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Discouraging Afternoon

I wanted to add to this last night in Quito, but couldn't access Blogger to put anything up here. It's easy to stop in the net cafÈ to check e-mail since it's only half a block from the apartment where I stay when I'm up here.

This afternoon was discouraging. I brought a part up with me from the Dell's truck (They're letting us use it while they are in the US). I need to replace the part, but none of the Nissan dealers in Ecuador have the part. I spent $6.75 paying taxis to take me around, and no part. That amount probably doesn't sound like much if you ride a taxi in LA or NY, but I never spend that much when I'm in Quito. Then once I was back at the office I found that I had a problem with something I thought I had taken care of earlier in the day. It seems like it's always two steps forward, one step back with that server. Finally, once I was back at the apartment, I broke my favorite belt.

The evening was better. I curled up on the bed and finished reading Grisham's latest novel, The Summons. I only had a day and a half in which to read it before I had to pass it on, and thankfully it was a short read. I didn't think it was one of his better books. I also just started reading The Partner.