Monthly Archives: October 2018

Word Cloud: DARKLING (revisited)

Posted on October 12, 2018 by wordcloud9

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD The long days of summer are a pleasant memory. Now the warm days grow fewer, and the Autumn nights are longer, with winter-chill in the wee hours. It’s the darkling time of year, when we want … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: October 11, 2018

Posted on October 11, 2018 by wordcloud9

ctober 11th is International Day of the Girl Child * General Pulaski Memorial Day * National Coming Out Day * Sausage Pizza Day _________________________________________ MORE! Eleanor Roosevelt, Joseph Alsop and Merieme Chadid, click

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ON THIS DAY: October 10, 2018

Posted on October 10, 2018 by wordcloud9

October 10th is Angel Food Cake Day Shift10 Day * National Handbag Day U.S. Naval Academy Day * World Homeless Day * World Mental Health Day * International Stage Manager’s Day * _________________________________________ MORE! Zhu Biao, Lily Daché and James Clavell, click

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ON THIS DAY: October 9, 2018

Posted on October 9, 2018 by wordcloud9

October 9th is Curious Events Day Fire Prevention Day * Leif Erikson Day * Nautilus Night * Pizza and Beer Day World Post Day * _________________________________________ MORE! Jan Šindel, Jill Ker Conway and Leif Erikson, click

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ON THIS DAY: October 8, 2018

Posted on October 8, 2018 by wordcloud9

October 8th is Pierogi Day Fluffernutter Day National Salmon Day Alvin C. York Day * World Octopus Day/ 1st Day of Cephalopod Awareness Days* _________________________________________ MORE! Rose Scott, Che Guevara and Pinar Selek, click

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TCS: Once Upon a Time, There was a Grand Old Party . . .

Posted on October 8, 2018 by wordcloud9

Good Morning! – from 1960, when the Republicans were still proudly claiming to be “The Party of Lincoln” ___________________________________________ Welcome to The Coffee Shop, just for you early risers on Monday mornings. This is an Open Thread forum, so if … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: October 7, 2018

Posted on October 7, 2018 by wordcloud9

October 7th is Frappé Day LED Light Day You Matter to Me Day * Fallen Firefighters Memorial * International Personal Safety Day * _________________________________________ MORE! Niels Bohr, Anni Blomqvist and Yo-Yo Ma, click

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ON THIS DAY: October 6, 2018

Posted on October 6, 2018 by wordcloud9

October 6th is American Libraries Day * Mad Hatter Day * National Badger Day National Noodle Day Physician Assistant Day _________________________________________ MORE! Sarah Crosby, Thor Heyerdahl and Liu Yang, click

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ON THIS DAY: October 5, 2018

Posted on October 5, 2018 by wordcloud9

October 5th is Apple Betty Day Chic Spy Day * Do Something Nice Day World Teacher’s Day * International Day of No Prostitution * _________________________________________ MORE! Chief Joseph, Bing Xin and Václav Havel, click

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Word Cloud: CAILLE (‘Veil’ revisted)

Posted on October 5, 2018 by wordcloud9

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD This is a re-post of a Word Cloud from 2016, because it’s October, the month for otherworldly poetry, and things that go bump in the night.    In Celtic mythology, the Hag is called the Cailleach, the ‘veiled one’ … Continue reading →

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