Monthly Archives: November 2017

ON THIS DAY: November 9, 2017

Posted on November 9, 2017 by wordcloud9

November 9th is Chaos Never Dies Day Microtia Awareness Day * National Greek Yogurt Day World Freedom Day * International Tempranillo Grape Day * _____________________________________________ MORE! Ivan Turgenev, Erika Mann and Carl Sagan, click

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ON THIS DAY: November 8, 2017

Posted on November 8, 2017 by wordcloud9

November 8th is Benjamin Banneker Day * Cook Something Bold and Pungent Day Harvey Wallbanger Day World Town Planning Day * X-ray Day * ____________________________________________________ MORE! Edmund Halley, Sarah Bernhardt and Christiaan Barnard, click

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ON THIS DAY: November 7, 2017

Posted on November 7, 2017 by wordcloud9

November 7th is Bittersweet Chocolate with Almonds Day Canine Lymphoma Awareness Day * Madame Curie Day * International Merlot Day Journée  Très Absurde * (Very Absurd Day) ____________________________________________________ MORE! Ibn Hazm, Marie Curie and Albert Camus, click

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Lets talk about social media

Posted on November 6, 2017 by Terry Welshans

Social media is a handy way to communicate with family and friends, and a way to share precious moments with others. The applications that provide these services are many, and I will not attempt to list them all. They all … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: November 6, 2017

Posted on November 6, 2017 by wordcloud9

November 6th is Cappuccino Day Job Action Day * Parents as Teachers Day * Saxophone Day * International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict* _______________________________________________ MORE! Adolphe Sax, Opal Kunz and Derrick Bell, … Continue reading →

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TCS: Stealing Time

Posted on November 6, 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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Titling the post-Trump biopic… Get The Bigly Shorty, or Derp in Paradise Papers

Posted on November 5, 2017 by ann li-summers

By ann summers There probably have been numerous Trump biography projects already underway, perhaps even one started when we thought he would lose the Electoral College vote. We already have some interesting, even landmark films about a variety of financial scandals, … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: November 5, 2017

Posted on November 5, 2017 by wordcloud9

November 5th is Daylight Savings Ends * Chinese Take-Out Day Love Your Red Hair Day World Tsunami Awareness Day _______________________________________________ MORE! Will Durant, Ida Tarbell and Gram Parsons, click

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ON THIS DAY: November 4, 2017

Posted on November 4, 2017 by wordcloud9

November 4th is King Tut Day * National Candy Day Fountain Pen Day * Use Your Common Sense Day * _________________________________________ MORE!  Mozart, Janaki Ammal and Howard Carter, click

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ON THIS DAY: November 3, 2017

Posted on November 3, 2017 by wordcloud9

November 3rd is Jellyfish Day Cliché Day Housewife’s Day Public Broadcasting Day * Sandwich Day ________________________________________________ MORE! Karl Baedeker, Oodgeroo Noonuccal and John Barry, click

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