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Bosom Buddy

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Yet another reason to hate Bakersfield radio.Taken from bakersfield.com...Pirate Radio has been sunk. It's no longer flying the skull and crossbones on its main mast. It has walked the plank -- and any other awful metaphor you can pull out of your pirate's chest. and..."Hot Hits 93.1 will play ALL of today's hottest hits from pop to hip-hop," explained Monday's news release from AGM California. "

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Need a new way to waste time? This website is PERFECT!!

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My last post was rather unpleasant, so I thought I'd share some funny stuff with y'all today. My son sent me the best Mother's Day card ever this year. On the front it had tree with a single acorn falling to the ground and it read, "They say the nut doesn't fall far from the tree." Inside it said, "And that scares the hell out of me." When I called him to thank him, we laughed about the card

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There's a couple of seriously bizarre and disturbing stories in the news this morning. Yesterday morning and entire family was shot up and it seems that<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal

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So, the Alley Cat is closing down for a few weeks to give herself a face lift. It's the first time the historic bar will be closed in 34 years! I think it's a bit ironic that the place closes down right after my husband lands a job there. That's just his luck.Anyway, we will being heading down to the Cat tonight, the last night it'll be open for awhile, and we're encouraging everyone else to

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I have to admit I don't really have anything Earth Day related planned. I do have an appointment to get a facial. Does that count?Get out there and love the Earth today!

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Bruce RileyApparently the police made a little mistake recently - they lost a 'high risk, sexually violent, child rapist, and predator.' According to the flier the Sheriff's Department release, "Riley was convicted in 1979 for kidnapping with the intent to commit rape, rape by force, and oral copulation with a minor under 14 years of age. Since then Riley has had numerous other non sexual

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If you ever go to Washington, be careful not to piss this guy off.Get it?! Get it?!

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If you're in the market for an old, tired, worn out piece of ass, look no further than Bakersfield.

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My husband just called me freaking out. Apparently he got caught up in the middle of a massive car chase going on right now near West High. Luckily he missed being cremated by the suspect by just inches. He said there about a dozen police cars chasing an SUV speeding around with one flat tire. Craziness!I'll tell you more when I find out what happened.

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My son is home for spring break and I took a few days off, so I'm going to be absent again for awhile. Don't freak out on me. I'll be back next week.Happy 1st Day of Spring everyone!(p.s. Yes - I know I spelled panic wrong.)

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Why doesn't this surprise me at all?

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Thanks to Tom at TBC for thisI'm glad I'm not alone.

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If you're interested in meeting Mr. Bake Town, you can catch a peek here. (Scroll down to the bar scene.) He recently started working at the Alley Cat on Saturday afternoons.Please feel free to come down and join us, 10:00 to 2:00, and you too may be fortunate enough to meet the "Trick or Treat" lady.You should see her from the front.

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Or is this completely stupid?I don't even want to know that much about the people I actually know.

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The cops shot someone again this morning! Well.... sort of.DayPortPlayer.newPlayer({articleID:"35487",playerInstanceID:"68C20D23-A0CB-CD0D-8E54-C2FE28E0A1B9",domain:"video.kget.com"});

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One of my favorite things to write about has always been the gun toting, trigger happy policemen and sheriffs we have ‘round these parts. They’d just as soon shot you than look at you for the most part. But in all honesty, I can’t say I blame them entirely. I feel the same way some days, and I don’t have to deal with the cracked out crazies running amuck around here on a daily bases. I know

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I now have scientific proof that it sucks to be a woman living in Bakersfield. Women’s Health Magazine conducted a study of 100 of the United States biggest cities to find which provide the best Health, Fitness, and Quality of Life women. Bakersfield is dead last. Apparently, it’s not quite as bad for men – Bakersfield only scored 94th on their list.Now, as woman who has lived her ENTIRE LIFE

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I thought this post from A Little Pregnant described pretty accuratly what's going on with me lately.Minus the babies of course.

