In the car park of Flagler Dog Track, Maria's Dad bought a palm pilot for $6. The woman who sold it him also sold boxes of cereal and equipment for the pool. While I tried not to wilt like some wufter of an English rose, Maria wolfed down an "arepa", some kind of corn and cheese snack from Venezuela. The palm pilot, it turns out, is $168 new, although it didn't have the little pointy stick you touch the screen with. It seems to work perfectly well if you use a toothpick, although this may invite a trip to A & E if stored in your pocket.