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Simple moments
From time to time readers send me stories or poems or other written pieces that they think I might...
Silver City Museum and Ghost Town
I had such a great time on a Sunday drive a few weeks ago that I decided to take another similar one...
Cesar E. Chavez National Monument
The heat has been getting to me lately, as I'm sure it has gotten to you as well, and while gas...
Different direction, different perspective
If I was doing an out and back hike (as opposed to a circular trail), I learned long ago that even...
A Sunday drive through Cowboy Country
Back in the day, a long time ago when I was a kid, a Sunday drive was a pretty regular weekly...
A different library
I used to love to go to the library when I was a kid. I have vivid memories of several libraries,...
Randsburg, a living ghost town
I got another hankering the other day, this time for an authentic old-fashioned chocolate malt. And...
A matter of perspective
Here's another one of those wonderful little stories that have come to me from friends via the...
Maturango Museum in Ridgecrest
I feel fortunate that we have so many small museums in our area, and each museum I go to presents a...
A wish for a You-AND-Me world
Sometimes I worry about world peace. I worry that no matter how noble a goal it is, it will never...
More punny stuff
I'm not very good at making up puns, but I love to hear or read them. Here are some more fun puns...
Apollo Park – Oasis in the Antelope Valley
I love day trips, getting away for a few hours and experiencing something different than the ol'...
A day of CALM
In spite of the heat the day I was there, I was, as usual, enthralled with seeing the various...
The company of cats
"Never," said my mother quite frequently, "did I ever think I would have cats in the house." She...
Walt Disney Concert Hall
Every now and then an opportunity arises for me to get out of the comfort zone of our little...
Pride memories and a thank you
As I mentioned before, and as you probably know from countless mentions on television and social...
Two museums in Boron
This week's offering is a twofer: the Twenty Mule Team Museum and the Aerospace Museum, both in...
June, June, June
June is just bustin' out all over. It's a busy time of year – school gets out, summer is starting...
Buena Vista Museum of Natural History and Science
Kern County is home to several worthwhile museums, and one of them is the Buena Vista Museum of...
Memorial Day 2022
This weekend is Memorial Day Weekend, a time for most of us that – never mind the crazy weather...
By any other name
In "Romeo and Juliet" Shakespeare wrote: "What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other...
