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I'm stuck in a time warp when it comes to the beginning of the school year. When I was growing up in the cornbelt back in the 1930s and '40s, school let out near the end of May and picked up again the day after Labor Day. If you think...
Posted by editor
- Mon Sep 3, 2007 10:52:35 PDT
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Q. My brother bought a “roach coach” business. He paid good money for three trucks, the routes and included a no-compete clause so that the company he bought the business from would not get back into the same business within...
Posted by editor
- Mon Sep 3, 2007 10:38:15 PDT
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Feathery green or bronze leaves grow along the succulent stems that sprout from the bulbous root of fennel. Foeniculum vulgare or common fennel is a perennial grown mainly for its flavorful leaves and seeds. Florence fennel (finocchio)...
Posted by editor
- Mon Aug 27, 2007 14:28:39 PDT
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For thousands of years, a beautiful species of bunch grass grew in small meadows tucked into canyons in the Tehachapi area. The Nüwa (Kawaiisu) Indian people cherished this stately grass, for it provided the foundation rods for...
Posted by editor
- Mon Aug 27, 2007 14:25:35 PDT
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After our son-in-law, Arch, married our daughter, Maggie, and got to know more about her strange tribe, he was particularly astonished to note that we habitually planned the next meal while still eating the preceding meal.
I had no...
Posted by editor
- Mon Aug 27, 2007 12:58:19 PDT
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I enjoyed this morning with my telescope as the sky was unusually clear of smoke. Day was breaking and I packed up my telescope and lit off the barbeque for the morning's steak and eggs. As I was meditating on the flaming grill, my...
Posted by editor
- Mon Aug 27, 2007 12:35:18 PDT
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Dear Savvy Senior,
Can you tell me about assisted living facilities and how to go about choosing one for my 83-year-old mother?
—Need Assistance
Dear Need,
Assisted living facilities have become a popular option for...
Posted by editor
- Mon Aug 20, 2007 12:25:54 PDT
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The Perseid Meteor Shower was splendid, as advertised. I saw well over a hundred meteors on the morning of the thirteenth. However, nearly half did not seem to radiate from Perseus, but were instead random meteors that you might see on...
Posted by editor
- Mon Aug 20, 2007 11:29:51 PDT
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Last week I wrote about past Tehachapi Mountain Festivals — this week I’m featuring photos of this year’s parade, which was a colorful mix of annual entries.
One big difference was the appearance of the downtown area...
Posted by editor
- Mon Aug 20, 2007 10:58:45 PDT
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It’s that time of year of again: more people will be present in the Tehachapi Valley next Saturday than on any day of the year as the Tehachapi Mountain Festival makes it 44th appearance.
The festival has experienced many...
Posted by editor
- Mon Aug 13, 2007 16:13:08 PDT
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Easy cross pollenization has produced myriad varieties of squash with some available all year long making it a unique vegetable. There are some common characteristics shared by this large family. They all have green broad lobed leaves...
Posted by editor
- Mon Aug 13, 2007 14:51:16 PDT
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Q. I have a judgment against a customer who did not pay for my landscaping services. How do I get paid?
A. You need to get a lien on his/her real property. The mechanics of creating a lien are as follows: You need to obtain an...
Posted by editor
- Mon Aug 13, 2007 13:45:12 PDT
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I've been spending many of these summer evenings and mornings enjoying all that the night sky can offer. In the last few weeks I've seen several events that most people never see. I've seen a meteor flash through my binoculars and saw an...
Posted by editor
- Mon Aug 13, 2007 10:59:19 PDT
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One of the symptoms of an approaching nervous breakdown is the belief that one's work is terribly important.
Bertrand Russell
The above quotation is just one of many that were e-mailed to me recently by Janice Armstrong of Bear...
Posted by editor
- Fri Aug 10, 2007 16:08:08 PDT
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Dear Savvy Senior,
Can you tell me about assisted living facilities and how to go about choosing one for my 83-year-old mother?
—Need Assistance
Dear Need,
Assisted living facilities have become a popular option for elderly...
Posted by editor
- Fri Aug 10, 2007 15:36:40 PDT
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