Back

Well, finally back from LA. I think this is the longest I have gone without blogging since starting this thing, testament to how busy we were. Here's a quick recap of activities, after I picked up the Wife and Kids at the airport on Thursday evening, after an all-day meeting in Pomona.

Woke up at 6:00 am Friday am and headed to the -- you got it -- the ATT store in Beverly Hills. I never admitted to being all that bright. Four hours later walked away with my shiny white iPhone. All I can say is that while this thing stokes the hell out of me (more on this in much greater detail; probably tomorrow) this whole process was an absolutely unmitigated disaster. The lines were at a crawl, they couldn't activate in the stores, they ran out of stock (AT&T, anyway. I heard the Apple stores had plenty on hand). It was *very* poorly handled.

The Wife and Kids go to the store when I was about fifth in line and were pretty edged out; they were anxious to get to Disney. Long story short, we were at the Park by around 1:00 pm, and we stuck around until 10 freaking pm. Four hours standing in line to get my iPhone and then nine more walking around Disney. Outside a few Ultras and Ironman, I have *never* ben more tired than I was on Friday.

Saturday we woke up late (that would be 8:00 am; Oh how I miss college, when the term "sleeping in" meant noon -- or later) and walked around Beverly Hills for a few hours, which is my wife's greatest pleasure in the world. Later in the afternoon, I took the kids to the pool at the Avalon Hotel (great for adults; not built for kids) while the wife shopped. When she got back she told us she literally got trapped in the store due to the horde paparazzi outside -- evidently Jessica Alba came into the same store to shop and itcreated a frenzy. Only in Beverly Hills.

Later that evening we took the kids to a Dodgers stadium. I have never been to the ballpark before and I have to say I was very, very impressed all around. Even though it's an older Park, it's a classic and I have to say that I was pretty impressed by the fans. They were quite knowledgeable. Suffice to say, the Little Boy was happy (understatement of the day). I bought him a hat, which is about three sizes too big for his head, and he has yet to take it off. That Kid really, really loves baseball.

This am we ate at The Wife's all-time favorite Jewish deli, Nate & Al's (where you are pretty much guaranteed to see Larry King) went for quick his and her run, and then headed to the beach in Santa Monica, where we spent a few hours. It's interesting to see that my kids, especially The Girl, are turning into beach kids.

And then -- we headed home. All in all, a very nice mini-vacation. I hope one day these Kids appreciate all that we do for them.

Damn. I just sounded like my parents.