Someone decided this roadside evergreen needed a little holiday spirit. So, here you go. Happened to see it, standing tall in the rain storm, with its few… Read more “A Christmas tree with almost as much spirit at Concord’s "Charlie Brown" tree”
Author: Crazy in Suburbia
An American Tragedy: Alamo 2009
An American Tragedy is the name of a very long, dense classic novel, published in 1925, about a man whose fierce but over-reaching desire to enjoy his… Read more “An American Tragedy: Alamo 2009”
Get your holiday entertainment on
First, forget the Jim Carey animated movie version of A Christmas Carol. Or don’t. I’ve heard it’s supposed to be pretty good, but Jim Carey usually gives… Read more “Get your holiday entertainment on”
Heather Farm Dog Park closed due to kennel cough outbreak
Walnut Creek’s parks department has temporarily closed the Heather Farm Dog Park due to a reported number of cases of bordetella–better known as kennel cough. This term… Read more “Heather Farm Dog Park closed due to kennel cough outbreak”
It’s Team Edward on the top of our Christmas Tree!
It’s become a tradition in our Crazy family to annually grace the top of our Christmas tree with a beloved figure of pop culture. Last year, we… Read more “It’s Team Edward on the top of our Christmas Tree!”
I’ve GOT TO take vacation at the end of the month, and so does Walnut Creek City Hall staff
Is the economy really getting better? They say the recession is over, and home values have stopped plummeting, and a Bay Area Council report says we’ve hit… Read more “I’ve GOT TO take vacation at the end of the month, and so does Walnut Creek City Hall staff”
How do you think this looks? The Village @ 1500 Newell project
Here’s one view of the proposed Village @ 1500 Newell, a new four-story, 39,946-square-foot, mixed-use development proposed for the corner of Newell Avenue and South Main Street.… Read more “How do you think this looks? The Village @ 1500 Newell project”
Was Walnut Creek’s Neiman Marcus gain San Ramon’s loss?
Was perusing the Contra Costa Times, and I came across this bit about how the start of construction of San Ramon’s “long-awaited” city center project will be… Read more “Was Walnut Creek’s Neiman Marcus gain San Ramon’s loss?”
Have you had the–ugh–sex talk with your kids?
If so, when did you do it? How did you it? What message did you convey? If you haven’t, why not? Apparently, many American parents are avoiding… Read more “Have you had the–ugh–sex talk with your kids?”
Walnut Creek Target employees quit amid immigration status probe
More than 40 employees on Target’s overnight crew, who had worked at the store an average of five years, quit last month after the store’s managers raised… Read more “Walnut Creek Target employees quit amid immigration status probe”
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