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Nona Blyth Cloud has lived and worked in the Los Angeles area for over 50 years, spending much of that time commuting on the 405 Freeway. After Hollywood failed to appreciate her genius for acting and directing, she began a second career managing non-profits, from which she has retired. Nona has now resumed writing whatever comes into her head, instead of reports and pleas for funding. She lives in a small house overrun by books with her wonderful husband.

A Poem for the New and Ancient Math

Posted on March 6, 2019 by wordcloud9

“It is impossible to be a mathematician without being a poet in soul.”   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . – Sonya Kovalevsky “Naomi Shihab Nye is an American, … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: March 6, 2019

Posted on March 6, 2019 by wordcloud9

March 6th is Oreo Cookie Day * Frozen Food Day * National Dentist’s Day White Chocolate Cheesecake Day European Day of the Righteous Sonya Kovalevsky High School Mathematics Day * __________________________________________ MORE! Sarah Wambaugh, Mary Wilson and Berta Cáceres, click

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A Poem for Absinthe Day

Posted on March 5, 2019 by wordcloud9

Absinthe gained quite an unsavory reputation in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Its high alcohol content (90 proof or higher) combined with its popularity among adherents of bohemianism, especially artists and writers in Paris, led to its condemnation … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: March 5, 2019

Posted on March 5, 2019 by wordcloud9

March 5th is Absinthe Day * Cheese Doodle Day Mercator Day * Pancake Day __________________________________________ MORE! Dora Marsden, Annie Oakley and Letizia Battaglia, click

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ON THIS DAY: March 4, 2019

Posted on March 4, 2019 by wordcloud9

March 4th is Pound Cake Day Marching Band Day National Grammar Day * Toy Soldier Day * _______________________________________ MORE! Pearl White, Miriam Makeba and Jean O’Leary, click

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TCS: Try to Remember

Posted on March 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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ON THIS DAY: March 3, 2019

Posted on March 3, 2019 by wordcloud9

March 3rd is Sun Day Mulled Wine Day World Hearing Day * World Press Freedom Day (UN) World Wildlife Day * What If Cats and Dogs Had Opposable Thumbs Day __________________________________________ MORE! Elisabeth Abegg, Sameera Moussa and Myra Sadker, click

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ON THIS DAY: March 2, 2019

Posted on March 2, 2019 by wordcloud9

March 2nd is Banana Cream Pie Day Dr. Seuss Day * NEA’s Read Across America Day * National Speech & Debate Education Day * Old Stuff Day __________________________________________ MORE! Susanna Salter, Grete Hermann and Ann Leckie, click

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ON THIS DAY: March 1, 2019

Posted on March 1, 2019 by wordcloud9

March 1st is UN Zero Discrimination Day * Peanut Butter Lover’s Day World Civil Defense Day * Horse Protection Day National Pig Day * Black Women in Jazz & the Arts Day March is National Women’s History Month in the … Continue reading →

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Word Cloud: SKIN (REDUX – Women’s History Month)

Posted on March 1, 2019 by wordcloud9

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD Skin is the largest organ of the human body, the envelope that keeps everything else together. It’s also a map that tells strangers something about who we are, like our approximate age, and the kind of … Continue reading →

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