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85Data Mining : Home Invasion of the Orwellian Sort
George Orwell got it right: Here and now, we live under a permanent state of home invasion, watched endlessly by data mining operations that never sleep. One form of data mining, that is. Googling the term just now produced 128,000,000...
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65International Pen Pal
With the wide span of the Internet, it has helped a lot in reviving the lost art of international pen pal corresponding. You can easily talk to your friends from all over the world and learn all about their country and culture. With an international...
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83Just a Gigolo
A young man's journey from childhood to adulthood is revealed. First there were the meetings at age 12 with another family from out of state. Then a pen pal friendship and finally exposure to life experiences including a real gigolo.
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68Finding Penpals (Pen Pals) for Kids and Grown Ups
My niece wants to write to penpals, just as I used to do when I was a much younger person. I started looking for sites where she and her Mother could find another child to write to, somewhere in the world. Friends by mail.
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78Remembering United States Life in the Late 50s and Early 60s
U.S. life 50 years ago was less technologically advanced than it is today. This hub narrates how the telephone, slide rule, phonograph records, film projectors, and the transistor radio were used in daily life. It is also nostalgic about letter writing and pen pals, drive in movies, A&W Root Beer stands, and the Palooka pin ball machine.
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59My Minnesota Home
The cabin by the lake In 1964 as a 16 year old, my class was given the chance to write to pen pals anywhere in the World. I chose to write to Linda Courneya of Blair Avenue, St Paul. Minnesota and my World...
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67As Always, Julia - book review
If you are at all interested in cooking, you know the story of Julia Child. You may have watched her while growing up, tried her recipes in your own kitchen or just admired her tenacious spirit. What you may not have experienced, is her...
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69Fookin Mail
Redirected browsers can send you to the craziest of places! I remember when I was a child. I used to run to the mailbox if I was expecting a letter. I was so excited to see my name plainly written out on that envelope. A letter addressed only to me....
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68Pen Pal Access for Prisoners
During a recent conversation, I discovered that prisoners have access to pen pals. I am certainly not just talking about family and friends but every day people in our communities. Why is the Department of Corrections allowing this? If the...
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