Indie Spinner Rack, Yuri Kochiyama, Afka

I've been getting more and more obsessed with Indie Spinner Rack these days. Here is a link for anyone who hasn't heard of this radio program yet. It is the bomb. I've been unemployed for way too long now, yet despite this, I can't help but listen to Charlito and Mr. Phil until four or five in the morning every day. I then wake up way too late and effectively cut in half the time I have to submit resumes to businesses while they're still open. It's getting dangerous, but I can't stop. They're too good. I'm going through their entire catalogue from the beginning. In fact, I just found their easter egg and it was so fun to listen to. I couldn't believe it.

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Check this out. It will make your heart bleed: "Forty-three years ago this week, Malcolm X was gunned down in the Audubon Ballroom in Harlem. Yuri Kochiyama cradled his head as he lay dying on the stage. Kochiyama’s activism began after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, when she and her family were held in an internment camp along with more than 100,000 Japanese in the United States."

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Afka waterfall, Lebanon
Photograph by Khaled Fawaz (possibly)

It's like that. Just chillin'.

Magic misplaced
Audacious whims
Reflexive and steady
Target of jealousy
Intuitive demon
Never say die

Lingering love everlasting
An attack on your soul
Without fear
Reducing your inhibition
Encapsulation in DVD format
Nonstop genius penetration
Continuous explosions
Ending monotonous nights.

Staples is selling seventy-two inch, five-layer book shelves for $30 each. Shipping is free, but the deal only lasts until the 23rd of this month. Check it out. The book shelves are probably as low quality as you can get, but it's still a pretty good deal.

Hafiz al-Asad

Hafiz al-Asad, the late father of the dictator of Syria, came from a small village in the northwest mountains of that country. During the time of Hafiz' grandfather, a boastful Turkish wrestler came to the village and claimed that he could beat anyone there in a fair wrestling match. Hafiz' grandfather, who was a burly man not easily intimidated, stepped forward and accepted the Turk's challenge. Hafiz' grandfather's name was Sulayman.

The two men began their battle, but it was ended almost immediately when Sulayman grabbed the Turk and effortlessly picked him up and threw him into the dirt. It was clear to all that the Turk was trounced and from that day forth, the villagers referred to Sulayman as al Wahish: "the animal, the savage, the wild man." Al Wahish functioned as Sulayman's title and the village awarded his whole family this word as a surname.

Later in his life, Sulayman had accumulated such a great amount of honor for himself and his family that his prominence could no longer be denied. The four families who ruled that village came together and decreed that from henceforth Sulayman would no longer be the Wahish. He was now al Asad--the Lion.

This is a true story.