http://people.bakersfield.com/home/RecentBlogComments Recent Blog Comments on Bakersfield.com en-us http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/tchudilowsky/31555/#c_289367 What the hell are you talking about? http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/FloridaStateGrad/31578/#c_289366   Funny how the Georgian president doesn't mention that Georgia invaded South Ossetia first and was killing Russian civilians and soldiers. That's why Russia got involved.  A Russian army convoy entered South Ossetia on Friday and Russian planes attacked a Georgian military base, reports said, after Georgian forces pounded the capital of the breakaway province and warned of... http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/blognroll/31546/#c_289364 Hi Robin My invitation still stands.  If you ever want to attend a bloggers meeting or  dlib, I'll drive us.  You should know enough about me to know I'm for real. You don't need to respond.  The invitation is good, forever. http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/FloridaStateGrad/31551/#c_289362 First, I'd like to note that this paper was never really meant to be used in such a debate as we have now, I just thought it appropriate to show that all warring peoples will at times go above and beyond what is seen as acceptable behaviour.  I'd also like to add that I could have written endlessly on all of the historical points brought up here by others - but the purpose of the paper... http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/KernPoet/31531/#c_289360 I've experienced it many times; much as some lighting or sound effects memory. http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/timec/31540/#c_289359 I'm not sure this guy's an actual threat to anybody but himself, but I'm glad today's standards of security are higher than they were a couple of generations ago.  Let's not relive the Robert Kennedy nightmare. http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/saberhagen/31573/#c_289358 It should not have to be pointed out to anyone that not a court in the land or anywhere else in the civilized world would rightly expect or demand that a victim of attack reimburse an attacker for the damages owed the victim for for its violent aggression. Hate to burst your bubble.  http://starbulletin.com/98/02/11/editori... It happens all the time.  I would be more in favor of... http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/BreakingNewsTeam/31552/#c_289357 They'd better move this lawsuit out of town.  It won't bring them 10 cents if it's tried in Kern county.   If they want to know why their son was killed, they can look at his upbringing. http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/saberhagen/31573/#c_289356 That same logic was used by Europe to dismiss Wilson's 14 points and punish Germany for WW1. That set the stage for....well, I shouldn't need to connect the dots. I'm sure Iraq will be made accountable by the judgment of history, if not with reparations. The final victory is not necessarily the final battle but what happens after the surrender. http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/BreakingNewsTeam/31545/#c_289355 If the police weren't so hell bent to raid the occasional drug lab, they could enforce other laws such as those covering illegal aliens. http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/BreakingNewsTeam/31567/#c_289354 LOL...yeah most of the people who work there call it the red cock.  When my husband worked there, my daughter told her teacher that her dad worked at the "red cock"  Sounds more like a dirty brothel... JustAThought...I doubt it was random...according to the story...the man's back was like hamburger meat...someone had a  beef with this guy...no pun intended... http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/gaslight/31568/#c_289352 catpaw, we offend Islam by the very fact we are alive and prosperous. Adding to their hatred against us, is the painful fact that allah has created them inferior: As demonstrated by their inferior governments; inferior societies; inferior education; inferior economies except oil for the royals- and therefore, the crazy eyed fanatics are dripping with rage and jealousy and hatred toward... http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/bakotopia/31538/#c_289351 If the "giver" fit within the "Objects" of Kiwanis; I think my Kiwnais Club would be okay with it. To give primacy to the human and spiritual rather than to the material values of life. To encourage the daily living of the Golden Rule in all human relationships. To promote the adoption and the application of higher social, business, and professional... http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/BreakingNewsTeam/31545/#c_289350   Nancy - I could say I'm on a mission from God to question the assumptions of our current War on Drugs. But,  somehow , I don't think you would take me seriously. I thought  it curious how we all were captivated in some form or another about  what this guy was producing in his back yard. How did we know he was producing anything in the first place? --virgil http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/saberhagen/31573/#c_289349 So, by this logic the Iraq oil money should be used to rebuild Kuwait.  After all Iraq did invade and start a war with Kuwait.   