So I'm at the CSLA conference...

That would be the California School Library Association conference in Ontario, California.

I drove up in my Black Prius (got 54 mpg.)

So far I've counted four other Prii here: red, blue and two silver.

Plus someone has a Ford Explorer hybrid.

And I'll bet there are more. I just haven't looked in all of the hotels parking lots, plus there are two other hotels hosting the conference.

I'll bet the number of librarians owning hybrids is higher than average.

The irony?

Across the street from the Conference hotel is a Hummer dealership. Lot is FULL.

I laugh every day on my walk to the Convention Center.

 

Ontario, California, not Ontario in Canada. It's east of L.A. somewhere; north of Barstow.

It was about 110 miles from San Diego.

The odometer is around 6,500 miles since I got the car in April.

I'll probably be at or below 10,000 miles when I reach the car's one year birthday.

 

Okay, maybe I'm south of Barstow. I have no idea where I am in relation to anything else. I saw a sign that said something about Barstow but didn't pay attention because I was looking for I-10 east and heading to Ontario.

I could have sworn the lady said it was an Explorer but maybe it was an escape. All I know is it was a Ford as I asked her if she was driving a Highlander and she said no.

Both of my dinner companions last night said their next car will be a hybrid. One said she was looking at the Highlander. The other is interested in a Prius. Both want another year or two of no car payments (both their cars are paid off) before they buy again. The one interested in the Highlander has two boys and is pregnant now. She was interested in the third row of seating.

If I've got a little time I'll take a pick of the row upon row of Hummers grinning at the street. There was a hideous yellow colored one the other day. Why would anyone want to buy a car that looks like a cab?

 

Ah! That must have been Riverside I went through.

At least I know I'm still in California and not Canada.