Monthly Archives: May 2017

ON THIS DAY: May 31, 2017

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May 31st is Macaroon Day Save Your Hearing Day Senior Health and Fitness Day Speak in Sentences Day World MS Day * World No-Tobacco Day * ________________________________________________________________ MORE! Walt Whitman, Chien-Shiung Wu and Buddy Holly, click

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ON THIS DAY: May 30, 2017

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May 30th is Loomis Day * Hole in My Bucket Day Mint Julep Day Water a Flower Day ________________________________________________________________ MORE! Mahlon Loomis, Agnès Varda and Benjamin Britten, click

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Rest in peace my friends

Posted on May 30, 2017 by

I’d like you to meet five guys I met when I was in Vietnam. These guys were the crew aboard a Lockheed C-130E serial number 62-1785, of the 314th Tactical Airlift Wing based at Ching Chuan Kang Ab, China. Lockheed … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: May 29, 2017

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May 29th is Biscuit Day Coq Au Vin Day Escalator Day * Paperclip Day Learn About Composting Day International Day of UN Peacekeepers * ________________________________________________________________ MORE! Joseph Haydn, Sojourner Truth and Oswald Spengler, click

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TCS: LAST NOTES – Bugles for the Fallen

Posted on May 29, 2017 by

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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“Art is a lie that makes us realize truth . . .”

Posted on May 28, 2017 by

This was true when Picasso said it. It is true now. Just watch this TED talk. Then do something. That is all.

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ON THIS DAY: May 28, 2017

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May 28th is Amnesty International Day * Brisket Day Hamburger Day Sierra Club Day * Menstrual Hygiene Day * ________________________________________________________________ MORE! Ian Fleming, Alan Turing and Gladys Knight, click 

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ON THIS DAY: May 27, 2017

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May 27th is National Cellophane Tape Day * National Grape Popsicle Day Julia Pierpont Day * International Heritage Breeds Day * ________________________________________________________________ MORE!  Amelia Bloomer, Dashiell Hammett and Buddhadasa, click

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ON THIS DAY: May 26, 2017

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May 26th is Paper Airplane Day Blueberry Cheesecake Day International Chardonnay Day Don’t Fry Friday Heat Awareness Day World Lindy Hop Day ________________________________________________________________ MORE! Dorothea Lange, Giuseppe Garibaldi and Peggy Lee. click

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Word Cloud: MAYDEEP

Posted on May 26, 2017 by

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD “Now is the month of maying” says the old song by Thomas Morley. Our month of maying is drawing to a close, but we have explored far more than spring romance. Many of these end-of-May poets have taken … Continue reading →

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