Monthly Archives: August 2017

ON THIS DAY: August 19, 2017

Posted on August 19, 2017 by wordcloud9

August 19th is Coco Chanel Day * National Aviation Day * International Orangutan Day Soft-Serve Ice Cream Day World Honey Bee Day World Humanitarian Day * World Photography Day ________________________________________________________________ MORE! John Flamsteed, Coco Chanel and Gene Roddenberry, click

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ON THIS DAY: August 18, 2017

Posted on August 18, 2017 by wordcloud9

August 18th is Bad Poetry Day Ice Cream Pie Day Fajita Day * Mail Order Catalog Day * Pinot Noir Day Serendipity Day * _______________________________________________________________ MORE! Antonio Salieri, Rosalynn Carter and Vladimir Nabokov, click

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Word Cloud: ALCHEMIST

Posted on August 18, 2017 by wordcloud9

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD There’s a wide spectrum of relationships between poets and readers. Some poets write with a searing clarity, and some write as if daring you to make any sense of their poems. Some write poems so personal … Continue reading →

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Realpolitik, Surrealpolitik: Steve Bannon talks to liberals

Posted on August 17, 2017 by ann li-summers

By ann summers More puzzling is the fact that Bannon would phone a writer and editor of a progressive publication (the cover lines on whose first two issues after Trump’s election were “Resisting Trump” and “Containing Trump”) and assume that … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: August 17, 2017

Posted on August 17, 2017 by wordcloud9

August 17th is Black Cat Appreciation Day * National I Love My Feet Day * National Non-Profit Day * new! National Thrift Shop Day Vanilla Custard Day ________________________________________________________________ MORE! Luigi Boccherini, Hazel Bishop and V.S. Naipaul, click

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ON THIS DAY: August 16, 2017

Posted on August 16, 2017 by wordcloud9

August 16th is National Airborne Day * National Bratwurst Day National Rum Day Roller Coaster Day * Tell a Joke Day ________________________________________________________________ MORE! Auguste Rodin, Georgette Heyer and Spike Lee, click

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ON THIS DAY: August 15, 2017

Posted on August 15, 2017 by wordcloud9

August 15th is Chauvin Day * Check (Your Pet’s) Chip Day * National Relaxation Day * Lemon Meringue Pie Day ________________________________________________________________ MORE! Kublai Khan, Julia Child and John Cranko, click

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What Do People Mean When They Say I Want My Country Back?

Posted on August 14, 2017 by Steven D. Searls

Author’s Note: In light of the recent events in Charlottesville, Virginia, I’ve chosen to republish my essay dated March 29, 2015, originally entitled “What Do Conservatives Mean When They Say “I Want My Country Back?” Minor revisions have been made … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: August 14, 2017

Posted on August 14, 2017 by wordcloud9

August 14th is Creamsicle Day Rosé (wine) Day Social Security Day * World Lizard Day National V-J Day * National Navajo Code Talkers Day * ________________________________________________________________ MORE! John Galsworthy, Lina Wertmüller and David Crosby, click

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TCS: Ever to the LEFT, Never to the Right

Posted on August 14, 2017 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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