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The heat has been getting to me lately, as I'm sure it has gotten to you as well, and while gas...

If I was doing an out and back hike (as opposed to a circular trail), I learned long ago that even...

Back in the day, a long time ago when I was a kid, a Sunday drive was a pretty regular weekly...

I used to love to go to the library when I was a kid. I have vivid memories of several libraries,...

I got another hankering the other day, this time for an authentic old-fashioned chocolate malt. And...

Here's another one of those wonderful little stories that have come to me from friends via the...

I feel fortunate that we have so many small museums in our area, and each museum I go to presents a...

Sometimes I worry about world peace. I worry that no matter how noble a goal it is, it will never...

I'm not very good at making up puns, but I love to hear or read them. Here are some more fun puns...

I love day trips, getting away for a few hours and experiencing something different than the ol'...

In spite of the heat the day I was there, I was, as usual, enthralled with seeing the various...

"Never," said my mother quite frequently, "did I ever think I would have cats in the house." She...

Every now and then an opportunity arises for me to get out of the comfort zone of our little...

As I mentioned before, and as you probably know from countless mentions on television and social...

This week's offering is a twofer: the Twenty Mule Team Museum and the Aerospace Museum, both in...

June is just bustin' out all over. It's a busy time of year – school gets out, summer is starting...

Kern County is home to several worthwhile museums, and one of them is the Buena Vista Museum of...

This weekend is Memorial Day Weekend, a time for most of us that – never mind the crazy weather...

If you like rocks and rock formations and geological wonders, you'll love visiting the Trona...

In "Romeo and Juliet" Shakespeare wrote: "What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other...

The last couple of years have been rough around all the holidays, as we haven't been able to get...

When you want to visit an art gallery, the first place that comes to mind usually isn't an outlet...

I was loading groceries into the back of my Escape the other day when a pickup truck pulled into...

I get hankerings every now and then. If that sounds too old-school and you're wondering what I mean...

Weatherwise, March is supposed to come in like a lion and go out like a lamb, or at least that is...