Monthly Archives: January 2019

ON THIS DAY: January 12, 2019

Posted on January 12, 2019 by wordcloud9

January 12th is Curried Chicken Day Glazed Donut Day Marzipan Day Pharmacist Day Kiss a Ginger Day _______________________________________ MORE! Rosalba Carriera, Spiridon Louis and Mieko Kamiya, click

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ON THIS DAY: January 11, 2019

Posted on January 11, 2019 by wordcloud9

January 11th is Milk Day * Hot Toddy Day International Thank You Day International Parity at Work Day * Human Trafficking Awareness Day * Learn Your Name in Morse Code Day * _______________________________________ MORE! Alice Paul, Alan Paton and Winnie Byanyima, click

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Word Cloud: STONECRAFTER (Redux)

Posted on January 11, 2019 by wordcloud9

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD Robinson Jeffers (1887–1962) was 26 years old when he found his place in the world. The son of a Presbyterian minister and biblical scholar who took the family on frequent research trips to Europe, young Jeffers attended boarding … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: January 10, 2019

Posted on January 10, 2019 by wordcloud9

January 10th is Save the Eagles Day Bittersweet Chocolate Day Cut Your Energy Costs Day Houseplant Appreciation Day League of Nations Day * Oysters Rockefeller Day * Peculiar People Day * _______________________________________ MORE! Alice Paul, Fritz Lang and Bernadette Olowo, click

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ON THIS DAY: January 9, 2019

Posted on January 9, 2019 by wordcloud9

January 9th is Apricot Day Balloon Ascension Day * Cassoulet Day Static Electricity Day Law Enforcement Appreciation Day * _______________________________________ MORE! Humphry Davy,  Rigoberta Menchú  and Sam Cooke, click

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ON THIS DAY: January 8, 2019

Posted on January 8, 2019 by wordcloud9

January 8th is Argyle Day Bubble Bath Day Earth’s Rotation Day * English Toffee Day Joy Germ Day * World Typing Day * _______________________________________ MORE! Elisabetta Sirani, Wilkie Collins and Gabby Giffords, click

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Russia profits from Trump tariff policies as US farmers continue to suffer

Posted on January 8, 2019 by ann li-summers

by ann summers The recent Chinese soybean purchase from the US made prior to US-China trade talks might only give the impression of reversing a claim made by Putin in November that the US had “given up” on the Chinese soybean … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: January 7, 2019

Posted on January 7, 2019 by wordcloud9

January 7th is Bobblehead Day * Harlem Globetrotters Day * Old Rock Day Tempura Day Computer Programmers’ Day * _______________________________________ MORE! Galileo, Sadako Sasaki and Gerald Durrell, click

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TCS: Thoughts for a 70th Birthday

Posted on January 7, 2019 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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ON THIS DAY: January 6, 2019

Posted on January 6, 2019 by wordcloud9

January 6th is Apple Tree Day Bean Day Cuddle Up Day Shortbread Day Technology Day * _______________________________________ MORE! Melchora Aquino, Kahlil Gibran and Nigella Lawson, click

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