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Eighteen Raider coaches sorted by wins

Posted on September 30, 2014 by markweiss86

Eighteen Raider coaches sorted by wins: John Madden, 112 (1978) Tom Flores 91 (19870 Art Shell, 53 (2006) Jon Gruden, 39 (2001) John Rausch, 35 (1968) Al Davis, 23 (1965) Tom Cable, 17 (2010) Eddie Erdelatz, 16 (1961) Bill Callahan … Continue reading →

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Colorado dissent debate and Lytton Plaza

Posted on September 24, 2014 by markweiss86

The Chronicle teed me up and the New York Times online hit me home about some noise out of Arvada, Colorado where a school board wants to revise U.S. History so as to produce a citizenry that is less likely … Continue reading →

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Michael McFaul lecture for World Affairs Council in Atherton, Calif., September, 2014

Posted on September 23, 2014 by markweiss86

Terry and I caught an excellent lecture by Michael McFaul, of Stanford’s Hoover Institution, and the former U.S. Ambassador to Russia, for the World Affairs Council, at a private residence in Atherton, California, in September, 2014. McFaul is a Rhodes … Continue reading →

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The post remains the same (5 – center)

Posted on September 23, 2014 by markweiss86

1. point(David Shields, I am thinking “Pete Maravich”) 2. shooting(faux Filseth, and I am thinking “Jerry West” and being generous or atoning) 3. small forward (Gervin, Ice man? 4. big / forward (“John Havlicek”? although it was about Cazzie Russell … Continue reading →

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Driving me cazzie

Posted on September 23, 2014 by markweiss86

Ok, I admit. I’m spread a little thin. Partial remedy, I gave away a book. A new book. Recently procured. Having carried the clip, the review around for a couple years. Harvy Araton’s book about the great Knicks teams, of … Continue reading →

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Not a genuine Filseth

Posted on September 23, 2014 by markweiss86

I met a man who looked a lot like Eric Filseth, especially looking at him across the room, with my reading glasses. Earlier, I shouted out to James Lyons the dramatician. (He endorses me, I think, or at least signed … Continue reading →

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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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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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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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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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