You might imagine my surprise at the rental car agency in San Diego, fresh off a cross-country flight from New York, when the attendant calmly rattled off the places on the rental form for us to sign. “Sign here that you have insurance… sign here that you are not taking the car to Mexico…” Joe and I shot one another a defeated look upon the prompt realization that the meticulously planned weekend trip from San Diego in which we would cruise across the Mexican border in our sturdy SUV had disappeared.

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