Tag Archives: gunn titans

Some thoughts on the schools

Posted on January 30, 2015 by markweiss86

I stood after leaving the Open Forum part of Tuesday’s meeting in the dark with three strangers, with a Mom, her son and another boy,who might have been a speaker, a source quoted above and the son of someone I … Continue reading →

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Russell hits trey to start Titans

Posted on January 9, 2015 by markweiss86

G 28 MV 11 2Q G 42 MV 19 3Q 10 Gil short jumper G 46 MV 24 1:46 left odd technical foul sequence G 46 MV 27 final Riley takes a knee 2. I caught two and a half … Continue reading →

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Near-pin of a Mayoral Proclamation for Chris Horpel and Gunn wrestling, circa 2012

Posted on December 15, 2014 by markweiss86

I wrote this, Palo Alto Mayor and Gunn grad Yiaway Yeh approved it, yet it somehow never found its way from electronic media to official parchment and presentation. (And thanks to Emmie and Julie for their comments and commitments: their … Continue reading →

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Gunn up 13-0 to start hoops campaign

Posted on December 4, 2014 by markweiss86

Part Two: Gunn routs Summit by 40 in cage opener This being “Silicon Valley”, well, I tend to call it “Santa Clara Valley” and in, “I played for the 1980-81 Titans, champions of the SANTA CLARA VALLEY Athletic League”, I … Continue reading →

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Original G, or Lah med yah weh

Posted on December 4, 2014 by markweiss86

(Note: I wrote this exactly one month ago but re-reading it, it eludes even me. The basic story is that a barista at Peet’s in South Palo Alto who did not look particularly interested in Torah had four Hebrew characters … Continue reading →

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Taking charge with Rich Kelley

Posted on October 15, 2014 by markweiss86

Rich Kelley, a Woodside resident and former NBA and Stanford basketball player, said he would not endorse me but agreed to pose still for a selfie, the au courant exchange. It helped that I name dropped Bud Presley and made … Continue reading →

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Kevin Skelly and Vieux Carre

Posted on May 16, 2014 by markweiss86

I ran into Kevin Skelly, the out-going (meaning he is leaving, not that he is approachable or gregarious, which he also is) PAUSD superintendent at a yogurt shop the other day, and had the opportunity to express my sense of … Continue reading →

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Gunn alum and dad leads softball surge

Posted on April 19, 2013 by markweiss86

I bumped into my Gunn classmate Matt Maltz and his son Andrew at Piazza’s market Sunday and was very impressed to learn that he is coaching the girls softball team at our Alma Mater. I checked out two games as … Continue reading →

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