Monthly Archives: December 2016

TCS: A Very British Holiday – BOXING DAY

Posted on December 26, 2016 by wordcloud9

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 →

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Twitter capitalism: a waterfall of cockroaches

Posted on December 25, 2016 by ann li-summers

By ann summers   Wall of zombies in World War Z (2013) … The film stars Brad Pitt as Gerry Lane, a former United Nations investigator who must travel the world to find a way to stop a zombie pandemic. … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: December 25, 2016

Posted on December 25, 2016 by wordcloud9

December 25th is Pumpkin Pie Day Christmas Pudding Day _____________________________________________________________ MORE! Charlemagne, Clara Barton and Cab Calloway, click

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TCS: Special Edition – The Christmas Revels

Posted on December 25, 2016 by wordcloud9

______________________________________________________________ Good Morning and Welcome Yule! ______________________________________________________________ Welcome to The Coffee Shop, just for you early risers on Monday  Christmas. This is an Open Thread forum, so if you have an off-topic opinion burning a hole in your brainpan, feel … Continue reading →

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The present you don’t want to unwrap in front of your nuclear family because Trump is Vlad’s Stepford Wife

Posted on December 24, 2016 by ann li-summers

    By ann summers Trump as Russian dupe… It’s not 1987, and state-sponsored terrorist is not an epitaph or an Xmas wish… This is how kleptocracy works and the GOP is complicit, even at the level of TV (b)romance. … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: December 24, 2016

Posted on December 24, 2016 by wordcloud9

December 24th is Eggnog Day * ______________________________________________________________ MORE! Franz Gruber, Noël Streatfeild and Enrico Caruso, click

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ON THIS DAY: December 23, 2016

Posted on December 23, 2016 by wordcloud9

December 23rd is Festivus * Clement Moore Day * HumanLight Day * National Bake Day Wassail Day National Pfeffernüsse Day National Roots Day ______________________________________________________________ MORE! George Washington, Vincent Van Gogh and Carol Ann Duffy, click

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Word Cloud: WINDOWS

Posted on December 23, 2016 by wordcloud9

by Nona Blyth Cloud Through the small tall bathroom window the December yard is gray and scratchy, the tree calligraphic. ………………………… – Dave Eggers The view from Dave Eggers’ bathroom window is a close match to the view from my kitchen window. … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: December 22, 2016

Posted on December 22, 2016 by wordcloud9

December 22nd is Date Nut Bread Day Anne & Samantha Day * National Re-Gifting Day * National Cookie Exchange Day ______________________________________________________________ MORE! Giacomo Puccini, ‘Lady Bird’ Johnson, and  Samantha Smith, click

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ON THIS DAY: December 21, 2016

Posted on December 21, 2016 by wordcloud9

December 21st is Crossword Puzzle Day * Humbug Day National Short Story Day * Flashlight Day * Ribbon Candy Day  * Short Girl Appreciation Day Look on the Bright Side Day International Dalek Remembrance Day * ______________________________________________________________ MORE! Jack Russell, Rebecca West … Continue reading →

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