Uncle Garabed’s Notebook (Dec. 3, 2011)

Heartfelt Words

It has been well said, that heart speaks to heart, whereas language speaks only to the ears.

… St. Francis of Sales

From the Trivia File

There is a German saying that “Krems and Stein are three places.” The solution lies in the word “and” (German, und). Now, und is between Krems and Stein; so that Krems, Und [and] Stein are three places.

Go!

A high-powered executive, a firm believer in efficiency, hung up a sign in his office that read, “Do It Now!” In less than 24 hours, the cashier took off with the day’s receipts, the secretary eloped with the boss’s son, the office boy slipped the firm’s most important documents into the shredder, and the whole work force took the afternoon off.

Time to Ruminate

If you dwell on your accomplishments, it tends to make you complacent.

If you dwell on your shortcomings, it tends to lead you to greater activity.

San Miniato al Monte

Saint Minas (third century) is venerated as the first Christian martyr of Florence, Italy. The church of San Miniato al Monte is dedicated to him. According to legend, he was an Armenian nobleman serving in the Roman Army or a merchant making a penitential pilgrimage to Rome. He was denounced as a Christian and in 250 AD beheaded by Emperor Decius.

Entry in an Autograph Album

With Violet nestling in his arms,

He drove a car, poor Willy.

Where once he held his Violet,

He now holds but a lily.

What’s in a Name?

Kafalamazian: Turkish in derivation, identified as a descriptive term, kafalamaz is defined as literally without a head; figuratively, lacking understanding, unintelligent.

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CK Garabed

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C.K. Garabed (a.k.a. Charles Kasbarian) has been active in the Armenian Church and Armenian community organizations all his life. As a writer and editor, he has been a keen observer of, and outspoken commentator on, political and social matters affecting Armenian Americans. He has been a regular contributor to the Armenian Reporter and the AGBU Literary Quarterly, “ARARAT.” For the last 30 years, Garabed has been a regular contributor to the Armenian Weekly. He produces a weekly column called “Uncle Garabed's Notebook,” in which he presents an assortment of tales, anecdotes, poems, riddles, and trivia; for the past 10 years, each column has contained a deconstruction of an Armenian surname. He believes his greatest accomplishment in life, and his contribution to the Armenian nation, has been the espousing of Aghavni, and the begetting of Antranig and Lucine.

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