Category Archives: Plato’s Republic

pertaining to government, the public sector, governance, democracy, politics, issues pertaining to such, like “freedom of speech” concepts

The ‘credible hulks’

Posted on November 30, 2014 by markweiss86

I’m a sports fan, and a sports-writer –trained by four or five publications, plus the 100 or so sports-themed posts here in Plasticlandia — so I do recall hearing of the two Palo Altans winning medals at the Olympics in … Continue reading →

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Xago Juarez in the house

Posted on November 26, 2014 by markweiss86

Xago Juarez, aka Luis Juarez, the professor at SJSU and from Salinas, where John Steinbreck lived when he wrote “In Dubious Battle” hangs at Cafe Zoe a place for peace hope humanity and community for reals — and did I … Continue reading →

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We got this say Stanford, or we got next?

Posted on November 26, 2014 by markweiss86

I met this woman, the head of Stanford’s Student Union and she told me she organized the event. I have a couple other shots. I did speak to the group for about 2 minutes, and missed most of the previous … Continue reading →

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What’s up, doc, with yo ‘Uptown Funk’ ok?

Posted on November 24, 2014 by markweiss86

I was working on a parody of Mark Ronson “Uptown Funk” the song that was on SNL; I was going to call it “Upzone Funk” about Palo Alto’s recent land-use debates and their impact on our recent elections. Meanwhile I … Continue reading →

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Paly writer Josh Stern rocks that Viking craft

Posted on November 23, 2014 by markweiss86

During his senior year at Paly, scholar athlete Josh Stern, now at Brown, describes seven cases of Paly athletes leaving for private schools (or PAUSD students) and two counter-examples, Keller Chryst and Tolbert, of blue chip players arriving from elsewhere … Continue reading →

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IMHO, or I am Ho

Posted on November 20, 2014 by markweiss86

I M H O stands for “in my humble opinion” I read into the record John Paul Hanna’s letter to staff about the proposed demolition and rebuild of 429 University. My point was that if you are a $500/hr attorney … Continue reading →

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Tale of two Weiss stump speech transcripts

Posted on November 20, 2014 by markweiss86

And this is a voice mail I left my neighbor and coreligionist the former Google exec and current Bridgepoint or something exec and Palo Alto planning commissioner Eric Rosenblum parroting back to me what “Google Voice” thinks I said to … Continue reading →

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Ehren Tool w. Trevor Paglen

Posted on November 20, 2014 by markweiss86

insert photo of an Ehren Tool 2014 mug here insert Amazon link to a Trevor Paglen book here, while watching PBS show coda: The Fact of a Doorframe means there is something to hold onto with both hands while slowly … Continue reading →

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Beth Custer, my grandmother, Dina, Jess & David take New York

Posted on November 19, 2014 by markweiss86

Beth and I had breakfast Just For You yesterday and I bid her bon voyage as “My Grandmother” plays New York Saturday, part of a Georgian film festival with parts at Berkeley PFA and New York Museum of Modern Art. … Continue reading →

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Gratuitos and random Cody Sanderson shout

Posted on November 17, 2014 by markweiss86

I been workin’ today from Palo Alto’s Mitchell Center Library, near Mitchell Park, the new building, the one with the Bruce Beasley granite arch marking the automobile entrance. I hereby declare that we raise a few extra bucks and replaced … Continue reading →

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