Monthly Archives: August 2020

ON THIS DAY: August 18, 2020

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August 18th is 19th Amendment Yellow Rose Day * Bad Poetry Day Ice Cream Pie Day Mail Order Catalog Day * National Fajita Day * Pinot Noir Day Serendipity Day * ____________________________________ MORE! Ragini Devi, Harry Burn and Miss Febb, … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: August 17, 2020

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August 17th is Black Cat Appreciation Day * I Love My Feet Day * National Non-Profit Day * National Thrift Shop Day Vanilla Custard Day ________________________________ MORE! Pauline Young, Miles Davis and Ivonne Higuero, click

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TCS: There Was a Voice Which Sang

Posted on August 17, 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 comment. __________________________________ … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: August 16, 2020

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August 16th is National Airborne Day * Bratwurst Day Roller Coaster Day * National Rum Day Tell a Joke Day ___________________________ MORE! Ida Browne, T. E. Lawrence and Carol Moseley Braun, click

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ON THIS DAY: August 15, 2020

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August 15th is Chauvin Day * National Relaxation Day * Check (Your Pet’s) Chip Day * Lemon Meringue Pie Day ____________________________________ MORE! Biddy Mason, Robert Bolt and Gertrude Shope, click

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ON THIS DAY: August 14, 2020

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August 14th is Navajo Code Talkers Day * Creamsicle Day National V-J Day * World Lizard Day Social Security Act Day * W0rld Calligraphy Day ___________________________________ MORE! Amaza Meredith, Max Klein and Halle Berry, click

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Word Cloud: CHRONICLER

Posted on August 14, 2020 by wordcloud9

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD Mary Jo Salter is an American poet, essayist, playwright, lyricist and editor, born August 15, 1954,in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She is a former editor at the Atlantic Monthly, poetry editor at the New Republic, and co-editor of the fourth … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: August 13, 2020

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August 13th is International Lefthander’s Day * Filet Mignon Day Prosecco wine Day _________________________________ MORE! Lucy Stone, Felix Adler and Joycelyn Elders, click

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A Poem for World Elephant Day

Posted on August 12, 2020 by wordcloud9

The question is, are we happy to supposethat our grandchildren may never be ableto see an elephant except in a picture book? – David Attenborough The elephant is the largest land animal on earth. There has been some form of … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: August 12, 2020

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August 12th is International Youth Day * World Elephant Day * Julienne Fries Day Middle Child Day Vinyl Record Day * Personal Computer Day * __________________________________ MORE! Gladys Bentley, Robin Williams and Heather Heyer, click

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