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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: December 17, 2018

Posted on December 17, 2018 by wordcloud9

December 17th is Maple Syrup Day The Nutcracker Day * Wright Brothers Day * _______________________________________ MORE! Simón Bolívar, Mary Cartwright and Zwelakhe Sisulu, click

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TCS: In the Bleak Midwinter

Posted on December 17, 2018 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: December 16, 2018

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December 16th is American Pie Day * Boston Tea Party Day * Chocolate Covered Anything Day _______________________________________ MORE! Beatrix Potter, Philip K. Dick and Jen Golbeck, click

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ON THIS DAY: December 15, 2018

Posted on December 15, 2018 by wordcloud9

December 15th is Bill of Rights Day * Cat Herders Day Gingerbread Latte Day National Cupcake Day International Tea Day * _______________________________________ MORE! Jane Austen, Sitting Bull and Julie Taymor, click

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ON THIS DAY: December 14, 2018

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December 14th is Biscuits and Gravy Day Bouillabaisse Day Roast Chestnuts Day * World Monkey Day Light on Yoga Day * _______________________________________ MORE! Aphra Behn, Roald Amundsen and Wilma Mankiller, click

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Word Cloud: ENCRYPTED (Redux)

Posted on December 14, 2018 by wordcloud9

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD When the Germans invaded Denmark in April, 1940, Piet Hein (1905-1996) was a 34-year-old scientist and inventor, who had to decide between three responses: do nothing, flee to “neutral” Sweden — or join the Danish resistance movement. As he explained in … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: December 13, 2018

Posted on December 13, 2018 by wordcloud9

December 13th is National Cocoa Day National Day of the Horse * U.S. National Guard Birthday * National Popcorn String Day * National Violin Day _______________________________________ MORE! Ana Néri, George Gershwin and Türkan Saylan, click

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ON THIS DAY: December 12, 2018

Posted on December 12, 2018 by wordcloud9

December 12th is Gingerbread House Day * National Ambrosia Day National Ding-a-Ling Day * National Poinsettia Day * _______________________________________ MORE! Edvard Munch, Ulrike Tillmann and Jomo Kenyatta, click

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ON THIS DAY: December 11, 2018

Posted on December 11, 2018 by wordcloud9

December 11th is Have a Bagel Day Kaleidoscope Day * UNICEF Founding Day * International Mountain Day * _______________________________________ MORE! Kamehameha V, Mildred Cleghorn and Che Guevara, click

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ON THIS DAY: December 10, 2018

Posted on December 10, 2018 by wordcloud9

December 10th is Dewey Decimal System Day * National Lager Day Nobel Prize Day * International Human Rights Day * _______________________________________ MORE! Isaac Newton, Nelly Sachs and Albert Luthuli, click

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