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Travel
I’m almost ashamed to confess this, but here it is: My husband and I were typical tourists in San Diego. It’s true. We did nothing grand or novel. Instead, we shot pictures of beautiful sunsets, paid a visit to the zoo, and took...
Anonymous user - Tue Mar 7, 2006 15:53:24 PST -- 0 comments
Travel
WELCOME TO THE SPLASH CAFÉ Here are the rules: 1. Place your order at the register 2. Take a seat at any table 3. Listen for your name to be called 4. Respond by raising your hand or by...
Anonymous user - Tue Mar 7, 2006 15:47:49 PST -- 0 comments
Parenting
“I know it when I see it.” These were the words of Associate Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart in a 1964 case before the court concerning pornographic films. “I shall not today attempt further to define the kinds of...
Anonymous user - Tue Mar 7, 2006 15:40:43 PST -- 0 comments
Parenting
"It's just a loophole." That is what one of my students told me about the subject of oral sex. “It’s a way to not disobey your parents because they tell you not to have sex.” How about the college mantra, “be...
Anonymous user - Tue Mar 7, 2006 15:35:40 PST -- 0 comments
Parenting
THE ANSWER IS SIMPLE: “NO.” How come a word that we don’t have to teach 2-year-olds to say is so hard for a parent to say? Emphatically, the answer is “No!” You may not go to The Marketplace and walk around at 10 at night....
Anonymous user - Tue Mar 7, 2006 15:32:51 PST -- 0 comments
Outdoor Life
Cheryl and I are getting pretty well settled into our house after the move this summer. We’ve acquired way too much “shtuff” living in the same old house for 26 years. We gave some of that “shtuff” to charity, family and...
Anonymous user - Tue Mar 7, 2006 15:06:08 PST -- 0 comments
Outdoor Life
As some of you may know, I take great pride in the fact that Cheryl and I raised our kids to be environmentally responsible while enjoying the beauty of our great outdoors on a dirt bike, quad or 4x4. And most all who also enjoy...
Anonymous user - Tue Mar 7, 2006 14:59:16 PST -- 0 comments
Outdoor Life
As I was traveling by train with my wife, Cheryl, to visit my sister in Pleasant Hill in the Bay Area recently, I was reminded that Bakersfield is not the only Central Valley community with an insatiable appetite for houses –– an...
Anonymous user - Tue Mar 7, 2006 14:46:11 PST -- 0 comments
Parenting
Sometimes I talk to moms who ask for advice and say, “But you don’t understand, I’m the 'cool' mom. My kids and I have an 'open' relationship, they tell me everything.” Then I wonder, "Why are you coming to me for 'parenting'...
Anonymous user - Thu Mar 2, 2006 15:26:59 PST -- 0 comments
La Cucina di Betty
There are many Mexican restaurants here in Bakersfield, but I believe Que Pasa Mexican Café to be one of the more authentic. While much of their menu caters to American taste buds, Que Pasa offers the genuine flavors of Mexican cuisine....
Anonymous user - Thu Mar 2, 2006 15:16:28 PST -- 0 comments

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