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Louie Garcia Jr just moved back to town after 20 years in prison. According to a police report, "Garcia was convicted in 1989 for lewd and lascivious acts involving children and for using force, violence, duress, menace or fear to commit lewd and lascivious acts upon children." Ew. Not the kinda guy I want for a neighbor - that's for sure.The thing I found striking however is where Louie is

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Here are a few lines taken from the local newspaper today. I think they reflect quite nicely the type of news we have round these parts.******A man stripped down to his red boxers and led deputies on a chase more reminiscent of a Hollywood action scene than an actual pursuit as reports came in of him hiding in a chicken coop, jumping from roof to roof and changing his clothes. ****** The

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I can’t take it anymore. I don’t understand why we can’t just give up the “Titles” and just use Mr. and Ms. Nobody ever uses it right and I really don’t see why women should continue to be labeled as available or not. It’s archaic. I recently confused several people at my work when I got married and didn’t change my last name. People began referring to me as “Mrs. Town” and when corrected

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Oscar and I were recently adopted by a stray cat. She started hanging out on the porch with our cat Magill and being general nuisance. We’ve caught her a couple of times, but she always manages to escape the box before we can haul her off. We thought she may have a litter of kittens under the house but we didn’t see or hear anything until last weekend. That’s when these little suckers showed

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A 72 year-old man is walking down an alley in Oildale when all of the sudden two pit bull dogs jump out and begin to attack him. The man beats one dog with a stick, then pulls out a gun and shoots the other. The dogs beat a hasty retreat back into their yard and the man walks away unharmed. Now you know why I don’t walk around Oildale.

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So I was wasting time on Facebook last night, silently stalking my son online, when long time Bake Town reader David Bringle popped up and started harassing me about not blogging anymore. Okay, not really. He just very politely encouraged me not to give up and gave me a really great suggestion. Instead of stressing about posting everyday and therefore not posting at all because I obviously do

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I spent a good 2 hours yesterday coming up with what I thought might be a fun little Kern County factoid Quiz. Rather than just type it in here I tired using this Go To Quiz website, which was fine until I was done and all I wanted was the damn HTML code to embed on my blog and it kept making me jump through stupid hoops. Seriously, I was forced to write two paragraphs describing the quiz and

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The residents of Bakersfield may not be too keen on mandatory curbside recycling, but you can your ass the bums in town are jumping for joy at the possibilities. Ever since Oscar and I moved into our new house last November I’ve noticed an awful lot of people going through the blue bins every other Tuesday. Anything of any value is fished out, which is fine by me – as long as it gets recycled.

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AKA - The World's Biggest Monty Python Fan.

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Is anyone else out there sick and tired of looking at this dude's ugly mug? It's pretty clear the skeez ripped off millions. I, for one, will be glad when I don't have to hear about him anymore.

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Me - Are you okay? You were in there an awful long time.Him - I know. I felt like a PlayDoh Fun Factory, except it wasn't fun at all.

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Hello friends! My apologies for my long absence, but I can assure you I have been very, very busy. Not having a laptop puts a damper on blogging and I always forget to Twitter. I will try to do better but I can't promise anything. I've discovered that having a brief engagement translates into the first year of marriage looking like one very long honeymoon. (If you have the chance I highly

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I love the fact that stuff happens here that you just can’t make up! There I was, watching the local news with my husband, and the next thing we know they’re reporting on a Oildale man who put a bath tub in the tree in his FRONT YARD!! Ray Bishop supposedly (yeah - sure!) put the tub in his tree as a quirky kind of bird bath. But when the temperatures went up recently, he was unable to

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Photo by Troy Harvey / The CalifornianA 58-year-old Bakersfield man was found photographing three nude boys in a trailer park with this sign by the door. The sign reads, “Tons of Hugs,” “Kids Spoiled Here,” and “Free Cookies.” *sound of hand slapping forehead* Obviously the dude has a COMPLETELY different definition of spoiled.

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Here is an article about my friend I told you about before. The case has finally gone to trial.

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This is our dog Rita laying on a pile of laundry. Rita likes to lay on top of things, sort of like a cat, but her favorite thing in the whole, wide world to lay on is my head. Rita doesn't just love to snuggle, she's brought it to a whole new level. She doesn't just want to be close to me, she seems intent on actually burrowing into my skin.We keep the door closed and Rita out of our room while

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I have to admit, I've never actually driven to Ridgecrest. I never had a reason to. Now I know why.Enjoy your trip!

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Yikes. There’s been some very disturbing news going on in Bakersfield lately. A group of teenaged boys savagely beat an 81-year-old man to death. Ezequiel Perez was out collecting cans early Saturday morning when the boys jumped him and stole his cans. Then they left and came back later to beat him some more. Dear God. What happened to these kids to turn them into such beasts? I can not

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This has probably been around for a while, but I just found it today. Heh. Heh.

