The condition I’m talking about is stress and anxiety, and the blog, the Stress and Anxiety Club, was started by one of our best-known local bloggers, Mister… Read more “Great New Blog for a Hard-to-Discuss Condition “That Just About Everyone” Suffers From”
Category: Community caring
The Art and Sad Beauty of the Crosses, and My New Year’s Wish for 2009: An End to the Madness that Necessitated Lafayette’s Famous Memorial
Rainy Friday. Taking a drive around our lovely suburbs, including through Lafayette, the home of the now world-famous Lafayette crosses war memorial. Starting in November 2006, on… Read more “The Art and Sad Beauty of the Crosses, and My New Year’s Wish for 2009: An End to the Madness that Necessitated Lafayette’s Famous Memorial”
Local Heroes: Creek Kids Care Helping the Local Homeless
One of my favorite local nonprofits, Creek Kids Care, raised $700 by selling its kid-created stationery and other art items at the Walnut Creek Farmers Market on… Read more “Local Heroes: Creek Kids Care Helping the Local Homeless”
The Witches of Contra Costa to Hold Winter Solstice Celebration
Yes, that’s right witches. And pagans, Wiccans, and other women who worship goddesses of ancient and indigenous cultures—like Artemis of ancient Greece and the White Buffalo Calf… Read more “The Witches of Contra Costa to Hold Winter Solstice Celebration”
Ways We Can All Help Kids at Risk of Abuse and Neglect in Today’s Economic Crisis
The recent case of a teenage boy, imprisoned and tortured in his Tracy home, horrified us all. What really unsettled me were news reports that neighbors had… Read more “Ways We Can All Help Kids at Risk of Abuse and Neglect in Today’s Economic Crisis”
Are You Downsizing Your Christmas Gift Giving This Year, and If So, How Are You Doing It?
Before Black Friday, I wrote a post about store opening times on the day after Thanksgiving. What a silly idea that was for me. First of all,… Read more “Are You Downsizing Your Christmas Gift Giving This Year, and If So, How Are You Doing It?”
Woman Attempts Suicide at Concord Middle School, reports Claycord.com
This blog may be called Crazy in Suburbia, but I don’t at all take the suffering of people with mental illnesses lightly. In fact, someone very close… Read more “Woman Attempts Suicide at Concord Middle School, reports Claycord.com”
Hungry for Help: Bad Economy Pushes Up the Number of East Bay Residents Needing a Free Meal or Other Food Assistance
More people than ever sought a free Thanksgiving meal at Bay Area soup kitchens, according to news reports. The Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano adds… Read more “Hungry for Help: Bad Economy Pushes Up the Number of East Bay Residents Needing a Free Meal or Other Food Assistance”
Clayton girl in need of a heart-lung transplant has inspired an outpouring of community support
Local bloggers and websites Claycord.com and Mister Writer have updated the situation involving a 6-year-old girl named Katie Grace Groebner, whose family brought her from the midwest… Read more “Clayton girl in need of a heart-lung transplant has inspired an outpouring of community support”
LOCAL HERO: Danville mom tries to apply sanity to the craziness of our contemporary education system
Kerry Dickinson of Danville is one of my local heroes. She’s smart, dedicated, and passionate about restoring sanity and thoughtfulness to the many debates raging about how… Read more “LOCAL HERO: Danville mom tries to apply sanity to the craziness of our contemporary education system”
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