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I wish I could have put this up earlier, but a new mom blogged her home birth yesterday.
The blog is called "Momcast: Subvert the Dominant Motherhood." I don't think she is local, but it's an interesting and detailed read. (Warning: This is not for the easily squeamish.)
10:41am:...
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Potential buyers and anyone else interested in taking a look inside the partially renovated Padre Hotel had a chance to stroll around the circa-1928 downtown landmark during the first of three open houses on Monday. View a video of the open house.
The Padre is listed for sale for $5.6 million....
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Well, they say first blog posts are usually awkward and horrible. So this is mine. I'll get it over with quickly...just trying to get set up here.
It's Friday! So long for now! Have a great weekend!
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Yes, we have a shortage of water, Well, California, or this area I mean, has never had much water ever. In my research I have discovered that in a Large city like Los Angeles , the residential water usage is only about 4.5% of the total...
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TBC columnist Leonel Martinez explains why he no longer comments on blogs in today's column: basically, it's because of us.
Bloggers, that is.
The column's title, by the way, is "Owning up to views not the blogger way."
He goes to great lengths to assure us that he's not...
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Have you read this book, TIME ON THE INSIDE: Behind The Walls In A Maximum Security Women’s Prison From An Insiders View ─ FMA Publishing ─ August, 2006? If so let me know what you think. And if not, then you should as I’ve been told from one of my reviewers: “If you want...
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Women's Prisons in the United States have increased in the past 20 years by 800% as there are more than 107,000 women incarcerated in State and Federal institutions where women are most oftened overlooked. The majority of women come from socio and economically distraught backgrounds that draw...
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The Holiday Inn Select in downtown Bakersfield may soon become a Marriott. An estimated $6 million renovation project to upgrade the hotel is underway and is expected to be complete by late September. What do you think? Is a more prestigious hotel in downtown a step in the right...
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Are you on myspace?
Well we just wanted to let you all know that we are on myspace too! Please add Bakersfield.com and NewToBakersfield.com to your friends list. Let us know of any cool ideas you might have to make our myspace page better. Thanks!
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Well, it's Monday, which means its question time at New Users Click Here. Any technical difficulties popping up on Bakersfield.com for you? Any newbies have questions about how to do certain things?
Last week one user emailed to say that, for him, the "preview" function...
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I'm tired of writing about "Heavy" things such as politics, Cops and old guys and that spoiled rich brat, what is her name? Sidney Clarion or something like that. I've decided to delve into one of the great mysteries of life.
Why Does the Clothes Dryer always Turn My Shorts...
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The Padre Hotel in downtown Bakersfield is up for sale again for $5.6 million. Pacifica Enterprises LLC purchased the historic landmark building for $1 million five years ago, but the company's plan to add condos to the building never materialized and construction stopped halfway through a...
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I don't drive a car, but that doesn't mean that I like seeing these insanely high gas prices. I get a ride from my parents to and from work and other places, and will start paying them for gas soon.
It now costs over $3 per gallon and experts say were one mishap away from $4 per...
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The Bako-centric blogosphere extends way beyond just what's to be found in Bakersfield.com's People community, or even on our sister sites like Bakotopia. That's why this blog was started, after all, to talk about and pass on all the cool stuff happening at the intersection of Bakersfield...
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Bakersfield.com has finally become "wicked cool," "sick," "phat" or whatever else you want to call it with our own MySpace page. Will it be a hip & happening spot for Bakersfield? We'll see.
Be sure to check it out for yourself and become our friend. Or let...
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Here's the best response I've seen to last week's attack on the Bakersfield Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream plant by an employee brandishing a samurai sword:
Why does LA Noir blogger Stephen Blackmoore think the guy did it? Because of the insidious influence of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,...
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newtobakersfield.com isn't just for people who are new to Bako!
I've been here for 4 years, and I still find things I didn't know about Bako on New To Bakersfield. I think there are a lot of really cool things to check out on there, such as the posting of the gas prices around town. It's always...
