Monthly Archives: December 2021

The Way We Woof

Posted on December 30, 2021 by markweiss86

  I’m very PoMo which means that rather than write the way I was trained at newspapers, ad agencies or at the best English department at America’s 10th oldest college or university, I paste together texts, emails and other people … Continue reading →

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One oh three, thirty two and seven, baby

Posted on December 29, 2021 by markweiss86
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Saying ’tah-tah’ to Desmond Tutu

Posted on December 27, 2021 by markweiss86

Not sure why my mind flashed to Bhi Bhiman singing about the circa 1990 assasination of Bobby Saele but here goes:     I’m not sure we’re all these items for together But I guess when you die it’s better … Continue reading →

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MacBeth witch vs Hong Kong pillar of shame

Posted on December 24, 2021 by markweiss86
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If you never pulled a muscle, you never did the hustle

Posted on December 24, 2021 by markweiss86
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Forty-four years on, I can still name the college attended by 20 Raiders from 1977

Posted on December 23, 2021 by markweiss86

George Buhler, Stanford, Dave Dalby UCLA, et cetera. 

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Tolendo tolens and the future of Democracy

Posted on December 22, 2021 by markweiss86

    Bob Watson, Willie Crawford and Bobby Tolan were all teammates at Fremont High in Los Angeles. Tolan held his bat usually high in his stance. I was sometimes compared to him, for that reason.  A New York Times … Continue reading →

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Ordinary monkey

Posted on December 22, 2021 by markweiss86

Use serial comma, use serial comma, and use serial comma. Anonymous 1) I heard back from Brett Hall Jones, daughter of Oakley Hall and partner of Louis B. Jones. I thought it funny that he wrote books about money, and … Continue reading →

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Good bye and thank you, Ms Jane Pittman

Posted on December 21, 2021 by markweiss86
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Sluggers of the senior circuit, 1965

Posted on December 21, 2021 by markweiss86

Billy Williams Deron Johnson, Eddie Mathews, Frank Robinson, Hank Aaron, Johnny Callison, Mack Jones, Norm Cash, Ron Santo, Tony Conigliaro, Willie Mays, Willie McCoveyTen of the 17 top HR hitters that year were Black Only 7 were this year. 

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