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Vicki McClure Davidson | August 17, 2011

GLOVES ARE OFF. From YouTube video summary: In New Hampshire this morning Gov. Rick Perry responded to President Obama’s suggestion that he “be more careful” about what he says. “Yesterday, the President said I needed to watch what I say. I just want to respond back, if I may. Mr. President, actions speak louder than [...]

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Vicki McClure Davidson | July 24, 2011

  This past week on Gordon Ramsay’s MasterChef television show, the reality-show-chef-wanna-be’s were challenged to create a sensuous dish with a black truffle lump that reportedly cost $500. Each lump. Five hundred smackeroos. More than $5,000 in truffles in all for this one cooking challenge. The fact that the pricey fungal lumps looked much like [...]

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Vicki McClure Davidson | July 9, 2011

  I’m not a big wine drinker. When I’m being less frugal than usual, I’ll go for a cold bottle of Killian’s Red or Fat Tire every time before I’ll consider indulging in a bottle of expensive wine. But that’s me. I’m not Michelle Obama, Nancy Pelosi, Valerie Jarrett, or Paul Ryan. And if they [...]

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