by Minter Dial | Mar 21, 2014 | Social Media, WWII
Today would have marked my grandfather’s 103rd birthday. Three years ago, we celebrated what would have been his 100th birthday with a magical 24-hour global social experiment! Here was the result by the way… Nothing quite as grand today. However, in a...
by Minter Dial | Apr 22, 2009 | Travel
The culinary experience of Marrakesh and environs Marrakesh. We had to miss out on the famed Hotel Mamounia because it is [still] under refurbishment. We splurged on two “exclusive” dinners, one at the Jardins de la Medina, 21 Derb Chtoukah, Kasbah Marrakesh) which...
by Minter Dial | Feb 12, 2009 | Branding, Sports
Don’t you find that too many professional sports smack of too much money & poor values? Below is an email that has been circulating since the end of last year. It is a great story, with a “mostly true” rating from Snopes. The event occurred...
by Minter Dial | Aug 5, 2008 | Politics, Sports, WWII
The Amazing Internet – Guest post by my father, Victor Dial I know it’s a cliché, but isn’t it amazing what you can find on the internet? Two recent occasions come to mind: The first was when, some days ago, I happened on a web site concerning the family of my...
by Minter Dial | Mar 25, 2008 | Entertainment
If you are a Stanley Jordan fan [as I am], you will undoubtedly enjoy the music of the 2007 film “August Rush”. Of course, most of us have a fibre that will appreciate the musical link between the various separated members of the family. As the last line of the film...
