Tag Archives: karen holman

Don’t get your Dauber down (note to self)

Posted on July 26, 2014 by markweiss86

humm baby its a grand old flag. and yes we can (do) (better) sho nuff ya dig by any means necessary or is that mo better blues Continue reading →

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Pablo Cruise Palo Alto roots

Posted on July 12, 2014 by markweiss86

Pablo Cruise was all over the radio in 1977 “Place in the Sun”. Years later it was Gil Draper of Draper’s Music who hipped me to the fact that the band had Palo Alto roots. Here is a glib from … Continue reading →

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Historic Theatre as more downtown office space in Palo Alto

Posted on July 2, 2014 by markweiss86

Staff planner Steven Turner dropped a bombshell this morning at the close of the HRB meeting: uber-owner and self-proclaimed “parking czar” Charles J. “Chop” Keenan III has submitted plans, not yet viewable electronically but agendized for historical review as soon … Continue reading →

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Palo Alto yard hockey

Posted on June 21, 2014 by markweiss86

Have you heard that joke about “I went to a fight and a hockey game broke out”? I joked to Palo Alto City Council member, this morning at a yard sale in our Downtown North neighborhood, that we should consider … Continue reading →

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Peets don’t fail me now

Posted on June 5, 2014 by markweiss86

Palo Alto, a Thursday late morning early afternoon in June — Strong coffee brings out the inner-Mencken in me, unleashing the inner-Stalin in Stephen Levy, who keeps deleting my attempts to civic-engage him [portion deleted] [portions deleted} [portions deleted}   … Continue reading →

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Do Talking Dogs enjoy the First Amendment?

Posted on May 6, 2012 by markweiss86

After the excellent Kiwanis’-sponsored Palo Alto May Fete Parade (90th) and Fair(1st) Saturday, I had lunch with Council Member Karen Holman at Peninsula Creamery. As a convenience to our server, I had what she’s having, a BLT on rye with … Continue reading →

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