Monthly Archives: April 2018

ON THIS DAY: April 4, 2018

Posted on April 4, 2018 by wordcloud9

April 4th is Chicken Cordon Bleu Day School Librarian Day * Vitamin C Day * World Rat Day * International Carrot Day * International Day for Mine Awareness & Action * _________________________________________ MORE! Francis Drake, Dorothea Dix and Muddy Waters, click

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ON THIS DAY: April 3, 2018

Posted on April 3, 2018 by wordcloud9

April 3rd is Chocolate Mousse Day Film Score Day * Pony Express Day * National Tweed Day * Weed Out Hate Day World Party Day * _________________________________________ MORE! Oscar Wilde, Jane Goodall and Allen Ginsberg, click

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American Railroading

Posted on April 2, 2018 by Terry Welshans

As steam came to a close in America there were still a few wooden cars running in backwater railroads. All wood passenger car ‘Royal Blue’ B&O RR, 1890 (Wikipedia)

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ON THIS DAY: April 2, 2018

Posted on April 2, 2018 by wordcloud9

April 2nd is World Autism Day National Ferret Day Peanut Butter & Jelly Day National Reconciliation Day International Children’s Book Day _________________________________________ MORE! Beethoven, Jeannette Rankin and Haile Selassie, click

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TCS: Shakespeare, April and The Firebird

Posted on April 2, 2018 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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Trump’s southern border wall seems more like Nehemiah’s Dung Gate

Posted on April 1, 2018 by ann li-summers

By ann summers The travails of Prexy Nehemiah Dennison are many, but his minions certainly built enough roads to Moscow during the election, and his golf-day yesterday with Sean Hannity brought perhaps more advice about spinning more southern border wall … Continue reading →

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A Poem for the First Day of National Poetry Month

Posted on April 1, 2018 by wordcloud9

Some People Like Poetry by Wislawa Szymborska Some people— that means not everyone. Not even most of them, only a few. Not counting school, where you have to, and poets themselves, you might end up with something like two per … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: April 1, 2018

Posted on April 1, 2018 by wordcloud9

April 1st is Atheists Day * April Fools/All Fools Day Reading is Funny Day US Air Force Academy Day * International Tatting Day (lace-making) National Poetry Month 22nd Anniversary * _________________________________________ MORE! Etta Palm, Anne McCaffrey and Rachel Maddow, click

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