As most of you probably know, I went on a road trip back in July. The intent was to climb the Guadalupe Peak, the highest point in Texas. I didn’t make it to the top.
I did not succeed, because I wasn’t even able to make an effort. The apparent reason (read: excuse) was that the rent-a-car company wanted a lot more than their advertised rates because they happened to be in “short supply” that day. The fact was, and I conveniently chose to ignore it, that I didn’t make the …