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Monthly Archives: October 2016
Word Cloud: CAILLE
by NONA BLYTH CLOUD In Celtic mythology, the Hag is called the Cailleach, the ‘veiled one’ meaning ‘veiled in mystery.’ There’s a caille between the world of mortals and the ‘otherworld’ of the Aos Sí, also called the Sith or Sidhe, … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry, Word Cloud
Tagged Caille, Edith Wharton, Elizabeth Coatsworth, James Joyce, Neil Gaiman, Robert Graves, Samhain, William Butler Yeats
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ON THIS DAY: October 13, 2016
October 13th is World Sight Day * National M&M Day U.S. Yorkshire Pudding Day U.N. International Day for Disaster Reduction * ______________________________________________________________ MORE! Emperor Claudius, B’nai B’rith and the Ford Edsel, click
After Trump’s defeat, a new American Warlordism
By ann summers Trump’s now inevitable loss will signal perhaps a Democratic age for at least two years until the residual misogyny gains yet another mid-term resurgence of reactionary fervor as they did in 1994 (class), 2010 (race), and 2018 (gender). … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election, Civil War, Democracy, History, Libertarians, Media, Uncategorized
Tagged Donald Trump, secession, warlords
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ON THIS DAY: October 12, 2016
October 12th is World Arthritis Day * Emergency Nurses Day * Free Thought Day * National Fossil Day * U.N. Spanish Language Day * International Top Spinning Day ____________________________________________________________ MORE! Salem Witch Trials, Raincoats and Jesus Christ Superstar, click
Posted in History, Holidays, On This Day
Tagged Edith Cavell, Jesus Christ Superstar, Macintosh Raincoat, Original Oktoberfest, Salem Witch Trials, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The White House
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ON THIS DAY: October 11, 2016
October 11th is Ada Lovelace Day * International Day of the Girl Child * Face Your Fears Day General Pulaski Memorial Day * National Coming Out Day * National Food Truck Day * ____________________________________________________________ MORE! General Pulaski, Ada Lovelace , … Continue reading
Posted in History, Holidays, On This Day
Tagged Ada Lovelace, AIDS Memorial Quilt, Eleanor Roosevelt, George Frideric Handel, International Day of the Girl Child, Meriweather Lewis, Saturday Night Live
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Cadet Trump Mongers War: more George C. Scott & Gregory Peck than Patton & MacArthur
By ann summers Why Trump only mentions two generals: Patton and MacArthur. Did he lose it at the movies: Patton (1970) and MacArthur (1977). Breitbart comes over the Southern Border for your Wildlife Refuge Trump’s generational fascination with the Playboy … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election, Bill Clinton, Media, Presidential Elections, Uncategorized, World War II
Tagged Donald Trump, Media
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TCS: Mad Englishman Near the Midnight Sun – Part 10
Good Morning! ____________________________________________________________ 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 … Continue reading
Posted in Music, Photography, Short Video, The Coffee Shop
Tagged Alan Hovhaness, Bertie Gregory, British Columbia, NatGeo, Vancouver Island, Whales, Wildlife Photography
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ON THIS DAY: October 9, 2016
October 9th is Curious Events Day Fire Prevention Day * Leif Erikson Day * Nautilus Night * Pizza and Beer Day World Post Day * ____________________________________________________________ MORE! Astronomical Clock, Abolition and Andrew Lloyd Webber, click
Posted in History, Holidays, On This Day
Tagged Abolition, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Astronomical Clock, Camille Saint-Saens, Leif Erikson, Malala Yousafzai, Washington Monument
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