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Vicki McClure Davidson | December 16, 2010

  What do Will Smith, Johnny Depp, Lady Gaga, Matt Damon, Miley Cyrus, and other popular entertainers and celebrities now have in common with veteran actor Morgan Freeman? Freeman has joined the ranks of those celebrities who, through no fault of their own, created wildfire panic and grieving across the Internet and across the globe [...]

Category: Entertainment, Celebrities, Social and Political Climate | 2 Comments »
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Vicki McClure Davidson | December 16, 2010

  Legendary film director Blake Edwards — who had a golden touch (and just as often, a not-so-golden touch) with a number of romantic and screwball comedies — has passed away in Santa Monica, California at age 88, following health complications due to pneumonia. Edwards was often brilliant in directing, and under his guidance, six [...]

Category: Entertainment, Celebrities, Notable Deaths, Social and Political Climate, Videos, Audio Files | 5 Comments »
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Vicki McClure Davidson | December 16, 2010

For your amusement: A little history lesson from my bulging e-mailbag, from an engineer I know. History Lesson The US standard railroad gauge (distance between the rails) is 4 feet, 8.5 inches. That’s an exceedingly odd number. Why was that gauge used? Well, because that’s the way they built them in England, and English engineers [...]

Category: Funny Stuff - Free Laughs, Government, History, Social and Political Climate | 1 Comment »
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