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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.

ON THIS DAY: January 6, 2019

Posted on January 6, 2019 by wordcloud9

January 6th is Apple Tree Day Bean Day Cuddle Up Day Shortbread Day Technology Day * _______________________________________ MORE! Melchora Aquino, Kahlil Gibran and Nigella Lawson, click

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ON THIS DAY: January 5, 2019

Posted on January 5, 2019 by wordcloud9

January 5th is Screenwriters Day * National Bird Day * Whipped Cream Day _______________________________________  MORE! Dorothy Levitt, Umberto Eco and Mamata Banerjee, click

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ON THIS DAY: January 4, 2019

Posted on January 4, 2019 by wordcloud9

January 4th is Hypnotism Day * Pop Music Chart Day * Spaghetti Day National Trivia Day World Braille Day * _______________________________________ MORE! Clara Smitt, James Bond, and Sarojini Sahoo, click

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Word Cloud: PRAISE (Redux)

Posted on January 4, 2019 by wordcloud9

Originally posted on January 8, 2016 by Nona Blyth Cloud After the frantic weeks from Thanksgiving to New Years, we’re all ready for that “long winter’s nap” we never got in December. But in the U.S., that can be hard … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: January 3, 2019

Posted on January 3, 2019 by wordcloud9

January 3rd is Chocolate-Covered Cherries Day Drinking Straw Day * Festival of Sleep Day J.R.R. Tolkien Day * ______________________________________________ MORE! Lucretia Mott, Yashawant Dinkar Phadke and Greta Thunberg, click

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ON THIS DAY: January 2, 2019

Posted on January 2, 2019 by wordcloud9

January 2nd is National Cream Puff Day Pet Travel Safety Day Science Fiction Day * 55 MPH Speed Limit Day * _______________________________________ MORE! Beatrice Hicks, Isaac Asimov and Janet Akyüz Mattei, click

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Thoughts for New Year’s Day, 2019

Posted on January 1, 2019 by wordcloud9

“As wave is driven by wave And each, pursued, pursues the wave ahead, So time flies on and follows, flies, and follows, Always, forever and new. What was before Is left behind; what never was is now; And every passing … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: January 1, 2019

Posted on January 1, 2019 by wordcloud9

Welcome to 2019! January 1st is Black Eyed Peas Day Copyright Law Day * Euro Day * Bloody Mary Day Hangover Day Polar Bear Swim Day _______________________________________ MORE! Ouida, Qi Baishi and Noor Inayat Khan, click

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In Scotland, This is Hogmanay

Posted on December 31, 2018 by wordcloud9

This is updated from the original posting in January 2016, and the redux in 2018 ____________________________________________ A guid New Year to ane an` a` and mony may ye see! ____________________________________________ New Year’s Eve is celebrated around the world, but in … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: December 31, 2018

Posted on December 31, 2018 by wordcloud9

December 31st is Champagne Day Make Up Your Mind Day Universal Hour of Peace * World Healing Day _______________________________________ MORE! Arthur Guinness, Selma Burke and Garry Kasparov, click

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