1990: Iraq invades Kuwait More than 100,000 Iraqi soldiers backed up by 700 tanks invaded the Gulf state of Kuwait . Iraqi forces have established a provisional government and their leader Saddam Hussein has threatened to turn Kuwait city into a... http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/BreakingNewsTeam/31567/#c_289348 Chico, technically, yes. But what they are trying to put across is "Red Rooster";-) http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/gaslight/31568/#c_289347 Brazil was motivated to grow their own ethanol not because of "green" issues but because they did not want to be victimized by Venezuela. Why a third world country can take charge of their own economy and we can't is a question the Bush administration would prefer to dodge. His adulterous relationship with special interests of big oil and OPEC nations is so obvious there is virtually... http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/timec/31540/#c_289346 Nancy, freedom of speech doesn't extend to breaking the law.  Threatening someone's life isn't protected speech.  Now, if the guy had said he hated Obama and would work against him, that would be protected speech.  Even the lies posted about Obama here every day are protected speech and I support people's right to say whatever ridiculous thing they want.  Threatening... http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/BreakingNewsTeam/31567/#c_289345 The troubling thing is that even if this was gang related or connected to Maya's past, it happened in the parking lot of a local restaurant.  A family restaurant. http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/tchudilowsky/31555/#c_289344 So, your compassion is not extended to people who are not in their right mind? But you worry so much about animals? That's bent, my friend. http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/BreakingNewsTeam/31545/#c_289343   morning, Nancy. I know a bit about illegal drugs. ...what do you mean about being naive? Actually, I prefer the word benign. --virgil http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/BreakingNewsTeam/31520/#c_289342 My condolances go out to any family members but a very real concern right now is that if this was a random murder, there is a killer out there still at large.  I thought about that last night as I had to walk down a dark alley when leaving work. http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/BreakingNewsTeam/31567/#c_289340 doesn't le corusse rouge mean "red cock"? http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/BreakingNewsTeam/31520/#c_289339 Just a thought - How sad that you have to jump to such a conclusion as a greedy relative - even sadder that you feel the need to share this with others.  You would do the world a favor by keeping your hurtful remarks to yourself and not post them.  http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/BreakingNewsTeam/31567/#c_289338 Adam Maya had quite an extensive criminal record according to documents on the Kern County Court website.  This by all means just not justify getting shot but may be part of the factor of why this happened. I would be surprised if this was an random act. http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/blognroll/31570/#c_289337   Thanks for your interest.  I hope you will not be disappointed.  Your apology is accepted.  Christ taught us to forgive.  I am a follower of Christ, a stumbling, blind one, but a follower just the same. http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/BreakingNewsTeam/31567/#c_289336  I have lived in the neighborhood for more than 25 years this is the first time  an actual homicide has taken place that I can recall. Anytime you mix alcohol and ignorant people you get this kind of action. Things like this can happen in ANY neighborhood. Look at the elderly couple that was killed on Wednesday retired citizens in a nice older part of town were the subject. It happens... http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/gaslight/31568/#c_289334 I think you've put your finger on it gaslight. Turn over the rocks and there they are, hating the light being shined on them. http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/timec/31540/#c_289333 I have a loaded handgun, knives, ammunition, ..hmmm..the only things I don't have are the body armor and a machete.  Unless a meat cleaver counts as one.  All things a self respecting bail bondsman bounty hunter would have. Wait!  I have a padded bra..would that count as body armor? http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/blognroll/31570/#c_289332 I am very interested in reading the interview.  While I do not agree with Vegas on many issues I think everyone should have a chance to voice their opinion.  We have heard so much about this interviews in the blogs, when is it actually going to happen?  I would also like to apologize for my last post on this subject.  I guess I let my emotions get the best of me, sorry BLT http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/BreakingNewsTeam/31567/#c_289331 Exactly what I was getting at. Trash finds its way to even the best of neighborhoods. http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/samheath/31528/#c_289330 Sam, Defining moments in time are heralded in remarkable ways. For example, in this video, American Citizens, who happen to be black, are calling for controlled riots in Los Angeles to take back their jobs that they rightly complain are stolen by illegal aliens. Media denial is getting blasted due to videos like this one. