Monthly Archives: September 2014

David Shields Nine Twenty-four

Posted on September 23, 2014 by markweiss86

David Shields is in San Jose Wednesday evening and Thursday nooner. The Palo Alto Weekly ran an add Friday. From Reality Hunger, 9: One author pilfers the best of another and calls it reality hunger From Reality Hunger, 24: In … Continue reading →

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Weiss stands out among pool

Posted on September 22, 2014 by markweiss86
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Lobdell lives

Posted on September 21, 2014 by markweiss86
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World’s most sly reference to ‘1984’

Posted on September 21, 2014 by markweiss86

For the record, I like John Fredrich and look forward to whatever else he will say or do in the campaign. He taught at Gunn for a number of years, starting just after I left. He ran for council several … Continue reading →

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Santa Clara county poem or not

Posted on September 21, 2014 by markweiss86

This is kind of a longshot, but I am wondering if you as an individual might endorse me I am running for Palo Alto City Council. I am not a poet per se but I have promoted poetry events and … Continue reading →

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Tom Dubois is a genuine brown man

Posted on September 21, 2014 by markweiss86

Ran into Beau today, who I had to cover in the first ever game — despite what John Paye been saying — at the new Menlo Gym, in 1980. I think of Beau as a conservative, but I also think … Continue reading →

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Chez Franc queen garners laurels

Posted on September 20, 2014 by markweiss86

To be frank, this is not something I would relish.

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Good on Gunn’s Riley, Sweat and Miller

Posted on September 20, 2014 by markweiss86

“Noah Riley, our senior quarterback, played a fairly good game today, despite the miscues and error and the loss, by a final score of 42 to 6, to Branham of San Jose. He is our leader. He does a lot … Continue reading →

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From Taylor Ho Bynum ‘Technology Austerity Manifesto’

Posted on September 20, 2014 by markweiss86

Art is contemporary if it is fluid with its environment.” —John Cage, courtesy of a David Shields tweet; check back or “search” for photos of the actual event, “!Taylor Ho!” Recently my wife and I decided to try something new … Continue reading →

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Why Gunn Titans are better than Paly Vikings in football

Posted on September 19, 2014 by markweiss86

Paly is 1 and 1 with an aggregate score of 30 for and 61 against. Gunn is 0 and 2 with an aggregate score of 39 for and 42 against. Gunn’s 39 points is 30 percent better than Paly’s 30. … Continue reading →

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