ON THIS DAY: March 31, 2020

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March 31st is

Bunsen Burner Day *

Cesar Chavez Day *

Crayola Crayon Day *

Eiffel Tower Day *

World Backup Day

Equal Pay Day 2020 *

International Hug A Medievalist Day *

International Transgender Day of Visibility *

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ON THIS DAY: March 30, 2020

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March 30th is

‘I Am in Control’ Day *

National Doctor’s Day *

National Pencil Day *

Virtual Vacation Day

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TCS: Adventures in Hunter-Gathering in the Electronic Age

Posted on March 30, 2020 by

. . Good Morning!

    

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Welcome to The Coffee Shop, just for you early risers
on Monday mornings. This is an Open Thread forum,
so if you have an off-topic opinion burning a hole in
your brainpan, feel free to add a comment.

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O Man, to whatever country you belong and
whatever your opinions, listen: here is your
history as I believe I have read it, not in the
books of your fellow men who are liars, but
in Nature which never lies.

– Jean-Jacques Rousseau,
A Discourse on Inequality

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ON THIS DAY: March 29, 2020

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March 29th is

Lemon Chiffon Cake Day

Mom & Pop Business Owner’s Day

Niagara Falls Runs Dry Day *

Smoke and Mirrors Day

Vietnam War Veterans Day *

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A Poem for Weed Appreciation Day

Posted on March 28, 2020 by

Edna St. Vincent Millay (1892-1950) was born in Maine, graduated from Vassar College in 1917, and became a well-known poet and playwright, with a strong feminist style. She was the third woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, in 1923, for The Ballad of the Harp-Weaver.

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ON THIS DAY: March 28, 2020

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March 28th is

Barnum & Bailey Day *

Black Forest Cake Day

National Triglycerides Day *

Something on a Stick Day

Weed Appreciation Day *

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ON THIS DAY: March 27, 2020

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March 27th is

Celebrate Exchange Day *

World Theatre Day *

Spanish Paella Day

Quirky Country Music Song Titles Day

International Whisk(e)y Day *

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