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMgNoZNY5Mg&NR=1 As... http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/samheath/31528/#c_289329 May her tribe increase! http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/timec/31540/#c_289327 If what the guy said what he said he said it was an observation, not a threat. Where's the freedom of speech the left so proudly hails?  I didn't see OJ getting arrested for writing a book of observation. http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/BreakingNewsTeam/31545/#c_289326 Virgil, what do you really know about illegal drugs?  I know you aren't as naive as you pretend to be...just who are you anyway? http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/BreakingNewsTeam/31545/#c_289325  Did they hurt anyone? --virgil http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/bakotopia/31538/#c_289324 I think the returned donation was given to another charity without controversy. I also recall mayor Rudi returning a $10 million donation to a Saudi after the donor made tastless hate-filled remarks. As poor families in need of food are unlikely to patronize strip clubs and the girly joint was making the donation without comment, I failed to see the controversy or conflict of interest. But... http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/gaslight/31568/#c_289323 If only Bill Maher would have been truly brave and filmed his movie in Mecca or Pakistan, then maybe I would have thought him meritorious. But, like the so called journalists and media personalities in general, it is painless to attack those they KNOW will not retaliate. But, attack Islam? Of course not. Even Random House just nosedived... http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/TomW/31299/#c_289321 Robin, hope you do enter.  We had a dozen or so folks last night, so it wasn't big, but wasn't too small either. We'd have loved to have seen you there.  When are you planning on getting your license? http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/vwilroy/31561/#c_289320  I made the comment to my wife last night that it seems things are going downhill fast in Bakersfield.  Everytime I turn the news on there is another shooting and murder.  I am from the 11th largets city in the U.S. (the one where the major was just put in jail) and I think that per capita Bakersfield has more murders.  Crazy.  It is time for te police to ask for... http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/timec/31540/#c_289319 But then, who really gives a crap. Not me. http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/gaslight/31568/#c_289318 They are going to become even angrier if they are threatened by "infidels" given to energy independence. Interesting prospect to speculate about. http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/samheath/31528/#c_289317 Has this woman declared open warfare against the United States government because of illegal aliens terrorizing neighborhoods? In so many words, yes: http://hk.youtube.com/watch?v=BVV5dlLZ03I     http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/KernPoet/31531/#c_289316 Thanks for posting this;D  http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/FloridaStateGrad/31551/#c_289315 I misspelled in my post. My fault for being in a rush and not proof-reading. I'll try to be more attentive. http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/sagefever/31557/#c_289314 I remember Global Gifts it used to a favorite of mine.  Thanks for the heads up I will be sure to visit.  http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/BreakingNewsTeam/31567/#c_289313 JBS...this is not really a bad neighborhood...I work right next to Le Corruse Rouge and it is pretty peaceful over there.  My husband worked there a few years ago as well when it was still Hush Puppy and right after the business changed hands and names.  Except for a few rowdy people in the bar once in a while, the place was pretty mellow.  More than likely these freaks came from... http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/samheath/31528/#c_289312 It's an image that often comes to my own mind gaslight; and it seems those in power spurned the lesson that should have been learned from it and continued on to force all of us into slavery to a Triune Federal Dictatorship. http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/FloridaStateGrad/31551/#c_289311 I am am a retired disabled U.S. Marine. Here is my tribute to all of those who missed the opportunity to 'attempt 'to spit on my uniform when I came home: ( written by s/sgt Hall USMC};  ignore the little slanders...that come from puny souls...disdain the empty critics...despise their petty goals...for those who know not greatness...for those who scoff at pride...for those who... http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/samheath/31528/#c_289309 That is the truth of our predicament, Sam. Our government and its handmaiden, the media, have gone utterly mental. Our government has created a policy to manage a new slave class while the media cheers them on.  