Have been here in beautiful (well sort of anyway} Bakersfield
California. It is barren and as of yesterday HOT. However, as I have been told it is a dry heat. I am on my way to San Jose this morning to entertain several thousand Mennonites at a conference tomorrow and to see my daughter speak today. Then to wonderful Fresno California for 2 presentations before coming back to Bakersfield and departure home on Tuesday.

This area is barren, except for oil well valley which has oil wells as far as you can see. It is kind of nice to see the orange tree groves and all of the produce that is being grown in this barren land. I was told of someone the other day that met Waunita's description who was gleening some of the fruit orchards near here. When we further investigated, we found out it was someone else.

On a wrestling side bar, I did have a wrestling friend and his mother drive up from Ventura, almost a 3 hour drive to see me the other day. My host didn't quite know what to expect as we cleared out the living room furniture so I could demonstrate a few wrestling moves with him.

Will be looking more for Waunita this morning on the drive to San Jose, hopefully she hasn't caused too much trouble, if she is even here.

BTW Klint did you get the roast and sides done this time. Want to hear about it. I heard the hotdog contest was yesterday, would like to see those folks trying the 72 OZ roast there in Texas. Come to think of it, didn't I see someone who looked like Waunita in the 50,000+ crowd yesterday at the hotdog contest? Maybe we have been going in the wrong direction.