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The Coffee Shop: Mad Englishman Near the Midnight Sun – Part 2
The Coffee Shop is an open thread-style discussion forum for human interest news of the day. —oooOooo– There are several hosts, each host being responsible for picking a “theme of the day” and starting the discussion. But in an open thread, … Continue reading
Close Encounter of the Rare Kind
Australian skiers in Kashmir got a lot more adventure than they bargained for when they spotted a legendary Snow Leonard, almost hidden in the snow. It’s estimated that there are only about 4000 snow leopards left in the world, due … Continue reading
Posted in Biology
Tagged Close Encounter of the Rare Kind, Endangered Species, Kashmir, Snow Leopard
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ON THIS DAY: August 14, 2016
August 14th is World Lizard Day ∞ Social Security Act Day National Navajo Code Talkers Day International Rosé (wine) Day _________________________________________________________ WORLD FESTIVALS AND NATIONAL HOLIDAYS Israel – Tisha b’Av Morocco – Oued Ed-Dahab Day Pakistan – Independence Day Saint … Continue reading
ON THIS DAY: August 13, 2016
August 13th is Bowling Day Filet Mignon Day Garage Sale Day International Lefthander’s Day ____________________________________________________________ WORLD FESTIVALS AND NATIONAL HOLIDAYS Jewish: fast of Tisha B’Av begins at sundown Central African Republic – Independence Day Germany – Hildesheim: M’era Luna Festival India … Continue reading
Posted in History, Holidays, On This Day
Tagged Alfred Hitchcock, Disney's Bambi, Jefferson Airplane, L'il Abner, Lefthander's Day, Lucy Stone, Taylor Swift, Tisha B'Av
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More Mediated than Stochastic Terrorism: Trump as the dog whistler
By ann summers In Wilmington, N.C., on Tuesday, Mr. Trump said: “Hillary wants to abolish—essentially abolish the Second Amendment. By the way, if she gets to pick her judges, nothing you can do folks. Although the Second Amendment people—maybe … Continue reading
Word Cloud: GOLDEN
by NONA BLYTH CLOUD A poet with an MBA from the Stanford Business School who became a Vice President at General Foods and marketed Kool-Aid? Doesn’t sound very promising, does it? Even more damning, he’s written literary criticism, in books and … Continue reading
Posted in California, NEA, Poetry, Word Cloud
Tagged Beach Boys, Dana Gioia, GOLDEN, Los Angeles, Poet Laureate of California, Stanford MBA
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ON THIS DAY: August 11, 2016
August 11th is Ingersoll Day * ∞ Play in the Sand Day Presidential Joke Day * Son and Daughter Day ________________________________________________________ WORLD FESTIVALS AND NATIONAL HOLIDAYS Chad – Independence Day Japan – Mountain Day * Sweden – Goteborg: Way Out West Festival United … Continue reading
Posted in History, Holidays, On This Day
Tagged Exxon Valdez, Mayan Calendar, Mountain Day in Japan, Nuclear Test Ban, Robert Ingersoll, The Beatles Help!, US Presidential Humor
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ON THIS DAY: August 10, 2016
August 10th is Lazy Day National S’Mores Day Smithsonian Charter Day World Lion Day “I was not the lion, but it fell upon me to give the lion’s roar.” – Winston Churchill HR 3546 / S 2541 The Big Cat … Continue reading
On the Cover of the Rolling Stochastic Terrorism
By ann summers So whenever threats come up and/or actual events, this term gets tossed around: stochastic terrorism is an imprecise idea that while easily uttered and sounding scientistic, does not contain sufficient objectivity in a democracy that demands actionable expectation … Continue reading
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