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I read an article today on the "orgy of commercialism" surrounding Christmas and how Harriet Beecher Stowe had written a simialr pice 150 years ago. The fact that this madness we call the Christmas Season has been going on for, according to the article, 250 years, is not news to me....
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What do Johnny Cash, Bakersfield, Christmas and South Carolina share in common? Well, the answer is contained in the song you are about to hear, and so is the story.  Let's just say that getting an all-expense-paid trip to South Carolina to be a keynote speaker on the subject of Music as a...
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Traveling off the beaten path is important. It broadens your horizons in many ways and it is fun too! I hear too many people say they just don't have time for it and that is too bad. I have always liked the back roads and the wealth of sites, history and life that they provide. True, there are...
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I have been online since late 1997, and in that time I have met hundreds, if not thousands, of people on the internet. Some I still talk with once in awhile, but most have come and gone. There are a couple that I have known since the beginning and still converse with them on occasion, but they...
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Since the recent completion of the new Thomas Terminal at Meadows Field, the area surrounding the airport has faced an explosion of new retail growth, much of it on Seventh Standard Road just off Highways 99 and 65. There is a new Harley Davidson dealership, two planned auto dealerships, a new...
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My husband and I had a 4 day break from work, which is sad to say is a rarity. I wanted to cram as much as I could into the weekend to make the most of the precious time off.  We started our trip driving from Bakersfield to the Grand Canyon. Since we started the drive at 5 am, we...
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When I was a young, unmarried guy, I used to take day or weekend trips on my Motorcycle. I was always looking for somewhere cooler in the summer months. I carried a small pack and a backpacker’s tent, that’s about it. It was a real joy to head up the mountains or over to the ...
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Doesn't anyone but me have cruise control? I spend a great deal of time driving. Due to the length of my territory and the need for me to be at the OTHER end of it so often, I drive about 800 miles a week. Most of that is on Highway 99 between here and Fresno and a smaller part of it...
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