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Last Friday afternoon, I was sitting in the bleachers at Las Lomas High School, watching the Knights junior varsity team putting up a valiant struggle against the Acalanes Dons. It was a lovely, early October afternoon, T-shirt weather giving way to fall crispness as the sun went down and the stadium lights turned on. That I even just wrote this sort of Friday Night Lights, American http://crazyinsuburbia.blogspot.com/2013/10/should-high-schools-do-away-with.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Martha Ross)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-1384286898878655818Fri, 04 Oct 2013 15:19:00 +00002014-08-03T21:37:29.060-07:00The politics of white teeth and America's income inequality I've been going to the dentist to get fillings and a couple crowns replaced. It's work that I've needed to have done for a while, but put off because of the cost. I have insurance but have to pay for much of this work out of pocket. I know it's a bad idea to put such things off and that good oral health is necessary for overall physical health. But, well, it seems that I'm not alone in puttinghttp://crazyinsuburbia.blogspot.com/2013/10/the-politics-of-white-teeth-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Martha Ross)11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-8931195716230360528Sun, 22 Sep 2013 21:48:00 +00002014-08-02T21:18:43.348-07:00AT&ThackingInstitut Claudius REgardMy Excellent Hacking Adventure: Life Lessons Learned from an Identity Thief Anyone who knows me understands that I tend to be a half-glass-empty kind of gal, or have been for quite a while. I have been slowly trying to change, especially since reading various stories about the new "science of the mind," and how, through various daily practices, we can reset our neural pathways to create mindsets that allow us to be more happy and optimistic. Writing more than a http://crazyinsuburbia.blogspot.com/2013/09/my-excellent-hacking-adventure-life.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Martha Ross)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-376288150628213320Fri, 20 Sep 2013 04:02:00 +00002013-09-19T22:36:22.506-07:00The Navy Yard shooter, and when pleas for mental health care are discounted With Navy reservist Aaron Alexis, we're hearing yet another story about someone who was "hearing voices" and slipped into homicidal depression before opening fire in a public place and killing a lot of people. It's very troubling news on a number of levels, including when you have someone in your family who struggles daily with a mental illness. First of all, it's irksome to see mental http://crazyinsuburbia.blogspot.com/2013/09/the-navy-yard-shooter-and-when-pleas.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Martha Ross)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-5285047762941260034Thu, 19 Sep 2013 04:38:00 +00002013-09-19T05:10:23.268-07:00Walnut Creek moms launch campaign for Battle of the Creek supremacy UPDATED: Alas, although, the Battle of the Creek received a stunning 41747 votes, the deranged supporters of the game between Sacred Heart Cathedral and Milpitas High outscored us, winning 45446 votes. Thanks for voting!    OK, it's not really a formal campaign or anything. My friend Peggy Spear, a Northgate High mom, posted on her Facebook page a call for people who live in both http://crazyinsuburbia.blogspot.com/2013/09/walnut-creek-moms-launch-campaign-for.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Martha Ross)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-1899104793548520543Sun, 15 Sep 2013 20:59:00 +00002014-08-03T21:38:27.195-07:00Pleasant Hill to Discuss Preserving Historic and Cultural Resources So, the Save the Pleasant Hill Dome campaign didn't succeed in saving our wonderful Pleasant Hill Cinearts Dome movie theater. But the outcry and news we generated about the tragic loss of this landmark of our suburban history got residents and city leaders in Pleasant Hill thinking that they should finally enact a longstanding municipal ordinance regarding historic and cultural resources http://crazyinsuburbia.blogspot.com/2013/09/pleasant-hill-to-discuss-preserving.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Martha Ross)0