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Why I like Saigon

…to me why I really like Saigon compared to other places. In Saigon, the ex-pat community isn’t that big and you usually cannot go more than ten minutes without seeing someone you know. You can pop into a bar or restaurant and catch up with someone from the local darts teams, friends, or some executives of large international companies. There are just enough places to go for entertainment and it is possible to actually know each place unlike in th…

Social Networks – Facebook – Blogs and the future

…ier but still there was not much interaction with the readers except for a comment or two here and there. The first website I can really think of that allowed people to connect after the chatrooms would probably be classmates.com.  You could look up your old friends but it was still not very interactive and all you could do was read their information. Then came Myspace.  At first, people were a bit reluctant to put their personal information and p…

Railroad Tracks

…l – Original source unknown **This story is FALSE – Sorry everyone: the website Snopes has investigated and although there is some *partial truth* and it makes for a good story, it isn’t factually accurate. Link: http://www.snopes.com/history/american/gauge.asp Advertising Link to MX Guard Dog, a service I use: Spamschutz Share this: Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit…

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Santa Claus, Ded Moroz, Christianity and the Solstice

…inoxes and the midpoints between them,” he said. USA Today Article: http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/sciencefair/2016/12/20/winter-solstice/95656640/ Although it turned out that Santa Claus really does have part of his origin in Christianity, Christmas has its origin in the Winter Solstice.  There is quite the similarity about the world coming back to life with the days getting longer, the sun getting warmer and things beginning to grow again.  …