Category Archives: words

language or etymology

Jazz panel to air on local cable in March

Posted on February 27, 2015 by markweiss86

edit to add, the following Friday: I will try to remember to turn on tv tomorrow Saturday at 1 p.m. to watch the edited version of January’s jazz panel. Meanwhile I am wrapping up my Week which WordPress says can … Continue reading →

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Titans defense seals CCS win, 52-45 over Evergreen Valley

Posted on February 25, 2015 by markweiss86

Gunn Titans (19-3) play Oak Grove Eagles (15-9) in 2nd round CCS action Thursday at 7. Take 280 and 85 South to Blossom Hill road exit, right, then another mile and a half. Give it about 45 minutes. Oak Grove … Continue reading →

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Kyu Kim, 8, Mark Weiss, 118

Posted on February 23, 2015 by markweiss86

When architect in training Kyu Kim applied for the ARB last fall, he wrote 8 lines. And was seated. I wrote 118 lines, but got no votes. I argued that the board has an over-representation of architects — the statute … Continue reading →

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Kim Gordon, Girl in a Band w. Jon Wurster, funny guy with sticks and a mic

Posted on February 23, 2015 by markweiss86

I wrote this in my head, in the shower, unless that is too much information tmi but I was going to write Jon Wurster and ask him to reply to 2 or 3 quick questions. He is interviewing for an … Continue reading →

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Four non posts

Posted on February 20, 2015 by markweiss86

1. something about Paly basketball, and Mu v. Mo* 2. something about “State of the City Palo Alto” and Mountain View Voice news reporting the hard to measure role of the builders and realtors role in that election; how is … Continue reading →

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These colors don’t run and gun

Posted on February 8, 2015 by markweiss86

(I wrote the bulk of this Sunday morning but let it breath for a day before posting. I thought of the relative value of working behind the scenes to get traction on this, or just letting it go completely. Beyond … Continue reading →

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Musician to recreate Portola expedition, using car, guitar, original songs, social media, wry wit

Posted on January 30, 2015 by markweiss86

Marin-based troubadour Jerry Hannan today and tonight will tip his hat to Portola, who in 1769 left San Diego with 50 men and 50 mules, sought Monterrey Bay — then only searchable by sea — and wound up camping under … Continue reading →

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Fairygodmother lauds politicians

Posted on January 28, 2015 by markweiss86

County Supes support Buena Vista kids with $8 M earmark, in Palo Alto Betty Peck, Saratoga’s fabled “Fairygodmother of kindergarten”, was a secret and perhaps hermetic lobbying force in the Santa Clara County Supervisors unanimous 5-0 decision to earmark $8 … Continue reading →

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Maybe it’s

Posted on January 27, 2015 by markweiss86

Cheryl Wheeler, 1997 about Jonesboro, Arkansas, Garth Brooks pka Chris Gaines, 2000 and me, at PAUSD meeting, apropos indirectly about Gunn student stress (which I am hesitant to call a “suicide cluster”) — and Cheryl did play this at Cubberley … Continue reading →

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Eartha Kitt as Catwoman w. Rene Marie ‘Lift Every Voice’

Posted on January 23, 2015 by markweiss86

(Congrats to Rene Marie, aka Rene Marie Croan and Rene Marie Stevens for Grammy nomination for Motema Records. I met Rene Marie, with Pete Douglas and Reggie Marshall and a lovely pasta dinner in Half Moon Bay a few years … Continue reading →

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