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The sad story about the man and his children being hit by a car reminded me of something I’ve been meaning to blog about. This has nothing to do with those people - they were on the sidewalk. I don’t know if its just me, but I see an awful lot of people crossing the street illegally ALL THE TIME. And by all the time, I mean every single day. A couple of weeks ago I nearly ran a kid over when

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In typical ‘same ol’ same ol’ Bakersfield fashion, the ‘Train Horn VS No Train Horn’ controversy is back in the news. (Why can’t we ever just resolve crap around here? It seems like every city issue is argued to death for years.) Anyway, so the people who complained long enough about the loud train horns (me included) finally found some peace beginning in March, when we won a temporary cease

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Call me a liberal wacko, but I really don’t get why some people get so crazy over the idea that gay people be allowed to marry. Honestly, I couldn’t give a rat’s ass. How does a couple of homos getting married somehow make my marriage less sacred? My marriage is sacred because we have promised to love, honor and cherish each other only and asked God to bless it. It has nothing to do with

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I don’t know about y’all, but I find it somewhat embarrassing to go to McDonalds and order an Egg Mc Muffin. I know it’s bad for me. I know it’s fattening. I know its junk food. I also know it’s yummy sometimes. Even so, I can not think of an insistence in which I would become SO furious over the quality of said Mc Muffin that I would literally put my job on the line AND face criminal

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Yet another bizarre story is brewing in Bake Town. Last month a 44 year-old woman, Lora Shine, was found dead, tied up and duct taped. The two men who were with her are James Wyatt, 60, and Justin Ennis, 21. James and Justin each claim the other tied the woman up and swear that when they saw her last she was alive. I guess being tied up and having duct tape over the mouth has a funny way of

Bake Townhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07054232493347568814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938719.post-51290768819431332722008-05-21T14:11:00.000-07:002008-05-21T14:12:48.165-07:00

What’s the deal with all the beggars hanging around the gas stations? It seems like every single time I stop to get gas I get hit up for cash. I feel like saying, “Dude! Are you not paying attention? Look at these gas prices!” I mean, it just doesn’t make sense. Why don’t they go hang out some place where people HAVE money. Like a bank. Oh – that’ right – they can’t hang out there because

Bake Townhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07054232493347568814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938719.post-15847465692025106892008-05-15T08:58:00.000-07:002008-05-15T09:02:25.018-07:00

No seriously - the story speaks for itself. I was wondering what that smell was.

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A few weeks ago Oscar and I received a letter in the mail informing us that we qualified for an Economic Stimulus Payment. Apparently they think we’re stupid and don’t watch the news. Like we couldn’t figure that out by ourselves? Yesterday we received another letter saying that the check should be here by May 16th. Among other things, the letter says under the heading ‘What You Need To Do”

Bake Townhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07054232493347568814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938719.post-47159757324342167262008-05-12T13:27:00.000-07:002008-05-12T14:47:23.962-07:00

The paper ran a article about prostitution in Bakersfield today. This is the hooker whose picture they printed with it.Dude! I hate be mean, (well, sort of) but seriously... to think that someone pays to have sex with a chick that looks like a man? I just don't get it. *shudder*The article also says that this lil honey has four children and one on the way. Oh yeah... and surprise! she

Bake Townhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07054232493347568814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938719.post-35069540657536265422008-05-01T09:47:00.000-07:002008-05-01T09:52:19.718-07:00

I saw a car the other day that had a license plate frame with Bakersfield on the top and "Sun, Fun, Stay, Play" on the bottom. I thought to myself, 'Huh. That's pretty cool. That dude must've REALLY dug that sign.' Then a couple of days later I saw another car with the exact same license plate frame and I thought to myself, 'Huh. That must be the other guy's brother.' I'm sharp like that.

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It appears that a local woman forgot to take her medication yesterday. That’s the only rational answer for why 49-year-old Teresa Odom would grab a kitchen knife and stab her daughter in the leg. Apparently the daughter refused to help her mother look for her keys, so mom lost it and got all stabby on her. I bet that girl learned a lesson. Next time, help mom find the keys! ***** The

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It always surprises me when I receive an email from a stranger saying, "Hey! I like your blog!" Especially lately, since I've become too lazy to blog everyday like I used to. (Well, lazy and busy.) So, I was tickled this morning to get an email from Emily over at The Californian asking me to link up to her blog. Yea! Health Blogger Emily! Check it out.

