So, the East Bay going to lose its local newspapers, including the Contra Costa Times. That was the big news in the media world Monday and Tuesday.… Read more “Bad news but still trying to drum up subscriptions”
Author: Crazy in Suburbia
Walnut Creek Kaiser nurses protest staffing shortages and "unsafe" conditions
It was hard not to miss if you were walking or driving along Newell Avenue or South Main Street this morning: 100 or more women and men… Read more “Walnut Creek Kaiser nurses protest staffing shortages and "unsafe" conditions”
Sometimes you’re this close
It was one of those nights: the same bad dream over and over again. Each time it varied slightly, but I awoke with the same black hollow… Read more “Sometimes you’re this close”
Quote o’ the Day: So, I’m not the only one who wants to curl up in a ball
“Is Obama so isolated he can’t see that Americans are curled up in a ball, beaten down by a financial crisis, an identity crisis, a political crisis… Read more “Quote o’ the Day: So, I’m not the only one who wants to curl up in a ball”
Sometimes you don’t have anything to say
I used to be obsessive, compulsive about posting here. Ideas would pop into my head, and I would get to it, write and post. Now? It’s safe… Read more “Sometimes you don’t have anything to say”
We all have our extravagances: Starbuck’s lattes, gym memberships, plastic surgery, $900 shoes
I read Friday a story about a Blackhawk woman with a penchant for plastic surgery, luxury cars and luxury department stores. Hmm, is there any other kind… Read more “We all have our extravagances: Starbuck’s lattes, gym memberships, plastic surgery, $900 shoes”
The cure for our economy: people who buy $900 shoes and $200,000 cars
Stocks are plummeting. Employers don’t want to hire. The compromise bill that Congress passed after a nasty, drawn out fight to cut the federal debt is not… Read more “The cure for our economy: people who buy $900 shoes and $200,000 cars”
Quote o’ the Day: Coping with fear
I woke this morning feeling dread, not really for myself or anyone close to me but something more general–the state of the world, maybe? Anyway, here’s a… Read more “Quote o’ the Day: Coping with fear”
Pinky’s Pizza to return to Walnut Creek this fall
The comments are roaring in to the Pinky’s Pizza Facebook page, following news from former owner Tom Beisheim that he will reopen the restaurant in a new… Read more “Pinky’s Pizza to return to Walnut Creek this fall”
Quote o’ the Day: The times we live in
Now is the age of anxiety. —W.H. Auden, Anglo-American poet, 1907-1973
Crazy in Suburbia 