Sometimes I get e-mails from Belgium, and once someone wrote to me from the Philippines

Yesterday my friend Susan G. forwarded a note from her brother.

The note chronicled a brief interaction between her brother and a friend of his.

It was a seemingly simple exchange--two old friends joking around--that went something like this (I removed their names, but Susan okayed my including the basic content here):

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Subject: Wow!

Hey,

The launch was spectacular and you hardly screwed up anything (good thing we were there to keep you straight). If you can't remember how to do something send me an email. Will be in touch.

Enjoy the scenery.


Subject: RE: Wow!

Glad you liked the show. Life here is super, even better than the first time. It's such a privilege to get to do this.

Looking forward to getting together sometime after we get back.
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"After we get back" he writes.

After he gets back from OUTER SPACE!

The e-mail response originated from the space shuttle itself!

And to think I get excited if someone from Toledo, Ohio, comments on my blog.