Bake Townhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07054232493347568814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938719.post-56434992706796073442008-04-30T09:57:00.000-07:002008-05-02T14:29:36.683-07:00

I’m pretty sure I can safely say there is one local resident feeling like a giant douche bag right about now. That would be the dude who ran up behind Kevin Johnson at the Beer Fest this past weekend and punched him in the neck. Matthew Reed ran up, punched the guy, and then ran off. Quite the tough guy, huh? Now Johnson is dead and Reed is looking at a possible murder charge. According to

Bake Townhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07054232493347568814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938719.post-37436560621471566162008-04-17T10:09:00.000-07:002008-04-17T10:25:09.292-07:00

I mean, if you survive that is. Police dropped the charges against Brandie Nye yesterday after she was found shot, execution style, near the mouth of the canyon. It wasn’t long before police figured out who did it and why. Four men where hoping to shut her up and send a message to the old man ready to testify against them. Unfortunately for them, Brandie has one heck of a thick noggin. I

Bake Townhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07054232493347568814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938719.post-32961879340011180692008-04-15T10:13:00.000-07:002008-04-15T10:16:07.938-07:00

you accidentally blew yourself up.

Bake Townhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07054232493347568814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938719.post-18063749345093410932008-04-08T14:12:00.001-07:002008-04-14T07:47:41.873-07:00

Oscar and I drove down to LA several weeks ago to visit my best friend Flo and her new baby. Baby Flo.She was just a few weeks old, but Flo said she was already smiling at me.I kinda think she was pooping in her pants.On the way home, I made Oscar drive so I could take pictures of the lovely wild flowers.There weren't any flowers, but the hills were very green and pretty.My handsome husband

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It cracks me up how that Kysor dude was caught in Bakersfield. According the news in Erie, Pennsylvania, a resident enjoying Saunder’s Park Saturday evening overheard him bragging to a group of transients that he was a fugitive who was featured on America’s Most Want. The concerned resident walked over to the near by fire station and told him what he had just heard. They contacted Police and

Bake Townhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07054232493347568814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938719.post-71489235771251349922008-04-07T10:11:00.000-07:002008-04-10T14:55:50.634-07:00

A second fugitive featured on America’s Most Wanted has been captured in Bakersfield in as many weeks. What the hell? The first guy was from Texas and the second was from Pennsylvania. They found him at Saunder’s Park. A park I drive by all the time. A park very near to my house. The other guy was found at the downtown bus station, which is about four blocks from where I used to live. No,

Bake Townhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07054232493347568814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938719.post-28534095413997343892008-04-04T10:07:00.000-07:002008-04-04T10:08:07.248-07:00

I’m confused. I was reading about the attack on the prison guards in Tehachapi yesterday on CNN.com this morning. The article says, “One of the attackers was serving a 117-year sentence for attempted murder and assault with a deadly weapon. The other was serving a 25-year sentence for first-degree murder.” That doesn’t make sense to me. So I checked the article on Bakersfield.com and it says

Bake Townhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07054232493347568814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938719.post-58109432353008771482008-04-02T13:59:00.000-07:002008-04-02T14:10:35.199-07:00

Oscar and I have discovered that we have had very similar experiences growing up in Bakersfield, but in completely different ways. For example, his family dynamics are very different from mine. His parents divorced, he moved several times, etc. My parents are still married and I lived in the same house until I moved out at the age of 20. But, we both still remember the saying all good parents

Bake Townhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07054232493347568814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938719.post-32144860592082080022008-04-02T13:07:00.001-07:002008-04-14T07:48:11.368-07:00

There is a sad story in the paper today. Some scumbag stole a bunch of vintage guns from a WWII vet. Vilas Walhood is a 85 year old war hero who fought the Nazi’s in Germany and killed his fair share with those guns. It pisses me off to no end that they were stolen from him. It also breaks my heart that he is so sad. Luckily they didn’t take his Silver Star or Purple Heart. He looks like

Bake Townhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07054232493347568814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938719.post-1670735638997566362008-03-28T09:57:00.000-07:002008-03-28T10:05:05.416-07:00

