Category Archives: sports

has a ball or stick and is not murder or war; their were or are bubblegum cards or tobacco cards to exploit it; was cool when i was young but is now increasingly sadly undermined by greed;

Gunn Football at Sequoia jamboree

Posted on August 30, 2014 by markweiss86

My two favorite Gunn football players are Andrew Maltz, son of my classmate Matt, and Sam Rothstein, son of my fellow Dartmouthian, Scott. Both young men, by the way, are sophomores. Meanwhile, I am posting this from the fantasy football … Continue reading →

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Lin Sunde ditty

Posted on August 25, 2014 by markweiss86

Posted by Mark Weiss, a resident of Downtown North 0 minutes ago Mark Weiss is a registered user. That would be funny if they posed him in his JLS jersey.
actually there is a painter locally who did a great portrait … 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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Fire go come say labor

Posted on August 21, 2014 by markweiss86

Not really. I saw a group of rather bored and uninspired people, checking their devices — about 8 out of 40 or so, or pack up their stuff and leave. I met my quasi-neighbor Gary Kremen, running for Water Board, … Continue reading →

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Are you ready for some Edelman, er, exercise, er, lunch?

Posted on August 19, 2014 by markweiss86

reprinted from three years ago, with addendum: This run by Julian Edelman, of the New England Patriots, a former Woodside High and CSM football hero, makes me wish I had done my recent smog check at Frank Edelman’s A-1 AutoTech … Continue reading →

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Wooden ship

Posted on August 18, 2014 by markweiss86

Lame duck Palo Alto City Council Member Larry Klein tries to quote basketball coaching legend John Wooden tonight from dias. “As John Wooden would say (if he were polled on loop technology, or using staff time as a subsidy for … Continue reading →

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A note on the two Williams I am have linked

Posted on August 15, 2014 by markweiss86

First, I paid a condolence call to Mr. William Davis Parker, my old little league coach and father of my schoolmates Nancy Taylor and Bill Parker; Mrs. Joan Parker, who I recalled as having the world’s finest spinach salad recipe, … Continue reading →

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Endorsements, encounters, engagement

Posted on August 12, 2014 by markweiss86

This is a 40-picture set of images I took with my new Motorola droid, most of which pertains to my Palo Alto City Council candidacy. Check back if this looks like less than 40. It actually is Weird Beers of … Continue reading →

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Lonnie is the tops in Cleveland

Posted on July 6, 2014 by markweiss86

  O Lord Lonnie, we bow down To a man we once called Clown So so bad he was last year A demotion seemed quite clear Somehow he stayed with the team Filling in, he kept his dream Quietly, his … Continue reading →

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The Wizard of Churchill Street

Posted on October 28, 2013 by markweiss86

Peter Diepenbrock, most famously, coached Jeremy Lin and the Palo Alto Vikings to the 2006 California State Championship in basketball. Although he has moved on from Paly, he still pops up around town now and again, for instance, he and … Continue reading →

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