I went to Bakersfield today.

Now THERE is a town I don’t understand. It seems like it’s in the middle of nowhere. It is the biggest town in the nearby vicinity. Which makes me think that it is not very densely populated. There are big empty fields all around this town.

Buut in the town itself, there are a lot of medical services. Very very many medical services. In this town, in what seems like the middle of nowhere, I count at least three hospitals and more than a dozen secondary medical offices.

What is going on? Is this town where the whole Central Valley comes to get sick?

There are other town-ish businessness. Restaurants, shops that sell trinkets and necessary things.

And then I find yet another medical service business.

There is something I don’t know about this town. It feels creepy.