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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: June 4, 2018

Posted on June 4, 2018 by wordcloud9

June 4th is Cancer Survivors Day * National Cognac Day National Cheese Day National SAFE Day * Old Maid’s Day * International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression * _________________________________________ MORE! Henry Ford, Daphne Sheldrick and Elvis Presley, click

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TCS: 80,000 Running Shoes and the Beached Bananas Bonanza

Posted on June 4, 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 comment. ____________________________________________ … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: June 3, 2018

Posted on June 3, 2018 by wordcloud9

June 3rd is Chocolate Macaroon Day National Egg Day National Repeat Day Wonder Woman Day * _________________________________________ MORE! Raoul Dufy, Josephine Baker and Allen Ginsberg, click

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ON THIS DAY: June 2, 2018

Posted on June 2, 2018 by wordcloud9

June 2nd is Leave the Office Earlier Day * Fish and Chip Day * Hug Your Cat Day National Donut Day * Rocky Road Day * Rotisserie Chicken Day Gun Violence Awareness Day * _________________________________________ MORE! Thomas Hardy, Dorothy West and William Dreyer,  click

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ON THIS DAY: June 1, 2018

Posted on June 1, 2018 by wordcloud9

June 1st is Hazelnut Cake Day Heimlich Maneuver Day * National Donut Day * National Olive Day National Penpal Day Say Something Nice Day * Oscar the Grouch’s Birthday International Children’s Day * _________________________________________ MORE! Mikhail Glinka, Alanis Morissette and Randol Fawkes, click

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Word Cloud: FUN

Posted on June 1, 2018 by wordcloud9

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD Whenever I do a column centered around a theme, like a holiday or a season of the year, instead of focusing on a specific author, I am confronted with reams of truly awful poetry written for … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: May 31, 2018

Posted on May 31, 2018 by wordcloud9

May 31st is National Macaroon Day Save Your Hearing Day Senior Health and Fitness Day World MS Day (Multiple Sclerosis) * World No-Tobacco Day * _________________________________________ MORE! Walt Whitman, Chien-Shiung Wu and W. Mark Felt, click

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ON THIS DAY: May 30, 2018

Posted on May 30, 2018 by wordcloud9

May 30th is Loomis Day * Hole in My Bucket Day Mint Julep Day Water a Flower Day _________________________________________ MORE! Countee Cullen, Pita Amor and Benjamin Britten, click

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ON THIS DAY: May 29, 2018

Posted on May 29, 2018 by wordcloud9

May 29th is Biscuit Day Coq Au Vin Day Paperclip Day Learn About Composting Day International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers * _________________________________________ MORE! Patrick Henry, Sojourner Truth and Tenzing Norgay, click

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ON THIS DAY: May 28, 2018

Posted on May 28, 2018 by wordcloud9

May 28th is Amnesty International Day * Hamburger Day Sierra Club Day * National Brisket Day Menstrual Hygiene Day * _________________________________________ MORE!  Jim Thorpe, May Swenson and Alan Turing, click

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