tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3843079982602064070.post4971823572592482205..comments2023-06-22T03:02:43.435-07:00Comments on Shelves in the Closet: Brain CandyMs. Lizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08610613067782656189noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3843079982602064070.post-2948458591284341012008-03-05T11:57:00.000-08:002008-03-05T11:57:00.000-08:00i was just talking to co-workers yesterday about h...i was just talking to co-workers yesterday about how streets get named. it was frustrating when all the new mcmansion developments in claremont got street names that had nothing to do with the local topography and equally thumbed their noses at claremont's tradition of naming streets after universities (yup--probably 80% of claremont streets are named after schools, but that escaped the attention of this lifelong citizen until she was 18 years old!). instead they went with names seeming to honor the native people of other lands..."Hiwassee", "Mohawk", "Fergus Falls". i'm surprised they didn't slip in a "glitter gulch". ugh. like it doesn't suck enough that they eat up our hillside with ugly.courtneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02277021092044530331noreply@blogger.com