Our good friend The Chuck is still overseas, I think in Paris at the moment. No word on if he's called Les from a cell phone yet. I also just learned that my brother and his girlfriend left yesterday for a 10-day visit to Japan. I don't have any details, other than the fact they're staying somewhere about an hour out of Tokyo. Mom mentioned that they were studying their English-Japanese translation guide on the ride to the airport. Barry's trip is sort of ironic for me, in that I was just talking to Les about traveling overseas. Although I'd love to see Europe (Spain, in particular), my #1 destination would ...