Monthly Archives: March 2020

ON THIS DAY: March 31, 2020

Posted on March 31, 2020 by wordcloud9

March 31st is Bunsen Burner Day * Cesar Chavez Day * Crayola Crayon Day * Eiffel Tower Day * World Backup Day Equal Pay Day 2020 * International Hug A Medievalist Day * International Transgender Day of Visibility * _______________________________________ … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: March 30, 2020

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March 30th is ‘I Am in Control’ Day * National Doctor’s Day * National Pencil Day * Virtual Vacation Day _______________________________________ MORE! Naomi Sims, Shahka Sherkat and Zuzana Caputova, click

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TCS: Adventures in Hunter-Gathering in the Electronic Age

Posted on March 30, 2020 by wordcloud9

. . Good Morning!      __________________________________ Welcome to The Coffee Shop, just for you early riserson Monday mornings. This is an Open Thread forum,so if you have an off-topic opinion burning a hole inyour brainpan, feel free to add a … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: March 29, 2020

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March 29th is Lemon Chiffon Cake Day Mom & Pop Business Owner’s Day Niagara Falls Runs Dry Day * Smoke and Mirrors Day Vietnam War Veterans Day * _________________________________________ MORE! Pearl Bailey, Astrud Gilberto and Lara Logan, click

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A Poem for Weed Appreciation Day

Posted on March 28, 2020 by wordcloud9

Edna St. Vincent Millay (1892-1950) was born in Maine, graduated from Vassar College in 1917, and became a well-known poet and playwright, with a strong feminist style. She was the third woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, in 1923, … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: March 28, 2020

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March 28th is Barnum & Bailey Day * Black Forest Cake Day National Triglycerides Day * Something on a Stick Day Weed Appreciation Day * _______________________________________ MORE! Clara Lemlich, Laura Chinchilla and Iris Chang, click

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ON THIS DAY: March 27, 2020

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March 27th is Celebrate Exchange Day * World Theatre Day * Spanish Paella Day Quirky Country Music Song Titles Day International Whisk(e)y Day * ___________________________________ MORE! Jane Colden, Julia Alvarez and Xuxa, click

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Word Cloud: ECSTASY

Posted on March 27, 2020 by wordcloud9

reposted in honor of Women’s History Month by NONA BLYTH CLOUD If you look up “complex” in the dictionary, you may find a picture of H.D. (1886-1961). Since most Americans and many people in the rest of the world have not … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: March 26, 2020

Posted on March 26, 2020 by wordcloud9

March 26th is Nougat Day Spinach Day Legal Assistants Day Live Long and Prosper Day * Epilepsy Awareness Purple Day _______________________________________ MORE! Mary Beale, Mahadevi Verma and Nancy Pelosi, click

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Poems for Tolkien Reading Day

Posted on March 25, 2020 by wordcloud9

Today is Tolkien Reading Day, started by the Tolkien Society in 2003. It is held annually on March 25, the day of the downfall of Sauron. In addition to writing The Hobbit, and The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Tolkien … Continue reading →

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