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Richard Price $1M cowboy

Posted on March 8, 2015 by markweiss86
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I’ll trade you a 1960 Minnie Minoso for a hair cut

Posted on March 6, 2015 by markweiss86

this is from the Times obit: Minnie Minoso has been one of my all-time favorite players for close to 40 years. I never saw him in his prime, but I collected his cards in their prime. I sometimes think about … Continue reading →

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Something fishy about Stevenson House new management proposal

Posted on March 6, 2015 by markweiss86

Stevenson House is a 120-unit senior non-profit housing that staff recommends be turned to a for-profit limited partnership, granted a Planned Community zoning exemption, be given $1 M of tax payers money from SUMC (Stanford hospital expansion hush money slush … Continue reading →

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More from Bill Johnson’s slaughterhouse of ideas

Posted on March 6, 2015 by markweiss86

Posted by Mark Weiss a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood 2 minutes ago Due to violations of our Terms of Use, comments from this poster are only visible to registered users. Click here to view comment. Why? This is … Continue reading →

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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie Big Oil doofus

Posted on March 5, 2015 by markweiss86
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Lancers top Gators as easy

Posted on March 4, 2015 by markweiss86

Hats off to tiny Sacred Heart prep for coming within one trey, by Mason Randall of tying top-ranked St. Francis of Mountain View Tuesday in the CCS semifinals. The Lancers prevailed 64-59 but clearly had the fear of God put … Continue reading →

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Hey now you’re an All Star and CCS champ

Posted on March 3, 2015 by markweiss86

This article shows the idiocy of the CCS format: you win Div. II and therefore can claim to be the 25th top team in the section? Why not have Div. I thru Div. L playoffs and give every other kid … Continue reading →

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Kickin’ it with Jamie Cullum

Posted on March 3, 2015 by markweiss86

Dear Jamie Cullum, when you play Hollywood Bowl on August 5, 2015, please swing by Palo Alto and do a free show at Lytton Plaza to raise awareness of “the Great Unwashed”. Thanks, Mark Weiss This is the quinetessentional plastic … Continue reading →

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Who kill Sy Abelmon?

Posted on March 3, 2015 by markweiss86

A serious mon. edit to add: I loves ABHO7K the way Sy loves Larry: and1: I think it would be funny for Marlon James, a Jamaican English professor and novelist (“A Brief History of Seven Killings”) at Macalester College in … Continue reading →

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Is Jim Beall trying to privatize ‘Communications Hill’ workout spot?

Posted on February 25, 2015 by markweiss86

City-Sponsored Legislation SB 236 to Address Communications Hill Grand Staircase – State Senator Jim Beall has introduced SB 236 that would amend the Vehicle Code in order to exempt from the definition of “sidewalk” a stairway used or designed primarily … Continue reading →

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