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My friend Constance
My friend Constance has been on my mind for the last month or so. We've been good friends for...
Another day at home
It happened again with all the crazy weather we've been having. The one weekend I had free to take...
Rainy night
I was thinking of writing something else this evening for my column, but a sudden and surprising rai...
Saddleback Butte and AV Indian Museum State Parks
Where can you find a Swiss Chalet styled building, decorated with American Indian style images,...
More pun stuff
Every time I offer up a column of fun puns I get a lot of positive feedback... and a lot more puns...
The Mother Road Museum in Barstow
Every time I go from Tehachapi to Laughlin, I pass through Barstow to get on Interstate 40, which...
A quick trip to Ojai
My friend Leila wanted to visit friends – Sandy and Baruska – in Ojai the other day, and I was d...
A couple of thoughts...
Freefall with your gift Wynona Judd was on "Good Morning America" one time a few years ago, talking...
Jawbone Station and Red Rock Canyon State Park
One bright and sunny day a couple of weeks ago I decided to take a drive up the 14 to Red Rock Canyo...
Don't be a duck
From time to time I receive little stories like this one from friends and readers, that I like to...
Gratitude for modern medicine
I've had a rough few weeks lately, which explains my absence in the last issue of The Loop, but I'm...
'To inspire the future...' Progress Event for the new Flight Test Museum at Edwards AFB
Inside Edwards Air Force Base, near Rosamond, is a distinctive little Flight Test Museum,...
Memorial Day Weekend
This is Memorial Day Weekend, and for many of us the three-day weekend signals the beginning of...
The new Eagle Mountain Casino in Porterville
Perhaps you've seen the commercials on TV about the newly built (and in a new location) Eagle...
Drive to Lake Isabella
Some daytrips just don't turn out the way I thought they would, but that's not necessarily a bad thi...
Happy Mother's Day
It's Mother's Day, the time of year when we honor and celebrate those among us who are mothers by bl...
More punny offerings
I love a good pun – don't we all? I'm not very good at coming up with them myself, but I sure do...
California Living Museum
Some day-trippin' destinations are one-time only pursuits, and some are the kind I like to revisit...
Thinking about sportsmanship
Sportsmanship is on my mind today. What it is, what it means, what it looks like. Why it's important...
China Lakes Air Museum in Ridgecrest
My friend Lauraine Snelling and I went north last week to Ridgecrest with a dual agenda. She had...
Wildflower drives 2023
I took a couple of wildflower drives over the last couple of weeks when it wasn't raining, and I'm...
April Fool's Day
I was going to write a completely silly column for today in the spirit of April Fool's Day, but I've...
Women's History Month
March is National Women's History Month here in the United States, which is also just a small part...
Hart Memorial Park
One rainy day last week when I was suffering greatly from cabin fever, I decided I had to get out...
Lone Pine Western Film Museum
I've been through Lone Pine a few times on the 395 heading for somewhere else, but I hadn't yet...