It reminds me of the plantation preachers who extolled the virtues of slavery while waving the Bible to condemn those like myself who simply tell the truth. ... http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/BreakingNewsTeam/31567/#c_289308 Here is a video of a neighborhood suffering from the murder inc. business:   http://newsproject.org/node/105 All too tragically, it will require violence in the streets by the "good people" killing the "bad people" to solve the status quo our government has created. There is only one option left, open rebellion. http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/samheath/31528/#c_289307 The lunacy of it all is truly mindboggling gaslight and generates the growing anger and frustration of legitimate American citizens who are being extorted to pay the bills for illegal aliens while the wealthy including those in government prosper through slave labor. http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/BreakingNewsTeam/31567/#c_289306 Another day in the neighborhood... http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/samheath/31528/#c_289305 The City of Los Angeles is seeking to pass a law forcing business to provide free facilities for Illegal Aliens to gather. The facilites must be comfortable, roomy, and culturally sensitive. That is somewhat amazing to me, but, inviting Illegal Aliens is government policy. http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/gaslight/31568/#c_289304 Besides brutality against Hindus and Christians, the Saudis have little else to recommend them to humanity. On the other hand, Tesla Motors is making progress- I watched a PBS special some time ago about this company. When a new technology replaces gas, on an approximately equal performance basis, it will be a day to celebrate. http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/gaslight/31568/#c_289303 The Saudis have Potter Oil Co. of Bakersfield to thank for discovery of Oil on their desert back in the 1930s and removing them from nomad tents into palaces. They have since become untouchable radicals against "Infidels". We certainly do not live as Saints but at least they could show some friendship at least to the persons who go over their to work and keep them rich. I am looking forward to... http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/samheath/31528/#c_289302 Thank you proam; but I believe there are millions of  Americans as I said of Alicen that are of the same mind. But too many of them are not making their voices heard for a number of reasons such as being so angry and disgusted with the whole thing they remain silent. http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/gaslight/30013/#c_289301 Sage, glad you got a kick out of that one. Maggiepoo, still stompin' on!   http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/PhotoBlogger/31547/#c_289300 Choosing which division to put your pictures in is the hardest part of the whole thing. I am never sure whether I'm going to have the right category or not. What kind of rainbow picture is it? Is there any type of landscape in it? If it does you might be able to put it in there. If it's in Kern County, you could probably put it in there, too. My best bet would be going into the nature and... http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/sagefever/31557/#c_289299 This sounds like it might be like Global Gifts, the store that was run by Westminster Presbyterian Church for years down on 18th Street, I think.  It was too bad that they closed.  Maybe this one will fill the void left by them.   http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/TomW/31299/#c_289298 No big deal. I'm not even sure if I'm going to get my entry form in now. I'll have to see whether I can quickly choose my photos and put something together or not. I'll let y'all know in September if I do enter. Sounds like you all had a lot of fun. Was it crowded? How many showed up? Sorry I couldn't go. I don't think my parents would want me to go even if I could drive. http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/blognroll/31546/#c_289297 So funny, Tom. Very funny. Wish I could have an opinion here, but I've never had a boyfriend. I really need to find one. http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/Lucio/31489/#c_289296 I almost thought you had a heart, OldBlue. I'm only kidding you, though. I know you can be nice sometimes. I can't tell whether you're kidding about Lucio being the person who wrote the letter or not. I suppose I can see how you might believe that. But I know it's not Lucio who wrote the letter, because I do not recognize the name of the person who wrote that letter. I don't know Lucio, but I... http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/blognroll/31546/#c_289295  Take notice that BNR **welcomed** PM's comment, the FIRST comment on this blog, and that is an endorsement of men also commenting about the marital relationships. *Psssst* - I'm a female. What I can't  understand, Possummomma, is why MY opinion bothers YOU so much.  Your opinion doesn't bother me in the slightest.  It's the application of your opinon as fact that I'm not... http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/BreakingNewsTeam/31405/#c_289293 What is sad is the way Harmening treated his clients at the Welfare Office. Speaking from experiencing his attitude myself; he treated me like I was a second class citizen who was lacking intelligence. He asked me "Do you know what you are here for Mrs. (name deleted to protect my identity)?  I answered, "Yes, sir, I do. I am here to get help with child care."  