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I am a citizen of this planet, who believes there is a purpose and mission to our existence. I pursue that mission and try to enjoy every lesson, every day, and every last drop of the pain and joy we drink when we live. I live a mostly regret-free life, with each failure quickly becoming a valuable experience and something to laugh about, and every success something about which to be thankful and celebrative. I do all of this in and around my beloved Berkeley, California.

6/18/2015

تابستان

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من وقتی بچه بودم اسم میوه ها رو خوب بلد نبودم. فقط میدانستم که بجز یک میوه‌ که پوستش پشمالو بود و از دست زدن به آن موهای تنم سیخ میشد، همه م...
5/10/2015

برف آمد

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در بهمن 1375، در یک روز جمعه برفی خودم را به خانه پدر و مادرم رساندم تا آداب جمعه های آن روزها را به جا بیاورم، مادرم را به حمام ببرم، برایش...
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10/22/2014

Isfahan

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Isfahan, I ache with the pain of your women I dread with the fear of your girls I cry with the burning sensation in my eyes --only...
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10/10/2014

The Friday Afternoon Discovery

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He was sitting next to me at the dining table. I was working, completely focused on what I was doing, and making sure that I didn't take...
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10/06/2014

11:45 on Monday

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It was 11:45 Dozens came Offices abandoned Appointments postponed Deadlines missed It was 11:45 The trees were high The sky blue ...
9/30/2014

خوش قدم

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از روزی که یادم میاد، همیشه پدر و مادرم بهم میگفتن "تو خوش قدم بودی." خوش قدم بودن خیلی جایگاه ارزنده ای در خانواده بود! اولا که ...
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9/25/2014

Nostalgic

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I wonder whether I will ever feel the comfort I once felt when I wrote in this blog just for myself and a few friends. I miss writing. I mis...
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2/21/2012

We were singing, "bye-bye, Miss American Pie."

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I was 14 when I first heard "American Pie" by Don McLean in Tehran. I went by Ahang-e-Rooz/Beethoven, where Mohsen Agha Chamanara...
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5/27/2011

Joy on a hilltop

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I was 12 when my mother was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis. I remember the confusion that reigned in our household, which my mother ...
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11/08/2010

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Mendocino County, California, a vineyard after harvest, November 2010 One Rubai from Omar Khayyam for you: Literal Translation: Khayam,...
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11/07/2010

Farewell Hannibal Alkhas

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For Buna Alkhas: I went to a memorial service for Iranian (Assyrian) artist, Hannibal Alkhas last evening. I listened to his son, Buna , ...
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7/09/2010

In the company of friends--a reading of “Copenhagen”

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I’ll have to warn you--this may look like I am showing off! I promise I can’t help it this time! This Saturday, July 10, 2010, I am goi...
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