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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: February 4, 2018

Posted on February 4, 2018 by wordcloud9

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

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ON THIS DAY: February 3, 2018

Posted on February 3, 2018 by wordcloud9

February 3rd is National Woman Physician Day * Bubble Gum Day * Carrot Cake Day National Wear Red Day * The Day the Music Died * Four Chaplains Memorial Day * National Missing Persons Day * ____________________________________________ MORE! Edwin Booth, … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: February 2, 2018

Posted on February 2, 2018 by wordcloud9

February 2nd is Heavenly Hash Day Hedgehog Day * Play Your Ukulele Day Sled Dog Day * World Wetlands Day Change Windshield Wipers Day * ____________________________________________ MORE! José Posada, Hella Haasse and Jascha Heifetz, click

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Word Cloud: DREAM

Posted on February 2, 2018 by wordcloud9

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD February is Black History Month in the United States. When Martin Luther King Jr. made his famous speech, “I Have a Dream,” in 1963, he wasn’t the first African-American to talk about a dream for a … Continue reading →

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Poem for Black History Month

Posted on February 1, 2018 by wordcloud9

I, Too by Langston Hughes I, too, sing America. I am the darker brother. They send me to eat in the kitchen When company comes, But I laugh, And eat well, And grow strong. Tomorrow, I’ll be at the table … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: February 1, 2018

Posted on February 1, 2018 by wordcloud9

February 1st is Robinson Crusoe Day * Change Password Day * Freedom Day * Get Up Day * Baked Alaska Day * Spunky Old Broads Day * ____________________________________________ MORE! Victor Herbert, Leila Denmark and Trygve Lie, click

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ON THIS DAY: January 31, 2018

Posted on January 31, 2018 by wordcloud9

January 31st is Backward Day Gorilla Suit Day * Hot Chocolate Day Inspire Your Heart with Art Day Social Security Appreciation Day * ____________________________________________ MORE! Zane Grey, Anna Pavlova and Kenzaburō Ōe, click

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ON THIS DAY: January 30, 2018

Posted on January 30, 2018 by wordcloud9

January 30th is Croissant Day The Lone Ranger Day * __________________________________________ MORE! William Shakespeare, Barbara Tuchman and Gandhi, click

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ON THIS DAY: January 29, 2018

Posted on January 29, 2018 by wordcloud9

January 29th is Corn Chip Day Curmudgeons Day Freethinkers Day * National Puzzle Day * Seeing Eye Dog Day * __________________________________________ MORE! Anton Chekov, Muna Lee and Paddy Chayefsky, click

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TCS: The Library of Congress and the First Librarian

Posted on January 29, 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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