I was originally going to title this post Breakfast in Houston but by the time I finally sat down to write I had been through Houston, in California and back to Alabama.
I was flying out to Ontario, California to attend the Podcast and Portable New Media Expo (yes, they are already planning the 2008 conference) with my boss, who is a big podcaster. He does The Final Taxi – me, I’m not into podcasting. Who would want to listen to the ranting and raving of a mad woman?
Breakfast in Houston consisted of a Starbuck’s Mocha and a scone while making our way from one terminal to another. Remind me, I don’t like scones. Fortunately it wasn’t too far – trading up one size 737 for a larger size 737. It was a full flight – almost too full. I almost got a shot the voluntary bumping perks. Instead a few people would be missing their connection because their plane would be late.
So we fly from Houston to Ontario, California. Off to the rental car location – we offer another podcaster Dr. Ginger Campbell a ride with us. The boss gets the rental car while I take a quick “break”. I come back to be told “we have a surprise” – our rental car was a Cadillac DTS – sunroof and all.
The Podcast camp ended Sunday around noon, so we wanted to at least see LA and Hollywood before we headed back to Alabama on Monday. We settled on Hollywood, starting off with a visit to Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery – the cemetery to the stars. Then we headed to Beverly Hills and Hollywood. Drove down Rodeo Drive, the found a place off Hollywood Boulevard to park. We did the Hollywood Walk of Fame and then Grauman’s Chinese Theatre.
Then we drove Sunset Boulevard to the coast and back to Ontario via I-10.
Other then an issue with food poisoning, it was a good trip. Now I just need to get the few pictures I took published in the gallery.
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