Pillow Fights
I’m not sure when or how pillows morphed from sleep accessories into mandatory furniture accoutrements. When I was a kid our house had a total of seven pillows. My parents had 3 (king bed), my sister had 2 (double bed), my brother and I ...
You Shouldn’t Miss This
I hear a lot of complaints that there is “nothing to do in Bakersfield.” This week the Bakersfield Racquet Club is hosting the Bakersfield Tennis Open, a professional tournament that attracts some of the top U.S .and international players. ...
I’ve Gone Country!
I’ve never been a huge country music fan. I like the “crossover music” that started with Alabama and the Oak Ridge Boys, but never really embraced the whole genre. However, last week I stumbled across a streaming country station that I ...
Little Heroes
Society is always looking for heroes or people to emulate. Athletes, movie stars, internet “influencers”, and other fleeting personalities are popular, but I think we might be looking in the wrong place. Specifically, the answer might be at our ...
