June 14 is Flag Day in the United States.

It has been 232 years since the Stars and Stripes was officially adopted as the nation's flag. The first Flag Act called for the flag to consist of 13 stripes, alternating red and white, and 13 stars, representing the 13 colonies, which would be white on a blue background. In 1818, the design was adapted to include a star for each state. The term "Stars and Stripes," coined by Marquis de Lafayette to describe the United States, became a common nickname for the country's flag. Later, the name "Old Glory" was used by ship captain William Driver for a flag that was presented to him as a gift and that he fought to protect.

Khi sep 11, 2001 xay ra toi dang lam cho Lucent o Boston, MA va sang hom do toi biet duoc vi tat ca nhung website ve financing khong hoat dong ca yahoo financing va thi truong chung khoang deu khong vao duoc. Yahoo cong bo rang bi khung bo o World trade center thi toi moi biet. Gia dinh toi o Canada cung khong goi duoc toi vi ho lo cho toi vi toi hay di cong tac o phi truong Boston va co 2 chuyen bay di ti phi truong Logan da dam vao World trade center. Cuoi cung ho goi email va toi tra loi toi khong sao ca luc do la 11 gio trua.
Ca tuan do toi di lam ve la toi xem tivi den luc di ngu vi cam thay mat mat va cam thay dau thuong vi toi moi di cong tac cung tai phi truong Logan o Boston chi cach nhau co mot ngay ma thoi. Mot phan nua la nhung dau tu cua minh cung se mat mat vi toi biet thi truong chung khoang se xuong the tham khi mo cua tro lai. Va cung tu do toi co mot la co My nho treo trong phong khi toi dong xang ho tang cho moi nguoi mot la co de dang vao xe hoi nhg toi chi de la co do trong phong hoc ma thoi.
Toi la nguoi may man duoc lam viec va song o 2 quoc gia: Canada va My nen toi co the noi rang toi biet duoc su khac biet giua nguoi Canada va nguoi My rat ro rang. Nguoi My co long yeu nuoc rat cao so voi dan Canada. Nguoc lai Canada co cuoc song binh than hon, nguoi Canada va chinh phu Canada de dang va cam thong hon so voi My vi Canada tu sau the chien II khong co chien tranh. Co le vi vay long yeu nuoc khong hien ra ro rang bang nc My. Thue o Canada thi cao hon so voi nuoc My vi dan so My la 303,824,640 so voi Canada la 33,212,696 (thue chia cho binh quan). Nguoc lai Canada cung giong nhu mot nuoc Xa hoi Chu Nghia dung nghia la chinh phu se lo het cho nguoi dan nhu suc khoe do la dieu nc My khong he co. Day cung co le ly do ma thue o Canada tuong doi cao hon o My. Va toi con biet nhieu dieu nua ve Canada vs. USA. Cau noi "di mot ngay dan hoc mot sang khon" dung lam. Vi doc than nen toi muon di nhieu noi va se dung buoc khi lap gia dinh. Moi lan den mot noi moi toi minh cang phan dau hon va biet nhieu dieu thu vi hon. Doi voi toi den mot noi moi khong co gi kho khan ca. Tat ca deu rat de dang doi voi toi.
Co l lan toi tro ve tu VN ve My thi ngoi gan mot nguoi My va ho hoi toi tai sao toi den Canada truoc va la cong dan cua Canada. Toi tra loi ho rat thanh that do la nhg y nghi cua toi khi con nho khi moi lon len, luc do toi co ac cam ve nguoi My vi ho da gay ra chien tranh o VN o que huong toi. Song fai co ly tuong cua minh. Gio thi toi biet rang khong fai nguoi My va la chinh phu va duong loi cua My thoi do ma thoi. Vi toi co nhg nguoi ban My rat than va toi thuong den tham ho o Boston. Toi qua My lam vi mot su tinh co ma thoi toi duoc hang moi qua do lam va cho toi nhieu dieu kien va stocks(co phan).
Toi co ve giup VN nhieu lan nhat la nhung nam 1995-2000 va toi co the noi toi la mot nguoi yeu nuoc.
Toi tuong la toi se khong bao gio tro lai VN nua vi che do co le ban da biet qua thoi ky co han/bao cap/ky thi va danh tu san va gia dinh toi mat mat rat nhieu, co rat nhieu nguoi fai bo nuoc ra di. Tai sao la nam 1995 nam do toi tro ve VN 2 lan, 1 lan me toi benh nang va 1 lan khi me toi mat. Va tu do toi mo coi hoan toan: khong cha va khong me. Toi khong con ai de goi la me. Toi biet me toi thuong toi nhat vi la con ut trong gia dinh va me toi rat hai long ve toi. Con nho me toi day toi ve dao duc song lam nguoi. Mot dieu toi nho mai la me toi noi rang neu lam tot thi se len thien dan va lam dieu xau thi se xuong dia nguc. Toi it bao gio khoc trong cuoc doi cua toi nhg lan do me toi mat, toi khoc rat nhieu va toi la nguoi cuoi cung roi nghia trang. Sau nay toi co nghe ke lai tu nguoi tai xe la hom do ng ta noi "Cau Ut khoc rat nhieu do" Me toi khong bao gio muon di ngoai quoc me toi noi me gia dau can di dau khi chet thi me muon o day chet.
Va cung tu do toi thuong tro ve VN. Co mot lan toi lam viec voi nhg can bo khi an trua va toi noi rang: "neu khong co 1975 chung ta se khong ngoi day de an trua nhu vay, vi chung ta dung o 2 ben vi tuyen va chung ta la 2 ke thu va toi noi tiep tai sao la 2 ke thu trong khi chung ta cung mot nguoi Vietnam cung mot ngon ngu va cung mot mau da chi khac nhau mot chu nghia" tat ca moi nguoi ngoi kinh ngac vi truoc do mot vai gio toi dang gian day cho ho nhu mot nguoi thay va khong he noi den chinh tri.
Toi co xem phim tai lieu doc va nghe Ho Chi Minh noi Ngo Dinh Diem rang ong ay cung la mot nguoi yeu nuoc khac - il a un patriote différent/Ho respected Diem, He respected as a patriot, but in a different way. (http://en.citizendium.org/wiki/Ngo_Dinh_Diem)
Luc do thi ho can toi hon la toi can ho nhung vi yeu nuoc va muon nuoc minh fat trien hon ve sau. Gia dinh toi da khong dong y cho toi lam dieu nay nhat la cac anh lon hon toi nhg toi van lam vi toi nghi do la que huong cua toi. Vi que huong neu ai khong nho, se khong lon noi thanh nguoi...Cung co the nhg nguoi nhu toi nhung nguoi vo hinh da lam thay doi phan nao theo toi nghi thay doi khong it thi nhieu. Hien tai toi nghi la thay doi theo mot chieu huong tieu cuc hon nam 1995-2000 thay doi theo mot chieu huong xau, su an choi trac tang hon cang ngay cang nhieu mat di nhung cai tinh chat tot dep cua nguoi viet ca nhung danh tu ma goi la danh tu hoi nhap bat dau noi nhg cau tieng Anh ma khong hieu duoc ro y nghia cua no toi noi day la dai truyen hinh VN khi doc tin tuc.