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Every morning at six AM, my husband and I turn on the TV and tune in to the news while we are getting ready for work. Since we come down the hill from Tehachapi every day, we want to know the weather and the road conditions. We are, of course, especially interested in the conditions on the...
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I am a subscriber to The Bakersfield Californian, and I would like to say a little something about the newspaper. They're biased. And I have three reasons why: high school sports coverage, election coverage, and letters to the editor.
First, The Californian's coverage of high...
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Since the Harper family murder case and trial of Vincent Brothers have virtually saturated local media, I wanted to see what, if any, coverage it was getting out of town. A quick Google News search yielded pages and pages of stuff from the Californian and local television stations, but not...
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I'm sitting here wondering... what are some of the things that people find most interesting on this website?
My favorite section is the Inside Guide; I love food and it's interesting & entertaining to read about other people's experiences. I've found a lot of great places through the Inside...
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The long weekend is coming up, and rumor has it I'll be performing at the site of my MTV music video cameo (shown above). That's your cue for those few die-hard fans willing to travel for several hours to find me. Performances are scheduled for Saturday and Sunday morning from 9-11...
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After the kids were tucked away & all comfy in their beds... it was "Heroes" all the way baby!!! Normally I tuck little gems away on my DVR for another night (so I can skip past the volumes of irritating commercials), but not last night... last night I waited about 20 minutes...
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Well then, my first post.
I decided that since I am trapped at work 40 hours a week and don't have a very broad access to anything interesting from work I'd start up a blog. More often than not I have something to say and maybe someone will read it.
Anyway, that's all for now. I think they...
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Bob Marx confirmed Thursday that he has resigned as president and CEO of the Bakersfield Convention & Visitors Bureau after less than six months on the job. Marx started at the convention and visitors bureau in December after previously serving as vice president of marketing for the San...
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Target has applied to the city's planning department to add a more than 200,000 square-foot SuperTarget along with three other retail buildings to a vacant lot on the northwest corner of Gosford Road and Panama Lane. Target is in the process of purchasing the land from Castle & Cooke and...
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Bakosphere is about what happens Bakersfield and the Web collide.
When it was first launched in December 2005, during our Typepad-hosted staff-blog days, by a team of staffers from TBC's interactive media department and the newsroom webteam, Bakosphere was a bunch of different things. Both a...
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In a recent interview Bob Marx, the new president and CEO of the Bakersfield Convention & Visitors Bureau, said he would like to make Bakersfield more of a tourist destination and improve the city’s image (check out the entire interview here). How can that be accomplished? Can...
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Crisp & Cole Real Estate has a new name — Crisp Real Estate Inc. The company headed by David Crisp has also cut back on staffing and plans for new office space. According to sources close to the company, Crisp is also doing away with Tower Lending. What do you think...
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This month, Road Show will be focusing motorcycle communities. Blogging has become a popular way to bring people of common interest together. MBI (Motorcycle Bloggers International) is an organization that collects the best motorcycle blogs from around the world...
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I have been wanting to get a tattoo for a long time. When I was younger, my ex-husband forbade me from doing so. However, since my youngest son died three years ago, I have decided to go ahead and do it. I do not want anything huge--no eagles across the back or anything like that--but I want...
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A Famous Dave’s BBQ restaurant is expected to open later this year at the site of the former Pizza Market on Rosedale Highway just east of Coffee Road.
Famous Dave’s has established a reputation as one of the better BBQ chains and has drawn good reviews from Californian food critic...
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It's Monday, and that means it's time for another open thread where you can ask questions about how this site works, any technical difficulties you've been encountering, how you can do a particular thing, etc. Jason's on vacation, so I (Matylda) will be filling this week and next to field...
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Bakersfield Computer Guy® is offering free Computer Consulting and Technical Advice to residents of Bakersfield, CA. Trained tecnicians with over 17+ years experience will gladly answer your questions regarding your computer needs or troubles, and they will explain in plain english what your...
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Quick question to all of you readers out there...
