So, Thanksgiving is soooo one day from now. Aside from figuring out which recipe to use for baking corn bread for Thursday’s dinner, I, alas, am set… Read more “For Those Who Celebrate Christmas, Are You Getting Your Tree Sooner or Later?”
Author: Crazy in Suburbia
Thunder, Lightening, Oh My!
It’s Saturday evening, and I’m in San Francisco right now, and it’s pouring. There have been flashes of lightening and loud roars of thunder. The National Weather… Read more “Thunder, Lightening, Oh My!”
Your car gets tapped when I open my door to get out? With our tight spaces in parking lots these days, better get over it
Listen, I always try to park within the lines of spaces in parking lots–as difficult as that is getting to be in most parking lots in crowded… Read more “Your car gets tapped when I open my door to get out? With our tight spaces in parking lots these days, better get over it”
Walnut Creek City Council Race 2010: I can’t wait for the damned election to be over
Whatever happened to the happy, shiny suburb known as Walnut Creek? It has been overcome by a gloves-off, hard-hitting, contact-sport election with several different forces fighting for… Read more “Walnut Creek City Council Race 2010: I can’t wait for the damned election to be over”
Contra Costa DA Candidate O’Malley Steps into the Mel Gibson Mess and TMZ Territory
This is so exciting! I get to cite TMZ as a source for a story–this one involving a figure in a key Contra Costa County political race!… Read more “Contra Costa DA Candidate O’Malley Steps into the Mel Gibson Mess and TMZ Territory”
Dueling Comments on the Shocking Termination of California Symphony Conductor Barry Jekowsky
If people never paid attention to classical music, especially the Bay Area classical music scene, they are paying attention now with the news that Barry Jekowsky, the… Read more “Dueling Comments on the Shocking Termination of California Symphony Conductor Barry Jekowsky”
What Do You Think of Tiny Swim Suit Attire for High School Car Wash Fundraisers?
Apparently, those Northgate kids were at it again Sunday, doing a car wash fundraiser in their tiny swim suits. The blog Claycord reports that the young gentlemen… Read more “What Do You Think of Tiny Swim Suit Attire for High School Car Wash Fundraisers?”
Good morning, Walnut Creek
In this photo by resident Bob Brittain, he noted that it’s tough to see Mount Diablo but he was intrigued by the lighting effects caused by the… Read more “Good morning, Walnut Creek”
I Knew It: Even those of us fortunate to have jobs may not have it so great
Yes, yes, those of us who have jobs are supposed to be grateful. Especially when we hear from friends and neighbors another story of someone–maybe an educated… Read more “I Knew It: Even those of us fortunate to have jobs may not have it so great”
A Happy Thing to Do: Pacific wave jumping in your regular clothes
Over the past two days, my son and I enjoyed a getaway to San Francisco. I’m actually getting teary-eyed thinking of how these two wonderful days are… Read more “A Happy Thing to Do: Pacific wave jumping in your regular clothes”
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