he pulls this kind of stuff all the time too. Disgusting, isn't it?

:-)