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Monthly Archives: October 2016
ON THIS DAY: October 8, 2016
October 8th is Fall Astronomy Day * Fluffernutter Day Mind Your Manners Day * Pierogi Day World Octopus Day/ 1st Day – Cephalopod Awareness Days* ____________________________________________________________ MORE! Jeanne Mance, Great Chicago Fire and Che Guevara, click
Posted in Astronomy/Astrophysics, History, Holidays, On This Day
Tagged Bon Jovi, Che Guevara, Great Chicago Fire, Haitian Revolution, Norman Rockwell, Sergei Rachmaninoff
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ON THIS DAY: October 7, 2016
October 7th is Frappé Day National Diversity Day * World Smiley Day * You Matter to Me Day * International Personal Safety Day * ________________________________________________ MORE! King George III, Allen Ginsberg and the Smiley Face, click
Posted in History, Holidays, On This Day, Poland
Tagged Allen Ginsburg's 'Howl', Catalina Island, Hate Crime Prevention Act, King George III, KLM Airlines, the Smiley Face
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Word Cloud: FIRE
by NONA BLYTH CLOUD FIRE – the twin-tempered element, comfort and terror, enemy and friend. It has warmed us, cooked our food, and lit our way in the dark since we lived in caves. But it has also murdered us, laying waste … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry, Word Cloud
Tagged 1919 Lynchings, Fire, Haiku, Lord Byron, May Sarton, Naomi Shihab Nye, Rudyard Kipling, Rumi, The Elements, William Shakespeare
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ON THIS DAY: October 6, 2106
October 6th is American Libraries Day * Ecological Debt Day * Mad Hatter Day * Physician Assistant Day National Depression Screening Day * ____________________________________________________________ MORE! Benjamin Franklin, Charlotte Brontë, and 51 Pegasi, click
Posted in History, Holidays, On This Day
Tagged 51 Pegasi, Benjamin Franklin, Charlotte Brontë, Louis XVI, Moulin Rouge, Tennessee Williams, The Mad Hatter
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Trump as existential threat & October supplies
By ann summers Make America Great Pumpkin has demonstrated that “Existential threats” always seem dire around election day, and as it gets closer everyone needs to reassess their own position on GOTV, and of course get concerned about voter eligibility. These are at least … Continue reading
ON THIS DAY: October 5, 2016
October 5th is Apple Betty Day Balloons Around the World Day * Do Something Nice Day International Day of No Prostitution * Random Acts of Poetry Day * National Walk to School Day * World Teacher’s Day * _____________________________________________________ MORE! … Continue reading
Posted in History, Holidays, On This Day
Tagged Chief Joseph, Ellen Wilkinson, Harry S Truman, Hollywood Black Friday, James Bond, Monty Python, PBS, Wilbur Wright
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ON THIS DAY: October 4, 2016
October 4th is World Animal Day * Improve Your Office Day Ship in a Bottle Day * Taco Day Vodka Day ____________________________________________________________ MORE! Gregorian Calendar, Orient Express and Casablanca, click
TCS: Mad Englishman Near the Midnight Sun – Part 9
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
America Great Pumpkin and the Cuban Revolutions
By ann summers View image on Twitter Follow Bloomberg ✔@business Why Mark Cuban changed his mind on Donald Trump http://bloom.bg/2cIGlnz 12:19 PM – 1 Oct 2016 358 358 Retweets 638 638 likes How many elections have had this kind … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election, Celebrity, Media, Presidential Elections, Uncategorized
Tagged Donald Trump, mark cuban, Media
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