Mysterious Mexico Connections

I've been deprived of Internet connectivity for the last 36 hours. And I didn't die, although I felt severe frustration at not being able to stay in touch with clients and our new mentor group.

I'm working from our home in Ajijic, near Guadalajara, in Mexico this week. (That photo is our front door viewed from inside.) And even though we have high speed DSL connected to the house, and a Vonage U.S. phone number, the connection stopped all of a sudden. Nothing we did would help.

I did a bit of work from a cyber cafe yesterday. Then when we came home last night, we saw the three green lights on our router and fell to our knees. We've been saved!!! Finally we are connected again.

There is something strangely upsetting about not being online. I'm seeing a psychiatrist about this. Does anyone else have heart palpitations and severe anxiety when this happens? Or am I the only nut that can't live without being connected...

It's like this deep feeling of losing control over my destiny, like "they" are taking away my ability to work, manage my work flow, and stay in touch with my clients. "They" are the DSL gremlins who want to make my life miserable. I'm sure of it...