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Vicki McClure Davidson | March 9, 2011

H/t to Bitten and Bound for the alluring photo of crazed, unemployed actor Charlie Sheen, waving a machete and drinking from a bottle labeled Tiger’s Blood. I’ve refrained from writing about Charlie Sheen’s maybe-drug-crazed meltdown over the last few weeks, his unwise decision to go through rehab at his own home, his rambling, disturbing video [...]

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Vicki McClure Davidson | November 8, 2010

A feel-good story to start off the week on a positive note… Chilean miner Edison Pena, who was rescued last month after having been trapped underground with fellow miners for 69 days in the Atacama Desert, entered and finished the New York City Marathon, with an injured knee — a painful 26.2 miles — yesterday. [...]

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Vicki McClure Davidson | October 17, 2010

  Carving pumpkins into jack-o’-lanterns can be daunting for those who haven’t done it before or only do it once at Halloween time. After all, the average person doesn’t practice through the year carving intricate patterns into gourds. Get better results and more “bang for your pumpkin buck” by following these tips to create a [...]

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