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Monthly Archives: January 2017
ON THIS DAY: January 13, 2017
January 13th is National Peach Melba Day National Sticker Day * Stephen Foster Memorial Day * National Rubber Ducky Day ___________________________________________________________ MORE! Émile Zola, Carolyn Heilbrun and Henry Ford, click
Posted in History, Holidays, On This Day
Tagged Émile Zola, Carolyn Heilbrun, Douglas Wilder, Ernestine Rose, Henry Ford, Salmon P. Chase, YMCA vs Village People
19 Comments
Word Cloud: STONECRAFTER
by NONA BLYTH CLOUD Robinson Jeffers (1887–1962) was twenty-six years old when he found his place in the world. The son of a Presbyterian minister and biblical scholar who took the family on frequent research trips to Europe, young Jeffers attended … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry, Word Cloud
Tagged Carmel, Finland, inhumanism, Robinson Jeffers, Stonemason, Tor House and Hawk Tower, WWII
2 Comments
Full Circle
A brief history of all the strange, sometimes absurd and often contradictory comments Donald Trump has made about the most controversial hacker attack in recent memory: June 15, 2016: A day after the Washington Post breaks the news that the … Continue reading
Posted in CIA, Denialism, DHS, FBI, Homeland Security, Russia, United States
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a Nixon for the Milennials … when will TrUmp resign to focus on his business interests
By ann summers Miss Arizona in 2001, said she was subjected to Trump’s voyeurism.www.google.com/… One doesn’t need Bebe Rebozo or Berlusconi’s Bunga-Bunga parties to believe that TrUmp is, among many things, an archetypal opto-phallocrat — voyeurism and power gets him … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election, American History, Celebrity, Corruption, Media, Political Science, Politics, Richard Nixon, Russia, Terrorism, Treason, Uncategorized, United Kingdom, United States, War on "Terror"
Tagged Conspiracy Theories, Donald Trump, Journalism, nixon, Politics
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ON THIS DAY: January 12, 2017
January 12th is Curried Chicken Day Glazed Donut Day Pharmacist Day Kiss a Ginger Day Poetry at Work Day ___________________________________________________________ MORE! Charles Perrault, Hattie Caraway and Led Zeppelin, click
Posted in History, Holidays, On This Day
Tagged “Texas” Guinan, Charles Perrault, Edmund Burke, Hattie Caraway, John Singer Sargent, Led Zeppelin, Priscilla Falkner Bury
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€urophilic Trumpian Trickle-Down … in Russia, gold showers you!
By ann summers “Urolagnia is a form of salirophilia in which sexual excitement is associated with the sight or thought of urine or urination” TrUmp makes it rain! €urophila So apparently, contrary to dribs and drabs on napkins, … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election, Celebrity, CIA, FBI, Government, Government Propaganda, History, Humor, Media, News, Politics, Presidential Elections, Propaganda, Uncategorized, United States
Tagged Conspiracy Theories, Donald Trump, Journalism, Media, Politics
4 Comments
ON THIS DAY: January 11, 2017
January 11th is Milk Day * Hot Toddy Day Thank You Day Step in Puddle ‘n Splash Day Human Trafficking Awareness Day * International Parity at Work Day * Learn Your Name in Morse Code Day * ___________________________________________________________ MORE! Benito Juárez, … Continue reading
Posted in History, Holidays, On This Day
Tagged Alice Paul, Benito Juárez, Eugenio María de Hostos, Jimi Hendrix, Johnny Cash, Louis B. Mayer, William Herschel
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Buddhism and violence
By ann summers “All problems must be solved through dialogue, through talk. The use of violence is outdated, and never solves problems.”[61][62] http://www.lionsroar.com/… Many Asian Buddhists may hold views that clash with Western visions of religious pluralism. For many … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election, Buddhism, Democracy, History, inequality, Philosophy, Political Science, Politics, Religion, Socialism, Society, Uncategorized
Tagged Buddhism, Dalai Lama, Marxism, Media, Politics, Religion, violence
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ON THIS DAY: January 10, 2017
January 10th is Oysters Rockefeller Day * …. Save the Eagles Day Bittersweet Chocolate Cut Your Energy Costs Peculiar People Day ___________________________________________________________ MORE! Julius Caesar, Katharine Blodgett and Daniel Ortega, click
Posted in History, Holidays, On This Day
Tagged Alistair Cooke, Daniel Ortega, Jim Croce, Julius Caesar, Katharine Blodgett, Pat Benatar, Thomas Paine
2 Comments
ON THIS DAY: January 9, 2017
January 9th is Apricot Day Balloon Ascension Day * Law Enforcement Appreciation Day * Static Electricity Day ___________________________________________________________ MORE! Sir Humphry Davy, Joan Baez and Charlie Hebdo, click
Posted in History, Holidays, On This Day
Tagged Carrie Chapman Catt, Charlie Hebdo, Chic Young, Joan Baez, Joan d'Arc, Mahatma Gandhi, Sir Humphry Davy
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