Frugal Café Blog Zone

Vicki McClure Davidson | April 1, 2010

It’s tough to always spot the April Fools’ Day pranks. Early this morning, I nearly posted an entry about a new pet tax that was reportedly going to be enacted in Illinois. At the last minute, I stumbled upon that it was a prank started by two disk jockeys. Whew – close call there. And, [...]

Category: Government, Social and Political Climate, Videos, Audio Files | 5 Comments »
Tags: April Fool, April Fools Day, April Fools Google Topeka, CFOYT, Congress, Democrat, Doug Powers, Georgia, Google doodles, Guam, Guam tipping over, Hank Johnson, Hank Johnson Congress, House Armed Services Committee, political, politics, Rep. Hank Johnson, Rep. Johnson, Twitter, video, YouTube

Vicki McClure Davidson | March 12, 2010

I thought the discussion on Pres. Obama’s health care was “over”? Couldn’t Nancy Pelosi threaten enough Democrat Congress critters with bodily harm and/or career homicide to sway them from their principles or the wishes of their constituents back home? My bad. Guess POTUS will need to exert some of that infamous “Chicago Squeeze” to get [...]

Category: Government, Health, Social and Political Climate | 5 Comments »
Tags: Americans against ObamaCare, Asia, Australia, Carla Bruni, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, Democrat, FLOTUS, government-run health care, Guam, health care, health care reform, health care vote, Indonesia, Michelle Obama, nationalized health care, Nicolas Sarkozy, Obama family, Obama travel, Obama vacation, ObamaCare, POTUS, Pres. Sarkozy, socialized health care, socialized medicine, universal health care

Vicki McClure Davidson | February 27, 2010

News was forthcoming through the day as the tsunami, triggered by the 8.8-magnitude earthquake that hit Chile early this morning, approached Hawaii. Here are an assortment of videos of news reports that broadcast through the day about the tsunami. Associated Press: Hawaiians Brace for Potential Tsunami Impact | February 27, 2010   CNN/MOX News: First [...]

Category: Environment and Earth, International Relations, Media & Communication, Social and Political Climate, Videos, Audio Files | 6 Comments »
Tags: American Samoa, Australia, California, California beaches, Chile 8.8 earthquake, Chile earthquake, Chile earthquake 2010, Chile quake, earthquake Chile, Easter Island, evacuation, Ewa Beach, Guam, Hawaii evacuation, Hawaii news, Hawaii tsunami video, Hawaiian islands, Hawaiian islands tsunami, Hilo, Hilo tsnumai video, Hilo video, Japan, Juan Fernandez Islands, Pacific Ocean tsunami warning, Pacific tsunami warning center, Russia, Santiago earthquake, South America, tsunami 2010, tsunami alert, tsunami Hawaii, tsunami Hawaii 2010, tsunami Hawaii video, tsunami hitting Hawaii, tsunami video, tsunami warning, video, warning, YouTube