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Litter Kwitter Update – Green :-)

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Nearly a month since I started using Litter Kwitter to get my cats to do their thing on the toilet.  It is going pretty well actually.  My cats are up to the green tray now.  They had some difficulties this week.  Notice to the right of the below picture, I had to move the stool and kitty litter bag to the right of the toilet.  I did that to keep my cats from doing their thing … [Read more...] about Litter Kwitter Update – Green :-)

Dream Cones – Great Ice Cream in Saigon

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An American friend took me to Dream Cones last weekend.  He told me the ice cream was very good and he was right.  Drop by if you are interested in some good locally made ice cream (though avoid the whip cream).  Sorry, I forgot to get the address but you will find it between the round about near the New World Hotel and the KFC on Le Lai street. (Great Decor) (Hard … [Read more...] about Dream Cones – Great Ice Cream in Saigon

BBC: Vietnam drugs haul ‘largest ever’

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(Source BBC World News) This should come as a surprise for many of the Expats especially for those who regularly visit the Pham Ngu Lao area for their purchases of marijuana. The Vietnamese police just busted the largest shipment of drugs ever (worth $90 million US) of canibis (marjiuana). There is a perception in the backpacker area that it is all right to smoke … [Read more...] about BBC: Vietnam drugs haul ‘largest ever’

Fedora Core 9 Installed

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I successfully installed Fedora Core 9 on my Thinkpad T60.  Everything seems to be working out of the box.  I just need to the volume buttons to work. The Gnome 2.22 desktop environment is nice and easy to configure.  Ubuntu Herod Hardy gave a little more eye candy and had Compiz Fusion working with their installation.  For me, those are minor details since I really just … [Read more...] about Fedora Core 9 Installed