Monthly Archives: February 2019

Word Cloud: CALL-AND-RESPONSE (Redux – Black History Month)

Posted on February 8, 2019 by wordcloud9

First posted for Black History Month – February 26, 2016.  Updated and expanded – February 8, 2019 by Nona Blyth Cloud Call-and-response is one of the most ancient forms of human expression  — in music, it is a phrase played by … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: February 7, 2019

Posted on February 7, 2019 by wordcloud9

February 7th is Ballet Day Math e Day Fettuccine Alfredo Day Periodic Table Day Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day _______________________________________ MORE! Eubie Blake, Darlene C Hine and  Mohamed Nasheed, click

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ON THIS DAY: February 6, 2019

Posted on February 6, 2019 by wordcloud9

February 6th is Chopsticks Day Frozen Yogurt Day Lame Duck Day * Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation Day * _______________________________________ MORE! Mary Leakey, Bob Marley and Natalie Cole, click

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A Poem for Chinese New Year

Posted on February 5, 2019 by wordcloud9

Lynda Hull (1954-1994), American Poet; as a teenager, she ran away from home. For the next several years, Hull lived in various Chinatowns across North America and married a Chinese immigrant. After reconnecting with her family in the early 1980s, … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: February 5, 2019

Posted on February 5, 2019 by wordcloud9

February 5th is Adlai Stevenson Day * Shower With a Friend Day * Western Monarch Day * World Nutella Day * Weatherperson’s Day World Animal Reiki Day * _______________________________________ MORE! John H Morrow, Mary Cleave and Herbie Hancock, click

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A Poem in Honor of Homemade Soup Day

Posted on February 4, 2019 by wordcloud9

Daniel Nyikos was born in Germany into a U.S. military family. His mother is Hungarian and his father is an American of Hungarian descent. The family moved a lot during his early school years, mostly in America and the Netherlands. … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: February 4, 2019

Posted on February 4, 2019 by wordcloud9

February 4th is Homemade Soup Day Stuffed Mushroom Day Thank a Mail Carrier Day * USO Day * World Cancer Day * _______________________________________ MORE! Virginia Alexander, Purvis Young and Rosa Parks, click

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TCS: A Very Long Journey – Remaking Detroit

Posted on February 4, 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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A Poem for the Day of Simone Weil’s Birth

Posted on February 3, 2019 by wordcloud9

Simone Weil (1909-1943), was a French philosopher, Christian mystic and political activist. Disregarding her frail health, Weil worked for a year in factories to better understand the working people she was trying to help as a trade unionist. She was described … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: February 3, 2019

Posted on February 3, 2019 by wordcloud9

February 3rd is Carrot Cake Day The Day the Music Died * Women Physicians Day * Four Chaplains Memorial Day * National Missing Persons Day * _______________________________________ MORE! Elizabeth Blackwell, Percival Prattis and Eric Holder, click

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