Category Archives: Plato’s Republic

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

Red Haring

I will redact this if needs be, but my friend and sister in hoops Rachel Garlin reports that the Keith Haring show “The Political Line” at the DeYoung, Saturday thru February 16, 2015 rocks. She should know because she is … Continue reading

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‘oohhahhhheeeeeoooohhh yeh yeh!’ 4 2 Toms

Or, We Are Broadcasting Live and Want To Hear All of “Yah” at the bottom i am re-posting Tom Jordan 2 aka Tommy Jordan of Geggy Tah at Earthwise Showcase in 2009, trumpet solo and splits we are broadcasting live … Continue reading

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Elisha Cook, Jr. Day in Palo Alto

One of my weirder initiatives is Elisha Cook Jr Day in Palo Alto, in honor of the man who played Wilmer in The Maltese Falcon and an informant in The Big Sleep. It is a ploy to lure David Packard … Continue reading

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in grapes of dubious battle wrath

I am processing the results of the recent election. I got nearly 2,000 votes, which I think is great. On a cost basis (dollars spent to votes received) I lead the pack by a wide margin, a factor of five. … Continue reading

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Schauer defeats Sndyer

Mark Schauer is a guy I met on the campaign trail here in Palo Alto, on Santa Rita Street to be precise, so I was excited to punch his name into the search-injun to learn that he got 47 points … Continue reading

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You are truly a generalissimo

Don’t think twice, vote for weiss. Don’t splice or dice, just vote for weiss. Roll ’em twice, it still comes up weiss. OK, OK, you’ve suffered enough this morning, dude. If you don’t win today it’s probably because you waited … Continue reading

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President of Mexico in Palo Alto and other auspices

I was in not University commercial part of Palo Alto not campaigning 25 hours or so before polls open and close like a Venus fly trap and walking off the beer and football I notivrdt a familiar face some kind … Continue reading

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Jodi is smarter than her meter; or, 8888 w. Jodi w. SEIU

SNAKE ANTHONY IS NOT A SMALL JAPANESE WOMAN NOR IS OR WAS JODI BALL, S.E.I.U (In the course of a 12-week campaign leading up to my name on the ballot as candidate, member, Palo Alto City Council, I am slightly … Continue reading

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No on D rant for weird lady blogger

If Tuesday does not solve our very real set of problems, I would look to the Measure D supporters –and by the way LWV was biased in listing H, K and B and thirty others to E, J and T … Continue reading

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Nina n me

I said to the rock, please hide me. Lord. I’ve been listening to Nina Simone, a cd I bought at of all places S_(national chain, coffee, and music, — Don MacKinnon — Plastic Alto don’t play brand name), called “How … Continue reading

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