by Minter Dial | Oct 13, 2007 | Business
Are you left, right or whole brained? One of my favourite ‘business’ books in the past couple of years was “The Whole New Mind” by Daniel Pink. (@Amazon, 2005). What I enjoyed about this book was a revaluing of the right side of the brain in...
by Minter Dial | Sep 17, 2007 | Education, Politics
Got turned on to this via a twit from my pal Mitch. The Youtube video is Mr Rogers’ talk with a US Senate sub-committee, in a meeting chaired by the notoriously “cold” Senator John Pastori, on May 1, 1969. It is worth watching the full 6 1/2 minutes...
by Minter Dial | Jul 24, 2007 | Podcast
Having always enjoyed learning languages, I revel in the difference between one language and another. Amongst my musings, I conjure up reasons to explain a language’s structure or vocabulary. Herewith are some of my favorite, if frivolous, observations about a...
by Minter Dial | Jul 22, 2007 | Uncategorized
In a continuation of the favorite things kids say, this one is for the odd things adults say. The challenge with this is the cultural context. So, with my Western prejudice, I will limit my thoughts to the Anglo-Franco-American that I am.How are you doing? (that...
by Minter Dial | Jul 21, 2007 | Uncategorized
This entry will be the first installment of a 3-part string (not a [string] theory, yet) of assorted things people say. The three parts will be: Kids sayings, Adults sayings and Untranslatables. It’s not exactly a meme if you follow the strict the definition....