I meant to write about this sooner, but I've been busy, busy, busy!So, I woman was found shot in the head on Monday. It turns out the woman had some info on some guys involved in a robbery, and it looks like they wanted to shut her up, so they put a bullet in her head and dumped her in the road. They don't sound like the kind of guys I want to hang with.Anyway, there are pictures of the four

Bake Townhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07054232493347568814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938719.post-72670498714436563402008-03-26T10:06:00.000-07:002008-03-26T10:11:16.263-07:00

I’ve sort of been on vacation. I didn’t go anywhere, but did I need spend a lot of time on my knees in the yard. My flowerbeds are looking great and my back is killing me. One day last week I took Paul to UCLA to have the rest of his stitches taken out of his eye. That sounds unpleasant doesn’t it? I’m sure it was, but not nearly as unpleasant as the alternative, which is Paul walking around

Bake Townhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07054232493347568814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938719.post-83984374706077443502008-03-13T12:40:00.001-07:002008-03-13T12:40:54.174-07:00

Another little girl was killed recently in Wasco after running into the street after her mother. The twelve year old girl’s mother told her to run across the road to catch up after she had already crossed the street with her other children. Last year another little girl was killed in Wasco doing the exact same thing. Now, I’m not blaming the mothers for their child’s death, and I sympathize

Bake Townhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07054232493347568814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938719.post-39675020709696452282008-03-13T08:28:00.000-07:002008-03-13T08:29:44.527-07:00

Dude - there are some seriously crazy news stories out there lately. And some seriously gross ones.

Bake Townhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07054232493347568814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938719.post-43680059126966798762008-03-12T09:22:00.000-07:002008-03-12T09:23:12.367-07:00

People in Bakersfield confuse me. Either they don’t pay attention to the news or they simply just don’t care. Everyday I see giant trucks and SUVs hauling ass down the street. – often from one red light to the next. I saw a dude in a huge black truck going about 100 mph down California Ave the other day, straight towards a red light. I didn’t think he was going to be able to stop on time, but

Bake Townhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07054232493347568814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938719.post-18259215369405228972008-03-10T12:53:00.001-07:002008-03-10T12:53:47.362-07:00

So there’s been a rash of kids breaking into empty homes to throw big parties lately. There were two party’s busted last weekend and another one this past Saturday. This news doesn’t upset me too much because I can kind of relate. I wouldn’t have busted into a house to throw a party, but I very well may have attended. Besides, it makes more sense to have a party in an empty house – there’s

Bake Townhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07054232493347568814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938719.post-55982682660452776732008-03-06T09:36:00.001-08:002008-03-06T09:36:42.089-08:00

Bakersfield has gotten a whole lot scarier lately. The gang activity has really intensified and seems like there’s a shooting every other day. But after a shoot out with a BPD officer and a known gang member, in which the gang member was killed and the cop lost a leg, the gangs have decided they have had enough. They’ve going to get tough on cops and, according to an anonymous memo, lay aside

Bake Townhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07054232493347568814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938719.post-24379150890917808872008-03-06T08:41:00.000-08:002008-03-06T08:42:03.311-08:00

I’ve been meaning to write about a new restaurant in town for awhile now. I watched Cuban Flavor preparing to open for weeks as I drove past it on my way to work. I told Oscar about and we both agreed we knew nothing about Cuban food. When it finally opened a few weeks ago we were some of the first to check it out. Pete Tittl has a review of the place in the paper today. He seems to like it

Bake Townhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07054232493347568814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938719.post-18523139896789489312008-03-05T14:37:00.000-08:002008-03-05T14:41:36.034-08:00

I’m posting today because Waist High won’t stop pestering me with all of her whining, and crying, and throwing herself on the ground in fits screaming about how she loves and misses me. Okay, okay! Here’s a post! Take her off suicide watch now. Actually I was thinking about giving up the whole blog thing all together. I have much better things to do when I get home now (*wink*wink*) and I

Bake Townhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07054232493347568814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938719.post-90878693807711604762008-02-28T12:55:00.000-08:002008-02-28T12:58:57.157-08:00

Rita would be so proud.By the way, I would post more pictures of our dog if she wasn't deathly afraid of my camera. Every time I try to take her picture she runs and hides and I didn't think y'all really wanted to look at pictures of my dog's ass.

