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Stade Français beats Clermont Auvergne

by Minter Dial | Oct 30, 2007 | Sports

Stade Français beat down ASM Clermont Auvergne 23-17 this weekend in a rematch of last year’s Top 14 final which Stade Français [wiki reference of SF] won to make them French Champions. Aside from the great seats (thank you Alessandra), the game was a real treat...

Strikes in Paris, Blogger & Yankees

by Minter Dial | Oct 17, 2007 | Sports

With a transport strike in Paris now underway, a breakdown with Blogger today (although it wasn’t exactly a strike, it almost felt like it) and the general strikeout by the Yankees (and maybe soon the Red Sox in the ALCS), it seems that strikes are in the air....

Femmes du Monde at the Musee de l’Homme, Paris

by Minter Dial | Oct 11, 2007 | Entertainment

Attended last night the opening of the Zoé Zoé Femmes du Monde (Women of the World) exhibit at the Musée de l’Homme (Man’s Museum), Palais de Chaillot, Paris 16e (17 place du Trocadéro). With 200 renderings of women in all forms of drawings, paintings,...

Nos Amis Les Bobos – Piece à Paris

by Minter Dial | Sep 9, 2007 | Entertainment

Cette pièce comique, écrite et mise-en-scène par Mr Alain Chapuis, est un vrai délice. Rempli avec un humour qui permet de se moquer de soi-même, “Nos Amis Les Bobos” est une petite pièce qui remet les snobs Bobos dans leur place. Ma femme et moi avons...

Burglar’s codes – Watch the chalk marks

by Minter Dial | Sep 5, 2007 | Travel

Came across this page in “Paris Insider’s Guide”. I found on page 41, this print out of the codes that burglars frequently use when they stake out houses or flats prior to breaking in. [Sorry about the quality, I couldn’t upload a higher def...