Monthly Archives: November 2018

Word Cloud: BRIEFLY

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD Apologies, Dear Readers, I am in the thrall of a head cold this week, and so this edition of Word Cloud will be brief. As the New Testament says, the spirit is willing, but the flesh … Continue reading

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ON THIS DAY: November 15, 2018

November 15th is America Recycles Day * I Love to Write Day * Philanthropy Day * Rural Health Day Sadie Hawkins Day * _______________________________________ MORE! William Herschel, Georgia O’Keeffe and Ronnie Kasrils, click

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ON THIS DAY: November 14, 2018

November 14th is World Diabetes Day * Loosen Up, Lighten Up Day Pickle Appreciation Day Operating Room Nurse Day Spicy Guacamole Day National Speakers Association Spirit Day * _______________________________________ MORE! Nellie Bly, Steve Biko and Ruby Bridges, click

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ON THIS DAY: November 13, 2018

November 13th is Frankfurter Day * National Indian Pudding Day World Kindness Day * _______________________________________ MORE! Edwin Booth, Mary Kingsley and Desmond Tutu, click

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ON THIS DAY: November 12, 2018

November 12th is U.S. Veteran’s Day Fancy Rat & Mouse Day * World Pneumonia Day * Chicken Soup for the Soul Day * Pizza With The Works Except Anchovies Day _______________________________________ MORE! Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Leon Trotsky and Carol Gluck, click

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TCS: Et occultatis una bellum est scriptor horror – Veteran’s Day 2018

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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ON THIS DAY: November 11, 2018

November 11th is World Origami Day * Pocky Day * National Sundae Day National Numbered Highways Day * _______________________________________ MORE! Abigail Adams, Leó Sziláed and Malala Yousafzai, click

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ON THIS DAY: November 10, 2018

November 10th is Area Code Day * Forget-Me-Not Day Sesame Street Day * Vanilla Cupcake Day U.S. Marine Corps Birthday * World Science Day for Peace and Development * _______________________________________ MORE! Ninon de l’Enclos, Neil Gaiman and Nikki Karimi, click

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ON THIS DAY: November 9, 2018

November 9th is Chaos Never Dies Day Microtia Awareness Day * Greek Yogurt Day National Scrapple Day World Freedom Day * _______________________________________ MORE! Ivan Turgenev, Erika Mann and Hossam Bahgat, click

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Word Cloud: FIRST

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD Indigenous – aboriginal, earliest, FIRST, native, original Continuing this week with poems for National Native American Heritage Month, which happens in the U.S. every November, but with less fanfare than it deserves. Of course, some Native Americans don’t … Continue reading

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