I’ve never had panic attacks before, not really, even when news was coming out in the summer of 2001 about my husband having a serious mental and… Read more “A Strange New World: No More Patch, No More Job”
Author: Crazy in Suburbia
Man arrested on suspicion of making terrorist threats at Cinco De Mayo restaurant
Walnut Creek police arrested a 50-year-old Concord man after, they say, he walked into Cinco de Mayo restaurant on Locust Street Friday evening, pointed a gun at… Read more “Man arrested on suspicion of making terrorist threats at Cinco De Mayo restaurant”
Stephen Colbert Razzes "Nuts Creek," proposes marriage to U.S. Rep John Garamendi
Here’s a story for Walnut Creek Patch that I had fun writing yesterday. This is a portion of the story: When Walnut Creek Patch police beat columnist,… Read more “Stephen Colbert Razzes "Nuts Creek," proposes marriage to U.S. Rep John Garamendi”
Locating a new In-and-Out on far North Main Street is just–goofy
For the past year, I’ve been following from an unusually objective distance the brouhaha over In-N-Out’s proposal to open one of its drive-through burger restaurants at the… Read more “Locating a new In-and-Out on far North Main Street is just–goofy”
Blasphemy! I like this rain in June and I didn’t like the new Woody Allen movie
As I write this, a steady rain is falling outside my front window. I’m listening to the rain drops hitting the pavement of my cul-de-sac and the… Read more “Blasphemy! I like this rain in June and I didn’t like the new Woody Allen movie”
The Swallows of–no, not of San Juan Capistrano–of Walnut Creek
As I pulled into Trader Joe’s on South California Boulevard mid-day Saturday, I thought I might be walking into a scene of Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds. The… Read more “The Swallows of–no, not of San Juan Capistrano–of Walnut Creek”
Living with Crazy: Surviving Stigma
Another blogger once chided me for using the probably politically incorrect term “crazy” in the title of my blog, CrazyinSuburbia. He said the term might offend some… Read more “Living with Crazy: Surviving Stigma”
What do you think about how Neiman Marcus is taking shape?
Rounding one of our downtown Walnut Creek corners recently, my eyes were suddenly filled with the sight of it. That would be the new Neiman Marcus store… Read more “What do you think about how Neiman Marcus is taking shape?”
Cough Cough!
Finally, for the first time in my life I have the chance to kind of, sort of be a tragic heroine whose little cough-cough in the early… Read more “Cough Cough!”
Are You Stressed About Work–If You Even Have A Job?
Worker angst? Having to do more at work for less pay? Because, uh, since the recession companies,whose profits are doing just fine, have found they can get… Read more “Are You Stressed About Work–If You Even Have A Job?”
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