Monthly Archives: October 2017

Word Cloud: DARKNESS

Posted on October 13, 2017 by wordcloud9

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD The pages of our calendars are flying off like autumn leaves. To the delight of children, we are nearing that annual candy-scavenge in America: Halloween. Our celebrations of the eerie and macabre are pretty bland compared to … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: October 12, 2017

Posted on October 12, 2017 by wordcloud9

October 12th is ER Nurses Day * World Arthritis Day * World Vision Day * Old Farmer’s Day * Gumbo Day Free Thought Day * National Fossil Day * UN Spanish Language Day * National Savings Day * – new! … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: October 11, 2017

Posted on October 11, 2017 by wordcloud9

October 11th is International Day of the Girl Child * General Pulaski Memorial Day * National Coming Out Day * National Food Truck Day * Sausage Pizza Day ____________________________________________________________ MORE!  Thomas Edison, Eleanor Roosevelt and Elmore Leonard, click

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ON THIS DAY: October 10, 2017

Posted on October 10, 2017 by wordcloud9

October 10th is World Homeless Day * Ada Lovelace Day * Angel Food Cake Day Naval Academy Day * Shift10 Day * World Mental Health Day * International Stage Manager’s Day * ___________________________________________________________ MORE! Fridtjof Nansen, Lily Daché and Ken Saro-Wiwa, … Continue reading →

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GoFundMe To Pay Cancer Bills is Barbaric – A Friend’s American Horror Story

Posted on October 9, 2017 by Steven D. Searls

I don’t often do this, but my writing teacher has breast cancer (that’s her photograph above). On October 4th, her husband lost his job because his employer said it was cheaper to pay a bookkeeper than an accountant. The employer … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: October 9, 2017

Posted on October 9, 2017 by wordcloud9

October 9th is Curious Events Day Fire Prevention Day * Leif Erikson Day * National Chess Day * Native American Day Nautilus Night * Pizza and Beer Day World Post Day * ___________________________________________________________ MORE! Giuseppe Verdi, Jill Ker Conway and … Continue reading →

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TCS: Michala Petri – A Breath of Magic

Posted on October 9, 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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the Viceroy of Wyoming, Erik Prince

Posted on October 8, 2017 by ann li-summers

By ann summers With encouragement from Bannon, Erik Prince, Blackwater’s founder, is considering a Senate challenge in Wyoming https://t.co/1Exm2oSwAQ — The New York Times (@nytimes) October 8, 2017 Because we need the leader of a mercenary army to run our energy states. After … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: October 8, 2017

Posted on October 8, 2017 by wordcloud9

October 8th is Alvin C. York Day * Fluffernutter Day Mind Your Manners Day * National Salmon Day Pierogi Day World Octopus Day of Cephalopod Awareness Days* ____________________________________________________________ MORE!  John Hay, Betty Boothroyd and Che Guevara, click

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ON THIS DAY: October 7, 2017

Posted on October 7, 2017 by wordcloud9

October 7th is Frappé Day LED Light Day You Matter to Me Day * Fallen Firefighters Memorial * Inter-American Water Day * International Personal Safety Day * ___________________________________________________________ MORE! Juan Cabrillo, Henriette Avram and Desmond Tutu, click

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