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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: November 10, 2018

Posted on November 10, 2018 by wordcloud9

November 10th is Area Code Day * Forget-Me-Not Day Sesame Street Day * Vanilla Cupcake Day U.S. Marine Corps Birthday * World Science Day for Peace and Development * _______________________________________ MORE! Ninon de l’Enclos, Neil Gaiman and Nikki Karimi, click

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ON THIS DAY: November 9, 2018

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November 9th is Chaos Never Dies Day Microtia Awareness Day * Greek Yogurt Day National Scrapple Day World Freedom Day * _______________________________________ MORE! Ivan Turgenev, Erika Mann and Hossam Bahgat, click

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Word Cloud: FIRST

Posted on November 9, 2018 by wordcloud9

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD Indigenous – aboriginal, earliest, FIRST, native, original Continuing this week with poems for National Native American Heritage Month, which happens in the U.S. every November, but with less fanfare than it deserves. Of course, some Native Americans don’t … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: November 8, 2018

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November 8th is Cook Something Bold and Pungent Day World Urbanism Day * Cappuccino Day X-ray Day * Harvey Wallbanger Day _______________________________________ MORE! Julian of Norwich,  Arnold Bax and Dorothy Day, click

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ON THIS DAY: November 7, 2018

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November 7th is Bittersweet Chocolate with Almonds Day Canine Lymphoma Awareness Day * Madame Curie Day * International Merlot Day Journée  Très Absurde * (Very Absurd Day) _______________________________________ MORE! Marie Curie, Jesús García and Helen Suzman, click

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ON THIS DAY: November 6, 2018

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November 6th is U.S. Election Day Nachos Day Saxophone Day * International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict * _______________________________________ MORE! Opal Kunz, Derrick Bell and Sally Field, click

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ON THIS DAY: November 5, 2018

Posted on November 5, 2018 by wordcloud9

November 5th is Love Your Red Hair Day Firewood Day Gunpowder Day * Play Monopoly Day * World Tsunami Awareness Day _______________________________________ MORE! Ida Tarbell, Will Durant and Vandana Shiva, click

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TCS: WHY VOTE? Poets Tell Us What All the Polls Leave Out

Posted on November 5, 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: November 4, 2018

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November 4th is Easy-Bake Oven Day * King Tut Day * National Candy Day Use Your Common Sense Day * U.S. Daylight Savings Ends _________________________________________ MORE! Izumi Kyōka, Janaki Ammal, and Barack Obama, click

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ON THIS DAY: November 3, 2018

Posted on November 3, 2018 by wordcloud9

November 3rd is Cliché Day Homemaker’s Day Jellyfish Day Public Television Day * National Sandwich Day _________________________________________ MORE! Lucan, Olympe de Gouges and John Barry, click

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