This Side of Fifty

Obligatory Historical Reflection:   My February Letter is my anniversary letter.   I began sending out these letters in 2004.   I hav...

      Tomorrow is Election Day in Armenia.  Raffi Hovannisian, a distant cousin, as close as any first cousin, is running for President....

It is Valentine’s Day.   It is a day for expressing, acknowledging, and celebrating the special loves in our lives.   This includes fam...

      I had a chance to speak with the renowned oud player Ara Dinkjian.   He is flat out the best oud player of our generation.  He tours ...

We love heroes.   We need heroes.   We adore them.   We embellish their personalities and feats to fit the image that we crave from our...