My primary intended purpose behind this year's fall vacation was for it to be a celebration of my pretty girl's birthday. The grand gift (to both of us, as it turned out) was our stay in the historic Hollywood Roosevelt hotel, which would include a dip in the hotel's Tropicana Pool. This pool is significant because it was originally painted by the legendary artist, David Hockney, who painted dozens of pictures of swimming pools and also painted the floors of many actual swim