Cruisin' in a Convertible. Or not.

I just got back from LA to do a fundraiser for City of Hope (more about that on a later blog), and I had hired a basic car to get me around.

I did this the last time I was in LA to meet Harrison Ford. I got to Hertz and the woman behind the desk peered at me incredulously over the rim of her glasses. 'You hired a Kia Spectra?' she said, doubtfully. I shrugged. 'Is that okay?' she asked, practically shaking her head.

'It's fine.' I said. 'I don't even know what it looks like, but it's only for a...