Monthly Archives: January 2020

Word Cloud: WORKING-DAYS

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD In William Shakespeare’s play, Much Ado About Nothing, Beatrice says in mock lament: I may sit in a corner and cry heigh-ho for a husband! When Don Pedro offers to get her one, she asks if … Continue reading

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ON THIS DAY: January 16, 2020

January 16th is Appreciate a Dragon Day * Civil Service Day * Hot and Spicy Food Day National Religious Freedom Day * _______________________________________ MORE! Kiku Amino, Buckminster Fuller and Jill Tarter, click

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ON THIS DAY: January 15, 2020

January 15th is Bagel Day National Hat Day * Strawberry Ice Cream Day Fresh-Squeezed Juice Day _______________________________________ MORE! Sylvia Lawler, Martin Luther King and Loretta Lynch, click

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ON THIS DAY: January 14, 2020

January 14th is International Kite Day Hot Pastrami Sandwich Day National Ratification Day * Organize Your Home Day _______________________________________ MORE! Berthe Morisot, Judas Mahlangu and Anchee Min, click

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ON THIS DAY: January 13, 2020

January 13th is Peach Melba Day Gluten-Free Day Rubber Ducky Day Sticker Day * Stephen Foster Memorial Day * _______________________________________ MORE! Ernestine Rose, Émile Zola and Melba Liston, click

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TCS: Rubber Duckie, Joy of Joys

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 12, 2020

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, 2020

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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ON THIS DAY: January 10, 2020

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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Word Cloud: CODA

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD There are some people who begin to hear the ticking of the clock louder and louder in their lives, that relentless reminder that death is somewhere up ahead. They study it, try to pry at death’s … Continue reading

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