He... http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/vwilroy/31561/#c_289292 I drove by the Rooster on White Lane 1/2 hour after the shooting.  There were alot of black people in the parking lot yelling and cops everywhere.  I looked up the guy who got shot on the Superior Court website, and it looks like he's had a criminal past and may have Child Support Payments he will not be making.  I wonder if there is a study of your chances of living if you have 5 or more... http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/PhotoBlogger/31547/#c_289290 BTW, love the leaf photo, it will be a winner! What category would you put a rainbow under??? HELP ME Robin! http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/blognroll/31546/#c_289289 Gosh, I've been ruled out by two of the finest ladies here.  Audrey and Sage: what can I say?  It was a nice fantasy while it lasted.  :) http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/blognroll/31546/#c_289288   Hm, Yes, something like that. She learned all the moves a man can make and she knows how to use them on you. A warning I guess you could call it.......I know them all......LOL http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/TomW/31299/#c_289287 Cat, I hope you can too.  Great to meet you and Rose.  Drag your mom along next time.  :) http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/TomW/31299/#c_289286 Robin, I still think it may have to wait for next year.  As for the photos, we'll get some up soon.  Maybe after the next gathering.   http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/blognroll/31546/#c_289285 Lana, I though the lyrics expressed the idea of being made a fool of and learning from the experience pretty darn well. At some point you become expert in the BS or someone will just keep rubbing your nose in it. I'm usually out of it when figures from popular culture are used as examples to illustrate what people are trying to express.  I do it myself, but the people I use are all... http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/blognroll/31546/#c_289284 What I can't  understand, Possummomma, is why MY opinion bothers YOU so much.       http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/blognroll/31546/#c_289283   HM, I'm sorry I didn't know you were deaf. Cool song though I just love the lyrics. I lived the life. Had a rough few years but it taught me alot. http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/blognroll/31546/#c_289282   JBS, DDT- Is that where someone puts you in a head-lock and falls backwards with you? LOL..Because I just did that to my son-n-law tonight~ http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/vwilroy/31561/#c_289280 3 homicides this week and it's only Thursday. http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/blognroll/31546/#c_289278 VF, are you stalking me? Take notice that BNR **welcomed** PM's comment, the FIRST comment on this blog, and that is an endorsement of men also commenting about the marital relationships. I did consider not responding since BNR was asking for female input, but he clearly wasn't bothered that men responded, too. In fact, he *praised* PM for responding. Apparently you are the only one bothered by... http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/FloridaStateGrad/31551/#c_289277 Biological warfare was also considered for the invasion of Japan. Churchill considered using it against Germany. There is a small island near England where the skeletal remains of animals (test subjects) are scattered about today.  The Japenese had but one motive for war. It served the purpose of empire. The Tanaka Memorial says as much. It also states explicitly that war with the... http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/BreakingNewsTeam/31562/#c_289276 Sad. Sad.  Sad.  It makes me wonder why?  Boredom?  Being tough guys?  A dare?  In any case, these kids, hopefully, have been caught early enough that they will receive the help that they need before they become life long thugs.  I also wonder if they know what they have done to the families that are now without a home, clothes, etc. http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/vwilroy/31561/#c_289274 One shot.  One dead. http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/blognroll/31546/#c_289273  Tearing at everyone's heartstrings again, Husband? A blog addressed to "Ladies"?. This post is about WOMEN ... what's up the gay agenda again? Are you the "wife"? To answer the host, I would not tolerate abuse, addiction, or adultery. Pretending to not hear me from the next room is annoying, but not a reason to leave :) What I can't understand, Vanity, is how his response bothers you so... http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/BreakingNewsTeam/31552/#c_289271 I can't say that if a family member of mine, even if they had a criminal record, was shot by police and I still had questions that were not being answered to my satisfaction, I wouldn't file a lawsuit also.  There was a story today that the mayor of a town in Maryland got raided by police and shot and killed their 2 labradors.  It turned out they raided the wrong house.  