This morning, Presidents Day, my husband, son, and I went to Starbucks on Locust Street in downtown Walnut Creek. We arrived shortly before 9 a.m. and parked… Read more “Walnut Creek’s mercenary parking meter practices applies to Presidents Day”
Local hero: Clayton woman finds simple but ingenious way to get fresh fruit into the hands of hungry, needy area families.
Anna Chan is a stay-at-home mom with a 2-year-old daughter. I’ve profiled her before, and so have blogging friends, the Mayor of Claycord and Mister Writer, for… Read more “Local hero: Clayton woman finds simple but ingenious way to get fresh fruit into the hands of hungry, needy area families.”
Suburban wife-swapping and infidelity: Fiction or fact? And who has the time or energy these days?
A topic to ponder post-Cupid’s Day? I’m slowing getting my way through Couples, John Updike’s famed fictional account of 1960s marital discord and sexual philandering amongst prosperous… Read more “Suburban wife-swapping and infidelity: Fiction or fact? And who has the time or energy these days?”
If you build it, they will come–and you’ll piss off your neighbors and irk your town’s planning commission
Once upon a time there was a rich Danville man who decided to do something he thought would be nice for himself and his 11-year-old son’s little… Read more “If you build it, they will come–and you’ll piss off your neighbors and irk your town’s planning commission”
Happy Valentine’s—from Hannah Montana—and Crazy in Suburbia
This box of Valentine’s Day cards is similar to the ones my son picked out at our local Longs Drugs Store (soon to be CVS Pharmacy) to… Read more “Happy Valentine’s—from Hannah Montana—and Crazy in Suburbia”
Life sentence without parole for man convicted of killing 90-year-old Lafayette woman
Elizabeth Ann Vuori lived on one of my favorite streets in Contra Costa County. This is Moraga Boulevard near downtown Lafayette. It is lined with charming old… Read more “Life sentence without parole for man convicted of killing 90-year-old Lafayette woman”
Rain!!! Taking a walk in the rain is the absolute best way to spend a winter Friday afternoon
Taking a walk with my son through our Walnut Creek neighborhood on a winter afternoon… Our shoes getting filled with water, our hair soaked with rain. We… Read more “Rain!!! Taking a walk in the rain is the absolute best way to spend a winter Friday afternoon”
Big Ugly Houses and my recession-provoked “populist rage”
After my most recent post about some big ugly houses in Walnut Creek and Pleasanton, a reader accused me of being jealous and spiteful, and then of… Read more “Big Ugly Houses and my recession-provoked “populist rage””
Neiman Marcus: Not going quietly into the good night and totally committed to Walnut Creek!
Not sure this is the news that some of you want to hear. And I’m not sure whether to take this proclamation with the proverbial “grain of… Read more “Neiman Marcus: Not going quietly into the good night and totally committed to Walnut Creek!”
Mt. Diablo schools superintendent resigns
This is huge, though perhaps not unexpected: Gary McHenry resigned as superintendent of the Mt. Diablo Unified school district. As the Contra Costa Times says, his resignations… Read more “Mt. Diablo schools superintendent resigns”
Crazy in Suburbia 