Monthly Archives: September 2020

ON THIS DAY: September 17, 2020

September 17th is U.S. Citizenship Day U.S. Constitution Day * Apple Dumpling Day Monte Cristo Sandwich Day * Professional Housecleaners Day _________________________________ MORE! Mercy Jackson, C.P. Rogers and Shabana Mahmood, click

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A Poem for International Preservation of the Ozone Layer Day

International Preservation of the Ozone Layer Day marks the day in 1987 when 24 countries signed the Montreal Protocol to reduce emissions damaging to the ozone layer by the year 2000. The ozone layer makes life on Earth possible, because … Continue reading

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ON THIS DAY: September 16, 2020

September 16th is Anne Dudley Bradstreet Day * Cinnamon Raisin Bread Day Guacamole Day Mayflower Day * Working Parents Day International Day for Preservation of the Ozone Layer _________________________________ MORE! Miriam Benjamin, B. B. King and Sadako Ogata, click

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ON THIS DAY: September 15, 2020

September 15th is UN International Day of Democracy * Cheese Toast Day Greenpeace Day * Felt Hat Day Crème de Menthe Day International Dot Day * World Lymphoma Awareness Day _________________________________ MORE!  Agatha Christie, Cannonball Adderley and Anne Moody, click

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ON THIS DAY: September 14, 2020

September 14th is Cream-Filled Donut Day Drive Your Studebaker Day Eat a Hoagie Day Live Creative Day * Galactic Space-Time Ripple Day * ______________________________ MORE! Lola de Tió, John Dobson and Constance B. Motley, click

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TCS: If We Have Not Struggled – Three American Poets

. 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: September 13, 2020

September 13th is International Chocolate Day National Peanut Day Day of the Programmer * Roald Dahl Day * Uncle Sam Day * Kids Take Over the Kitchen Day _______________________________________ MORE! Lucy Brooks, Roald Dahl and Beverley Ditsie, click

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ON THIS DAY: September 12, 2020

September 12th is Chocolate Milkshake Day Day of Encouragement * International Police Woman Day * U.N. Day for South-South Cooperation * Video Games Day _______________________________________ MORE! Han Suyin, Leonard Peltier and Mae Jemison, click

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ON THIS DAY: September 11, 2020

September 11th is National Day of Service and Remembrance * Hot Cross Bun Day Libraries Remember Day * Make Your Bed Day No News is Good News Day U.S. 911 Emergency Number Day * _______________________________________ MORE! Joanna Baillie, O. Henry and … Continue reading

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Word Cloud: LIGHT

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD According to my mother, my first word after “mama” and “dada” was “light.” Well, actually, it was “ight” but I was pointing at a lighted lamp, so she knew what I meant. It’s turned out to … Continue reading

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