Uncle Garabed’s Notebook (May 17, 2014)
Sultan’s Version A loaf of bread, a jug of wine, and Eeny, Meeny, Miney, Mo. … Howard Bell A Modern Aphorism A true egoist is a loner. He enjoys only his own company. […]
Sultan’s Version A loaf of bread, a jug of wine, and Eeny, Meeny, Miney, Mo. … Howard Bell A Modern Aphorism A true egoist is a loner. He enjoys only his own company. […]
Dear Editor: There is a concept lurking out in space waiting for someone to latch on to it. It involves today’s dispersed Western Armenians (who have fading hopes for future ties to the Republic of […]
What’s New? Politics are now nothing more than means of rising in the world. With this sole view do men engage in politics, and their whole conduct proceeds upon it. …Samuel Johnson The Bee […]
On Punctuality People who are late are often so much jollier than the people who have to wait for them. … E.V. Lucas Italian Proverb After the game, the King and the pawn go […]
The Artist’s Palate The discovery of a new dish does more for human happiness than the discovery of a star. … Anthelme Brillat-Savarin, French gourmet A Little Misapprehension Boston blueblood (to new maid): Do […]
By Charles Kasbarian My first glimpse of Armen Babamian was in 1931 when I was four years old. My mother had enrolled my older brother and me in the Sunday School of Holy Cross Armenian […]
Suspended Animation Those who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night. … Edgar Allan Poe American Proverb Some speak from experience; others, from experience, don’t […]
To a Blockhead You beat your pate, and fancy wit will come; Knock as you please, there’s nobody at home. … Alexander Pope If Only It Were So Heaven is getting the chance to […]
A Matter of Perspective Mountains appear more lofty the nearer they are approached, but great men resemble them not in this particular. … Lady Marguerite Blessington Daffy-nition Anti-semantic: Describing someone who is prejudiced against […]
On Friendship Give me the avowed, erect and manly foe: Firm I can meet, perhaps return the blow: Buy of all plagues, good Heaven, thy wrath can send, Save me, oh, save me, from the […]
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