So my brother J flew down from Sacramento last night, with a connection in LA. His wife L and son T came down by car a few days ago, and we’ve been having a happy visit. J joined us at the end of the work week. TMI?

Anyway, J’s text message’d me before he took off in Sackatamato and again in LA, to keep us updated on his progress. Then right before he took off for SB, I got a message that I have a photo from him.

I don’t have a camera phone; I’m prefer one of these. But I can get photos sent to my phone via Verizon Wireless’s Web site. So I go to the computer, but there’s nothing new in my inbox. There’s this picture that J sent me last fall, from a Macy’s store up north. I thought VZW was having a nutty, ’cause I know I didn’t leave that picture sitting in my inbox for half a year.

Turns out this is the one he sent me last night. J keeps this in his phone, just to send out now and then, to make people’s day a little more surreal. So I want you to meet J’s little friend.

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So now you know, if this cutie pops up on your phone, it’s probably my brother. Or it could be me.