by Minter Dial | Aug 5, 2007 | Politics, WWII
I had never been fully exposed to the downside of psychiatry until I visited this week the exposition “Pyschiatrie: la vérité sur ses abus” in Paris at the Hotel Castiglione, 40 rue deFaubourg St Honoré. Sponsored by Citizens’ Commission on Human...
by Minter Dial | Aug 4, 2007 | Entertainment
Without doubt, for lovers of 1960s music, Festival Express is one of the greatest newly revealed treasures of that era (although this event actually took place in the summer of 1970). The documentary film, which was released in 2004 (wikipedia link), is about a series...
by Minter Dial | Aug 3, 2007 | Health
Kudos to Kids & Company, from Calgary, for coming to the rescue of the sandwiched baby-boomers taking care of kids and elderly parents. Open to people over 65 years old and typically suffering from significant handicaps and/or disease, K&Co offers swimming,...
by Minter Dial | Aug 2, 2007 | Digital Transformation
When I think of digital cameras these days I have two symbiotic thoughts that lead me to a euphoric urge to go out and buy yet another camera. 1) Why don’t we skip the small talk and get to the next generation now. I know already that my credit card sized...
by Minter Dial | Jul 30, 2007 | Politics
Last night, at the MSG (not-in-my-salad) Arena, there was a curious heavyweight boxing match between two Chinamen. One, in the gold shorts, was the China of Optimism (CO). In the other corner, wearing satin red shorts, was the China of Porcelain Doubt (aka PCDo). The...