Do you know where Zanzibar is?

Voice mail is still a novelty for those of us who grew up before there was any kind of phone-messaging technology at all. Which may be why I laughed out loud at a voice mail that I received this morning.

It came from my friend Speedy Rice, an attorney whose work with on international projects takes him to the farthest corners of the Earth. Here is what I heard:

“Hi, Dan, this is Speedy. I’m waitin’ for you here at the Zanzibar Film Festival. Call me and tell me where we can meet up.”

I had to look up to see if there actually is a Zanzibar Film Festival . And, of course, there is.

Now where’s my passport?