Speaking of dates which pass without notice here in Bakersfield, today is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
The reason it's a non-event here is pretty obvious. For all intents and purposes, Bakersfield is the Lost Tribe of the Old South, part of the Confederacy in spirit, if not proximity. Living here, it's easier to believe you're in the middle of Alabama, not California.
If "The South" is your thing, you'd like it here. It's Mississippi without the humidity. For the rest of us, not so much.
