Now, it all begins to make sense: Why I am the way I am: slightly disturbed, neurotic and given to bouts of melancholia and — new cool… Read more “How your cat really — as in medically — could make you crazy”
Author: Crazy in Suburbia
Got $5 million? This Frank Lloyd Wright house in Orinda could be yours
Time for some house envy. A landmark house in Orinda, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is for sale. Frank Lloyd Wright designed this 1948… Read more “Got $5 million? This Frank Lloyd Wright house in Orinda could be yours”
Sufism Reoriented vows federal fight over disputed sanctuary plans
At Tuesday’s special Contra Costa County supervisors meeting, more than 100 people spoke out on many things for and against a religious group’s plans to build a… Read more “Sufism Reoriented vows federal fight over disputed sanctuary plans”
Mental illness, Occupy protest figure into Berkeley hills homicide
On Saturday night, a 67-year-old resident in the Berkeley hills was beaten to death outside his home in a neighborhood described as an affluent area. Police have… Read more “Mental illness, Occupy protest figure into Berkeley hills homicide”
Mortality
Interesting insight into the death of one of Hollywood’s great stars emerged in a medical journal article I read recently. The information has to do with a… Read more “Mortality”
Supervisors should not cave to religious freedom arguments in the debate about the Sufism Reoriented sanctuary
Call me anti-religious. But Sufism Reoriented’s desire to build a big white complex in Walnut Creek’s residential Saranap community shouldn’t get any more consideration than any secular… Read more “Supervisors should not cave to religious freedom arguments in the debate about the Sufism Reoriented sanctuary”
In the debate about Walnut Creek’s downtown bar scene, remember that alcohol is a drug
Yes, that’s right, alcohol is a drug, the most widely used in the United States. Whether it’s dressed up as glass of fine red wine, a boutique… Read more “In the debate about Walnut Creek’s downtown bar scene, remember that alcohol is a drug”
Las Lomas High students face anniversary of tragedy with grace
Last year, students at Las Lomas High lost two great friends, Matt Miller and Gavin Powell, who died Feb. 19 while attempting to raft Walnut Creek’s urban… Read more “Las Lomas High students face anniversary of tragedy with grace”
Fraud alert issue on Walnut Creek woman who was caregiving for elderly
While investigating a 43-year-old Walnut Creek woman in connection with using a stolen credit card Saturday, police learned she caring for an elderly Moraga resident while on… Read more “Fraud alert issue on Walnut Creek woman who was caregiving for elderly”
All the scary, hard things you gotta do in a day
Maybe working as a freelancer and contractor these days, and having a daily schedule that is entirely up to me, makes me more prone ever to anxiety. … Read more “All the scary, hard things you gotta do in a day”