by Minter Dial | Jul 7, 2008 | New Tech
Television and Internet viewing versus dwindling attention span… I was stunned to see that television ogling by Americans, who are over 12 years old, has continued to rise despite the Internet. A census bureau study, published in the USA Today of June 25, 2008, said...
by Minter Dial | Jul 6, 2008 | Sports
The grass may have slowed Wimbledon down, but the epics kept coming. As with virtually any Wimbledon fortnight that I have known, there was a bit of rain to slow down the event. But, this year, the ‘new’ grass which was introduced in 2001 just seemed to...
by Minter Dial | Jul 6, 2008 | Sports
The double-handed backhand: dominatrix of women’s tennis I read with interest in USA Today, June 25, 2008, an article entitled, “Women’s one-handed backhand becomes mostly a dropped shot.” The article points out there are 7 women players in the top 100 that have...
by Minter Dial | Jun 25, 2008 | Travel
Just to let you know that I will be out of blogging commission for the next ten days. Happy belated St Jean the Baptiste day (Quebec – yesterday) and, in advance this time, happy upcoming Independence Day (USA). Feel free to dig into some old posts (and comment...
by Minter Dial | Jun 24, 2008 | Sports
The ongoing Euro Cup 2008 is showcasing a new set of teams and cast of players, specifically in the form of the never-say-die Turkish team and the pesky Russians. There have been a number of ‘disappointments’ (depends on your perspective, of course)...