What is your preferred local news station? KGET, KERO or KBAK?
and Why?
Lately I've been watching quite a bit of cable news (mostly because I don't get home until after the 5p news is over), but I tend to watch KGET when I do.
Love Lori...
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I CAN'T WAIT to see the office tonight (probably one of my favorite shows of ALL TIME)... if you haven't been online to check out the bonus clips and deleted scenes it's worth the trip (http://www.nbc.com/The_Offi... Then it's must see TV on ABC with Grey's Anatomy, then Scrubs (from DVR)...
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In my personal opinion last night's American Idol musical extravaganza was pure entertainment at its near best... that is after fastforwarding through the many (many, many, many, many) commercial breaks and skipping most of the tear-inducing impoverished nation scenes (heartless I...
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NBC (KGET TV-17) - 8p: Thank God You're Here (R); 9p: Crossing Jordan (N); 10p: Medium (N)
My Network (KUVI TV-45) - 8p: American Heiress (N); 9p: Saints & Sinners (N)
FOX (KBFK TV-58) - 8p: American Idol - 2 hour special night (N)
CBS (KBAK TV-29) - 8p: Jericho (N); 9p: Criminal...
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Being my first blog I will try and keep criticism to a minimum... I will start by saying I am a firm believer in the magic of DVR, and seldom (that should be in caps) SELDOM ever watch a single commercial in Prime Time.
Tuesday night is a one stop shop for me, and that train parks it on the Fox...
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It's Monday, and that means it's time for another open thread where you can ask questions about how this site works, any technical difficulties you've been encountering, how you can do a particular thing, etc. So ask away!
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Thanks again to the Bakersfield.com staff for another great party!
Above Possummomma, the Boss Man Steve. his boss "Scary," and Woof Woof share a pleasant moment with their legal addictive stimulants
Head Pastafarian aka Random Factor and Spouse #2 were a...
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Local appraiser Gary Crabtree has tipped off the FBI, California Department of Real Estate and the California Office of Real Estate Appraisers to what he has termed "suspicious" home sales transactions. And others have since stepped up to verify that mortgage fraud is indeed...
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What is your favorite coffee shop and why? Since I work downtown, I often visit Dagny's on breaks. My wife likes Starbucks, especially because of the convenience of its drive-thru windows. What do you prefer, small mom and pop store or corporate franchise?
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So tonight I decided to take a personality test and see what the results would be... so I went here:
www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/JTypes1.htm
and the results came up as:
Introverted iNtuiting Feeling Judging
by Marina Margaret Heiss
INFJs are distinguished by both their complexity of...
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Becoming Apparent: Issue 2
When excessive emotional baggage stemming from unresolved issues of the past and the pressures and demands of everyday living become more than a parent can handle, some parents begin to inflict pain upon their own children.
That's why we need something like...
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Earlier this year, I wrote on this blog about a family who started a Web site to keep loved ones informed about a Bakersfield woman's battle with cancer.
What do you think about this method of keeping everyone in the loop? (Read "Web site spreads news of woman's condition" in...
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Our house was elected in Sept of 2006 by law enforcement to search and remove articles including $1200.00 they have decided to keep. My roommate is a medical marijuana patient has been for about 6 years due to 9 surgeries on one knee. Before Californians voted to allow marijuana to be used...
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According to a market research firm Bakersfield now has nearly 50 fitness clubs, ranging from chains like 24 Hour Fitness and Body Xchange to smaller mom and pop operations and niche operators like Total Woman and Curves, which cater to women. Is that enough? Do we really need that...
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You've heard Sean Penn, Michael Moore, Rosie O'Donnel, Anne Couture, and a host of other unhinged celebrities recklessly spout off about their country, politics and a host of other issues they seem to no little or nothing about.
Now, here's your opportunity to suggest which...
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A Valley Plaza Mall official confirmed that General Growth, which owns and operates the mall, has held negotiations with an undisclosed retailer to fill the vacant Robinsons-May department store space. A decision on a new tenant for the space could come soon. There have been many...
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