Archive - Mar 2009

An Ode to Mahmoud

I've received an email today that inspired me to make a remix for Mahmoud...

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When and how?

On Nowruz, the day when Iranians celebrate the coming of spring and the new Iranian calendar year, US President Barack Obama took the helm of American foreign policy towards Iran and dramatically communicated his will to chart a new course away from the failed policies of the past. "My administration is now committed to diplomacy that addresses the full range of issues before us", Obama said in a video message to Iranians. But given the upcoming Iranian presidential elections in June, the real challenge for the United States is when and how to further engage Iran. Obama understands that there are vast areas of convergence between the United States and Iran when it comes to Iraq and Afghanistan, and many more areas where constructive engagement could produce tangible results for both sides>>>

Wall Street vs Main Street

Yoram Bauman, an Economics Professor at the University of Washington, is well-known for his sense of humor. He recently compared Italian and Wall Street Mafias: "Italian Mafia are gangsters who make offers you can't refuse, whereas financial mafia are bankers who make you loans you can't understand, I'm not sure which is worse." Well, Professor Bauman, I can tell you the worse one is NOT the Italian Mafia. It is this Wall Street’s culture of entitlement that is hard to shake. Yes my friends, here is the punch line: Wall Street simply destroyed Main Street, pure and simple, and it is going to take years to rebuild it. The main root of the current crisis can be summed up in one word: greed, the first of the seven deadly sins>>>

Literary tranquilizers

I have coined this title for referring to my collection of the most potent, popular, brief and soothing words of wit and wisdom mainly Persian. My aim is to provide an alternative for ever-increasing trend in substance abuse or myriad of over-the counter or prescribed pills that are popped daily to cope with increasing stressful conditions associated with our 'modern' technological age. The greatest advantage of literary tranquilizers are their virtually no cost and lack of side effects provided that one gets addicted to them and loves them. Resorting to these should beat all other devastating addictions >>>

داد داور

هر روز وقتی اتومبیل قدیمی پرایدم روشن میشود با خود فکر می کنم که آخرین روزی است که با این لگن به سرکار می روم. خیلی اذیتم می کند . از طرفی برای یک قاضی عالی رتبه ای مثل من دیگر افت دارد با این اتومبیل های قدیمی فکسنی بروم سرکار. وارد پارکینگ اداره می شوم، نگهبان مثل فیلم " عقده حقارت لاندو بوزانکا" از من اسم و فامیلم را به دقت پرسیده و کارتم را کنترل می کنند. لابد برای آنها هم عجیب است که من چطوری با این هیکل گنده در آن ماشین کوچک جا می گیرم.طبق معمول آسانسور خراب است و باید هیکلم را چهار طبقه بالا بکشم. باز کردن قفل در اطاقم هم قوز بالا قوز است. هر گاه به خدمات اداری می گویم که آن را درست کنند ،به نحوی می فهمانند که باید اندکی اسکن رایج بسلفم و گرنه باید هر روز زجر بکشم>>>

گذر

بارها در گذر درهم  بگذشته من
بسر کوی خیال تو دلم
                 باز تپید
باز با یاد تو دل شیدا شد
بتمنای وصا لت پرو بالی زد و
سینه بدرید
دیده ام باز بدنبال تو هر سو میگشت >>>

This heart

It aches from within
It pounds with every breath
Its waves pound the shores
The Ocean gods are mad
Heart that’s clear as water
Filtered through sands of life
Open to be hit any moment
Can not be otherwise >>>

pictory: Crown Prince Reza Playing Soccer (1977)

Ali Daei need any help ? ;0) Crown Prince Reza kicks ball during soccer match as Captain of his HighSchool Team. Iran, Tehran (1977) >>>

Nazanin Afshin-Jam's Norooz interview

President and Co-Founder of Stop Child Executions, Nazanin Afshin-Jam spoke on the weekend about Stop Child Executions organization on VOA Persian News. Watch the interview in Persian here>>>

Picture of the day - The long platform

Sunday.
I took a flint and bounced it across the water,
It flew off my palm,
and left me with some moist clay. >>>