If... http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/sbranco/31544/#c_289270   Have Fun bakonative! LOL.....Crazy! http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/MoneyTalks/29150/#c_289269 It sure sucks that a great golf course gets built so close to home, then is never finished. http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/GrizzlyCoach/31445/#c_289268 I agree with you Nancy. Dropping bombs on German and Japanese civilians is not the same as what happened on 911. We were in the biggest war with the biggest chance of America going down ever. The Atomic bomb saved lives in the end, American and Japanese. My whole point is, not all Muslims are terrorists. Both the Christian Bible and the Koran have violence in them. Religion has been used way... http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/bakotopia/31538/#c_289267 If De Ja Vu really wanted to be altruistic, why didn't they donate the money anonymously? http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/blognroll/31546/#c_289266  JBS, By now you should know that if a MAN tried to get abusive with me, I'd happily serve my prison time! He would die......boys will be boys my rear! And If I don't have dinner on the table in time, then he don't eat! I was probably not going to cook anyway. If he insisted with his fist, his next meal would be his last! And my sister lives in wyoming.....And would kick his... http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/GrizzlyCoach/31445/#c_289265 Anti...your post wasn't up when I submitted mine so I'll respond here.  I don't classify all Islamist as terrorists.  I usually say Islam extremists.  My comparison is really between the fundamentals and the extremists (Muslims).  And I stand by all I said in relation to those people. I have a good friend who is a Muslim and we have had some very interesting talks about... http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/BreakingNewsTeam/31552/#c_289263 Another lawsuit against the city.  Public assistance in another form for the greediest of opportunists. http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/BreakingNewsTeam/31552/#c_289262 Sounds like a family desperate for some cash...... http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/GrizzlyCoach/31445/#c_289261 I'm just shaking my head at the stuff I've seen here justifying the actions of the liberals on this topic.  This is pointless.  Totally pointless. I'll make on last effort, foolish though I may be, but we were in an allout world war on two fronts during WWII and one of those fronts damn near overran us.  They were dedicated suicide warriors both in the air and on the... http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/Neverleft/31055/#c_289260 I'm responding late but I just saw the article.  I have a 2004 Toyota Tacoma Prerunner.  It's 2WD but sits up high.  Any suggestions?  http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/GrizzlyCoach/31445/#c_289259 Yeah the Tokyo bombings were horrific. The nuclear bombs saved a lot of lives on both sides in the end. But they were still civilian targets. However, this was a war pepetrated on us by the Japanese. Iraq on the other hand didn't attack us. Bin Laden picked the Pentagon for obvious reasons, and it can be said that choosing the twin towers was a military target also because it disrupted... http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/blognroll/31546/#c_289258   I agree Lana, drinking and cheating are the deal breakers for me as well.   Darryl Worley has an awesome song out called "What makes a man do that".  Listen to the words and it really makes you wonder why anyone would treat another person that way.  I don't get it!!! Kenny Chesney has a good one out called "A woman knows" The older I get the less crap I take from a man or anyone... http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/bakotopia/31538/#c_289257 I do recall, Sage, that De Ja Vu donated $1000 to a church-sponsored feed the hungry, poor, or something for Christmas. The church returned it. The moralistic jerks proved their point, I guess, whatever it was. At the expense of needy families doing without. http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/blognroll/31546/#c_289256 Lana, if your man rams your head through a sheetrock wall, is that acceptable as "boys will be boys?" How about a DDT on the concrete floor because you didn't have dinner ready? Some men are strong-willed and expect to make all of the rules; many women not only like this kind of guy, but won't get involved with any other kind... Is it O.K. for a guy to do your sister if he asks... http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/BreakingNewsTeam/31552/#c_289253 Funny, the two witnesses involved in the lawsuit, neither one of them are mentioned in the article.  http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/blognroll/31502/#c_289252   My husband was 38 when he died, He missed walking his first born daughter down the asile on her wedding day. He missed the birth of his first Grandson, and the next 3 grandchildren. I missed seeing the proud look he would have had on his face, and the tears of joy he would have cried. I miss his smile and his laugh, I miss smelling his cologne. The hardest part for me is knowing... http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/blognroll/31546/#c_289251 im with vanity and lana.  i had enough of the abuse, addiction, and adultery; packed my things and left! http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/TomW/31299/#c_289250 Had a great time tonight!  Everyone was really, really cool and the conversation was excellent.  Great idea, Tom.  I hope I can go to the next one.