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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.

Word Cloud: CALL-AND-RESPONSE (Redux – Black History Month)

Posted on February 8, 2019 by wordcloud9

First posted for Black History Month – February 26, 2016.  Updated and expanded – February 8, 2019 by Nona Blyth Cloud Call-and-response is one of the most ancient forms of human expression  — in music, it is a phrase played by … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: February 7, 2019

Posted on February 7, 2019 by wordcloud9

February 7th is Ballet Day Math e Day Fettuccine Alfredo Day Periodic Table Day Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day _______________________________________ MORE! Eubie Blake, Darlene C Hine and  Mohamed Nasheed, click

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ON THIS DAY: February 6, 2019

Posted on February 6, 2019 by wordcloud9

February 6th is Chopsticks Day Frozen Yogurt Day Lame Duck Day * Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation Day * _______________________________________ MORE! Mary Leakey, Bob Marley and Natalie Cole, click

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A Poem for Chinese New Year

Posted on February 5, 2019 by wordcloud9

Lynda Hull (1954-1994), American Poet; as a teenager, she ran away from home. For the next several years, Hull lived in various Chinatowns across North America and married a Chinese immigrant. After reconnecting with her family in the early 1980s, … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: February 5, 2019

Posted on February 5, 2019 by wordcloud9

February 5th is Adlai Stevenson Day * Shower With a Friend Day * Western Monarch Day * World Nutella Day * Weatherperson’s Day World Animal Reiki Day * _______________________________________ MORE! John H Morrow, Mary Cleave and Herbie Hancock, click

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A Poem in Honor of Homemade Soup Day

Posted on February 4, 2019 by wordcloud9

Daniel Nyikos was born in Germany into a U.S. military family. His mother is Hungarian and his father is an American of Hungarian descent. The family moved a lot during his early school years, mostly in America and the Netherlands. … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: February 4, 2019

Posted on February 4, 2019 by wordcloud9

February 4th is Homemade Soup Day Stuffed Mushroom Day Thank a Mail Carrier Day * USO Day * World Cancer Day * _______________________________________ MORE! Virginia Alexander, Purvis Young and Rosa Parks, click

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TCS: A Very Long Journey – Remaking Detroit

Posted on February 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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A Poem for the Day of Simone Weil’s Birth

Posted on February 3, 2019 by wordcloud9

Simone Weil (1909-1943), was a French philosopher, Christian mystic and political activist. Disregarding her frail health, Weil worked for a year in factories to better understand the working people she was trying to help as a trade unionist. She was described … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: February 3, 2019

Posted on February 3, 2019 by wordcloud9

February 3rd is Carrot Cake Day The Day the Music Died * Women Physicians Day * Four Chaplains Memorial Day * National Missing Persons Day * _______________________________________ MORE! Elizabeth Blackwell, Percival Prattis and Eric Holder, click

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