Bake Townhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07054232493347568814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938719.post-752942116254325882008-02-19T10:53:00.001-08:002008-02-19T11:04:18.659-08:00

My husband turns 40 tomorrow. Whew! Now we can both say we're 40 and I don't have to feel like an old hag. This is a picture I took of him in high school. He has considerably less hair now but other than that, he looks the same. He pretty much acts the same too.I had a surprise party for him this weekend. Or, I guess I should say, I TRIED to have a surprise party. One of his friends showed

Bake Townhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07054232493347568814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938719.post-25220559803473140772008-02-03T12:25:00.001-08:002008-02-03T12:25:44.232-08:00

Just because ... I DIG IT!

Bake Townhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07054232493347568814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938719.post-52551741625305653222008-02-02T20:16:00.001-08:002008-02-02T20:21:20.996-08:00

Check out the big brain on my kid. His team (aka the BHS Drillers!) came in second in the Kern County Academic Decathlon. (Damn those Stockdale smarty pants to hell!) Paul himself won Gold Medals in Economics and Music. He also won a host of other Silver and Bronze Medals in various other competitions. He doesn't look too happy about it does he?

Bake Townhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07054232493347568814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938719.post-5373963926805820022008-01-30T13:26:00.000-08:002008-01-30T14:40:15.009-08:00

There I go not blogging again! Let's see... what excuse shall I use this time?I'm sick? Sure you'll say - sick in the head.Busy? Who isn't?Nothing to blog about? Yeah, right?Over whelmed with everything going on and can't find time to breath let alone blog (or shave my legs) ? Okay, maybe.Don't get me wrong. I'm not over whelmed like 'what the hell did I get myself into?' Noooo!

Bake Townhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07054232493347568814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938719.post-8789479093728611872008-01-25T09:21:00.000-08:002008-01-25T09:56:04.314-08:00

This is a view of the grapevine I took this morning. I would say it's a typical view due to all the pickup trucks, but it is pretty unusual to see that much snow south of town.This is a truck I was behind in Greenfield this morning. Not much doubt what this dude does for a living is there?And on a lighter note... or not ... my friend's divorce made the paper. Whoopee!

Bake Townhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07054232493347568814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938719.post-62333799961177885782008-01-18T13:01:00.000-08:002008-01-18T13:24:03.127-08:00

The Linguistics Dept is located in Straub Hall.I found out yesterday that my brainiac son was accepted to the University of Oregon. This news is particularly exciting because Paul applied to several colleges, but U of O was his first choice. He wants to major in Linguistics, which means very soon I won't understand anything he talks about.It also means I'm going to be spending a lot more time

Bake Townhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07054232493347568814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938719.post-84418575502583753402008-01-16T10:07:00.000-08:002008-01-16T10:08:00.495-08:00

It’s amazing to me how many stupid teachers there are. Somehow these people manage to graduate from college and complete a year long credential program, so I’m assuming they have some intelligence. How then, is it that some high school teachers continue to mess around with their students? EVERYBODY knows that NEVER turns out good. Former Garces teacher Marshall Neal must have rocks in his

Bake Townhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07054232493347568814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938719.post-64176080005834089392008-01-14T15:01:00.000-08:002008-01-14T15:02:45.252-08:00

Actually, it's not new, I've been reading The Sneeze for awhile. I just thought this post was really good.

Bake Townhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07054232493347568814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938719.post-17470028472166376572008-01-14T14:33:00.000-08:002008-01-14T14:35:52.821-08:00

A friend of mine asked me to put the word out about a puppy she found this weekend. It's a black and tan, male, hound dog about 5 months old. If you're interested and have enough room for what will be a good sized dog, email me at baketown@gmail.comThanks!

Bake Townhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07054232493347568814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938719.post-28623484657021802922008-01-14T11:55:00.001-08:002008-01-14T12:12:13.283-08:00

Thanks to Todd for the newest addition to our little family. Rita is the cutest little Chihuahua ever. She's a standard Chihuahua, so she's not real tiny, and she's not yippy or snipppy like some Chihuahua's are. She's actually very sweet.She's not crazy about having her picture taken, but she is crazy about other dogs. I was worried she would bark at the two Dachshunds next door, but she

Bake Townhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07054232493347568814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938719.post-72769756586049068892008-01-14T10:42:00.000-08:002008-01-14T10:43:17.802-08:00

Oscar and I were driving some where the other day when we spotted a woman puffing away madly on a cigarette in a car full of children. We both commented on how wrong it is for people to do that and I said they should make it illegal. Apparently they did. I had no idea that California passed a law making it illegal to smoke in a car when there are minors present. Huh. Did I miss something?

