Category Archives: ethniceities

when i say ethniceities i mean “jewish”

Palo Alto’s poker politics

Posted on September 8, 2014 by markweiss86

Steve Cohen is a dear friend, and fellow Gunn alumnus, and an Oracle staffer, Stanford grad, son of a famous math professor. He helped edit my ballot pamphlet statement, as he did in 2009. He is an avid poker player … Continue reading →

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Let my dog pee where the app and property rights (Ventura Park)

Posted on September 6, 2014 by markweiss86

Not to be baited too easily, and I do note that my relationship with Dr. Levy is experiencing a type of glasnost, I worry that when people say “property rights” they are somehow commingled with the “corporations are people” crowd, … Continue reading →

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My 12 picks: Stanford, Northwestern, Army, Missouri, Vanderbilt, Michigan State, Schauer, New Mexico, Michigan, Texas, UCLA and UTEP

Posted on September 6, 2014 by markweiss86

I am not actually a gambler nor do I advocate such. I picked 11 teams plus the Democratic challenger for the gubernatorial seat of Michigan, Mark Schauer just as an experiment. It is more like Rosencrantz and Guildenstern picking a … Continue reading →

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Of haps and hap tics

Posted on September 3, 2014 by markweiss86

1. I ran into my Oak Creek neighbor Serkin at Farmer’s Market and gave him my only Weiss for Council pin, from 2012. New York Times article about robotics, Stanford byline, by John Markoff: “Brainy, Yes, But Far From Handy: … Continue reading →

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Of haps and haptics

Posted on September 3, 2014 by markweiss86

1. I ran into my Oak Creek neighbor Serkin at Farmer’s Market and gave him my only Weiss for Council pin, from 2012. New York Times article about robotics, Stanford date-line, by John Markoff: “Brainy, Yes, But Far From Handy: … Continue reading →

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Living in reverse, August 29 thru 21

Posted on August 29, 2014 by markweiss86

I met Winnie Lewis while standing outside Peet’s on Uni, because power had gone out, and walked with her to Peet’s near Whole Foods — she manages that building. Today, Breena of the Post takes up Lewis’ case about Downtown … Continue reading →

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Brown Act, orange juice

Posted on August 27, 2014 by markweiss86

Liz Kniss nosed her green Toyota into the spot exactly as I passed, which caught my eye and had me re-route from my typical Coupa to step-to-her-step University Cafe style. We exchanged pleasantries. (I wrote below about asking her, once, … Continue reading →

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Ida, Nancy, Terry (Palo Alto Festival of the Arts three-way-selfie)

Posted on August 25, 2014 by markweiss86

I saw Mayor Nancy Shepherd at three candidates’ events last weekend, the Cory Walbach kick-off at Seale Park, the Ken Dauber School Board event at a private Professorville estate and last at Ralph and Jackie Wheeler’s tasteful South Palo Alto … Continue reading →

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In this picture please note that both Weiss and his drummer are wearing green

Posted on August 24, 2014 by markweiss86

pasting in my submission to Sierra club, minus the actual names and emails of their people Mark Weiss: Congratulations on your decision to run for Palo Alto City Council this fall. If you are interested in receiving the endorsements of … Continue reading →

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Richard Sherman v. 385 Sherman

Posted on August 21, 2014 by markweiss86

The quiet enjoyment of humble Palo Alto condo-dwellers, who open their doors to each other each morning and drink tea, is threatened, as is the nearby Sarah Wallis Park, by an over-massive and greedy development at 385 Sherman proposed by … Continue reading →

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