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May 8, 2024 16 mins

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Bibliography:

The Centennial Book Committee. (2007) Reflections on a Community. Mendham: Borough of Mendham.https://www.mendhamnj.org/documents/Menhdam%20History/Mendham%20Centenial%20Book%20Reflections%20of%20a%20Community.pdf

Manheim, JB. (2023) Doubleday Doubletake: One Ball, Three Strikes, One Man Out (The Deadball Files Book 3). Sunbury Press. https://www.amazon.com/Doubleday-Doubletake-Three-Strikes-Deadball-ebook/dp/B0CHBSTZH6?ref_=ast_author_dp

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Transcript:

You know when someone asks you "Where are you from?"

Maybe you’re sitting on an airplane getting chummy with the person next to you. Or you’re at a dinner party chatting it up with some people you just met. That question will usually pop up. 

How do you answer? 

I’ve lived all over the world, and my answer usually starts with “Well, how much time do you have?” 

My first hometown, the place where I was born, is Bakersfield, California. And when I tell people I’m from Bakersfield, I also never forget to mention that it is the carrot capital of the world. We’ve been highlighted in some movies, notably Cast Away. You know the port-a-potty Tom Hanks uses to build a boat to es


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