Bake Townhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07054232493347568814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938719.post-57228326566141822882008-01-10T13:54:00.000-08:002008-01-10T14:05:49.152-08:00

As you’ve probably guessed, I don’t care to spend too much time with the very serious. I much prefer to have fun. So, if you put any thought into it all (which you probably haven’t because, really – why would you?) you’d have deduced that Oscar is a funny guy. Very funny as far as I’m concerned, but I have to admit, I am biased. Anyway, here are a few things he said recently that made me pee

Bake Townhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07054232493347568814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938719.post-21452045208467619462008-01-10T12:39:00.000-08:002008-01-10T12:45:16.469-08:00

Wow! I'm in the top ten! I guess I'm famous!

Bake Townhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07054232493347568814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938719.post-39983735796921591952008-01-10T09:28:00.000-08:002008-01-10T09:30:49.312-08:00

It’s foggy today. Not pea soup, thick, dreary fog like we used to get, but still pretty foggy. Growing up on what was the very edge of town, I remember foggy days that seemed to go on forever. We’d have days and days of fog delays when we'd get to sleep in and thank God for the fog. After a while though, it gets old. Dense fog is a weird thing. Staring into it, trying to make out an

Bake Townhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07054232493347568814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938719.post-38194783675345915902008-01-09T12:47:00.000-08:002008-01-09T13:27:50.744-08:00

I just found out a girl I went to high school with passed away. I didn't know her well, but I did know her and I liked her. She was a beautiful person. My heart goes out to the family of Shellie Williams.

Bake Townhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07054232493347568814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938719.post-28216868000545225092008-01-09T12:42:00.000-08:002008-01-09T12:44:52.823-08:00

Maybe it's just because I waited tables for so many years, but I've been enjoying this blog all day long. It's smart, interesting, funny and VERY well written.

Bake Townhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07054232493347568814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938719.post-50190355128741628722008-01-08T14:25:00.000-08:002008-01-08T15:06:41.591-08:00

My brother and sister-in-law had Oscar and me over for a crab fest a couple of weeks ago. They went up to the very most northern tip of California for Christmas and had the good fortune of being able to purchase Dungeness crab right off the boat. They quickly placed the little suckers in some dry ice and raced home. Or at least that’s how I like to picture it. Anywho – this is Oscar and

Bake Townhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07054232493347568814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938719.post-5115390238669742852008-01-07T12:39:00.000-08:002008-01-07T12:41:05.719-08:00

I don't even want to know what this person was thinking.

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Norman Larson of Larson's Dairy fame passed away Dec 30th. He was 90 years old. (I guess it pays to drink milk, huh?)I wish I had more time to write, but I don't right now. I'll just say I loved Larson's Dairy and I was sad when they finally closed down. And I miss the Sam the Hippo.

Bake Townhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07054232493347568814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938719.post-82930828036304264762008-01-03T14:31:00.000-08:002008-01-03T14:32:11.065-08:00

Whew - have I been busy! True, I took some time off from work, but it has been non stop go! go! go! ever since Oscar and I tied the knot. A few days after we returned from our romantic honeymoon in Kernville, we had my entire family over for dinner to celebrate my parent’s 50th wedding anniversary. We’d only been married a week, but we managed to pull off getting 16 people around one big table

Bake Townhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07054232493347568814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7938719.post-50847969430747463132007-12-19T12:08:00.001-08:002007-12-19T12:59:48.776-08:00

This is our Gnome Norm. He went on our honeymoon with us. We didn't really mean to bring Norm but he was in the back seat, so we pulled him out and took him with us where ever we went.He went with us to the river.And he hung out with us at the house.Norm apparently gave Oscar some advice, but he wouldn't tell me what it was.We had a lovely time talking walks.We even saw some deer!And some

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There have been several pictures in the paper lately of people feeding the ducks at Central Park. They recently put a big fence all the way around the park while they complete the renovation. Now the ducks are sort of trapped inside and people like Oscar and I have been going down there and hucking bread over the fence. We go so often the ducks go nuts the minute they see my car. There are

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It's been a long time since I've had one of these. I dunno - the people in the Internet have just been really boring lately. I'm just glad I made the top ten in this one.

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