Circus Clown Helps Set the Stage
The other day, my 5-year-old grandson sat upon by knee and was ready to talk business. He had that look of impishness upon his face.
Portraying a circus clown was certainly a laughing matter.
“Grandpa, what did you want to be when you were growing up like me?
“Oh, lots of things,” I told him. “A train engineer, [...]
Villagers Gather ‘Round the Pagharch
The gods on Mt. Sulbuz are smiling and pleased for a good reason.
Even after thousands of years, their favorite food, known as “the food of the Gods,” is still being prepared and shared by the Armenian people. The pagharch tradition lives on, bringing us together to dine on a gastronomic creation intended to be shared [...]
Sassounian: Armenians in Egypt: Dwindling Yet Resilient in a Country in Turmoil
I just returned from a fascinating trip to Egypt. The Primate of the Armenian Church had invited me on behalf of the Diocesan Council to deliver the keynote address at the annual commemoration of the Armenian Genocide. I accepted the invitation with some trepidation given the ongoing turmoil in Egypt since the toppling of the [...]
Gunaysu: The Reign of Lies in Turkey
Organized denial means the reign of lies. The denialist, in order to sustain denial, has to resolutely and incessantly lie. Otherwise it can’t go on. The truth, even bits of information that might hold the slightest potential of undermining the lie, is the biggest and most merciless enemy of denial. So the denialist, having created [...]
Uncle Garabed’s Notebook (May 12, 2012)
Inadvertent Flattery
A good listener is usually thinking about something else.
… Kin Hubbard
From the Word Lab
The word barbarian evolved from the Greek word “barbarous.” It came from the fact that Greeks could not understand foreigners and when they spoke it sounded like “bar-bar.”
Optimism
From the day of your birth
‘Til you ride in a hearse
There’s nothing that’s happened
That [...]
Yegparian: ‘Hye Tahd’ ≠ Spectator Sport
Last weekend, someone paid me quite a compliment! As I was hiking down the mountainside, I said hello to a hiker going uphill, who then responded, but also asked if I was Armenian, and if I wrote for Asbarez… I had been recognized because of my picture online. This was one of my readers! It’s [...]
Sassounian: Lawsuit-Happy Turkish Group Loses Appeal on Genocide
The Turkish Coalition of America (TCA) has been on a rampage in recent years, filing lawsuits against scholars, public officials, and civic groups who support the recognition of the Armenian Genocide.
Last week, a federal appeals court put an end to TCA’s legal tirade against the University of Minnesota by unanimously upholding a federal court’s decision [...]
Assyrian Monument Dedication Hosts Sabri Atman in Yerevan
Two years ago I wrote about connecting with Sabri Atman, the founder and director of the Assyrian Genocide Research Center (Seyfo Center) in the Netherlands. He is an author, academic, and activist.
Atman has widely lectured on the subject of the genocide throughout the United States and Europe stating, “Nobody who has researched the genocide who [...]
Electronic Era Facilitates Armenian Meetings
Remember the days when we attended an AYF meeting and the secretary actually took minutes by hand before typing them on another sheet of paper?
Armenians with their electronic gadgets enter a new era.
Then copies would be run off on a mimeograph machine and distributed to members at the next meeting for their approval?
Not any more. [...]
Uncle Garabed’s Notebook (May 5, 2012)
In Search of Intelligence
You beat your pate, and fancy wit will come:
Knock as you please, there’s nobody at home.
…Alexander Pope
Entry in an Autograph Album
God made candy
God made cake
But when He made you
He made a big mistake.
The Love that Surpasses All Understanding
Don’t disparage cannibals. After all, they do love people.
On Old Age
A man’s not old when [...]
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