http://themindofbriancharlson.com One Man's Opinion Sun, 11 Jan 2009 22:31:08 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en One of the things my blind friends and I attending the 200th Birthday celebrations for Louis Braille here in Paris, France wanted to do is go to the “Dining In The Dark” restaurant. This is one of the restaurants where guests are guided into a completely dark dining room ... http://themindofbriancharlson.com/?p=408 When you think of Paris, do you think of chocolate? After I read the book “Chocolate: A Bitter Sweet Saga of Dark and Light”, and knowing that I would soon be visiting Paris, I knew chocolate would be part of my French experience. I spent some time ... http://themindofbriancharlson.com/?p=406 I have taken taxi rides with my Seeing Eye dog in most of the states in the U.S. as well as in at least four other countries. I have never been as abused as I have been during my brief stay in Paris, France. When trying to get from the ... http://themindofbriancharlson.com/?p=403 Yes, like many people, I make New Years resolutions. In past years these have included losing weight, finishing educational endeavors and fixing up the house. This year my resolutions will be few but, I hope, life changing. I resolve to take better care of myself. That means lose ... http://themindofbriancharlson.com/?p=401 My wife Kim and I are privileged from time to time to travel outside of the United States. This time we find ourselves in Paris, France to attend the 200th birthday celebration of Louis Braille, the inventor of the raised dot reading and writing system used by people who ... http://themindofbriancharlson.com/?p=387 [caption id="attachment_379" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Next Generation Perkins/ American Printing House for the Blind Braillewriter"][/caption] A new braillewriter from Perkins is more than overdo, it is essential. The classic Perkins Braillewriter I have been dragging around with me for the past 41 years weighed too much, was too loud, was ... http://themindofbriancharlson.com/?p=377 [caption id="attachment_384" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Brian and Carl Beane withWorld Series Ring"][/caption][caption id="attachment_381" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Brian and Bethel at Perkins Podium"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_383" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Brian and Johnny Pesky"][/caption] I don’t know if I have mentioned in one or more of the posts here that my wife, Kim Charlson, is the Director of ... http://themindofbriancharlson.com/?p=375 One of the many things Rick and I wanted to accomplish during our Seeing Eye Single Tour was to make contact with the public about what we were doing. To this end, Rick sent out hundreds of copies of a press announcement about the tour. The first person to bring ... http://themindofbriancharlson.com/?p=373 The following is an article from a New Jersey news paper about a friend of mine. She, like me, is a graduate of the Seeing Eye guide dog school. It appears that we also share a love of baseball and enjoy not only the sport, but the adventure ... http://themindofbriancharlson.com/?p=353 I am deeply saddened by the closing of Yankee Stadium - as if losing an old friend. My memories of Yankee Stadium will be with me forever. My first time at Yankee Stadium was for Game 5 of the Yankees - Diamondback World Series in 2001. That's the series that was ... http://themindofbriancharlson.com/?p=351