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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: March 3, 2017

Posted on March 3, 2017 by wordcloud9

March 3rd  is Mulled Wine Day National Anthem Day * World Hearing Day * World Wildlife Day * Dress in Blue Day * National Day of Action * What If Cats and Dogs Had Opposable Thumbs Day ___________________________________________________________ MORE! Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Annie … Continue reading →

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Word Cloud: PARADOX

Posted on March 3, 2017 by wordcloud9

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD “Cut off from the sight of God, modern man wanders about in his Land of Unlikeness, driven by greed and cruelty.” – Jerome Mazzaro, commenting on Robert Lowell’s first poetry collection Land of Unlikeness Robert Lowell (1917–1977) was … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: March 2, 2017

Posted on March 2, 2017 by wordcloud9

March 2nd  is Banana Cream Pie Day Dr. Seuss Day * Old Stuff Day World Book Day I * NEA’s Read Across America Day * ___________________________________________________________ MORE! Sam Houston, Tamara Toumanova and  Jon Bon Jovi, click

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ON THIS DAY: March 1, 2017

Posted on March 1, 2017 by wordcloud9

March 1st  is Black Women in Jazz & the Arts Day Peanut Butter Lover’s Day World Compliment Day Horse Protection Day National Pig Day * Zero Discrimination Day * ___________________________________________________________ MORE! Romulus, Dinah Shore and Elton John, click

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ON THIS DAY: February 28, 2017

Posted on February 28, 2017 by wordcloud9

February 28th is Pączki Day/Pancake Tuesday Chocolate Souffle Day Fat Tuesday Rare Disease Day * World Spay Day * Tooth Fairy Day * ___________________________________________________________ MORE!  Stephen Spender, Geraldine Farrar and Michael Jackson, click

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ON THIS DAY: February 27, 2017

Posted on February 27, 2017 by wordcloud9

February 27th is International Polar Bear Day * Anosmia Awareness Day * Strawberry Day Museums Advocacy Day * ___________________________________________________________ MORE!  Ellen Terry, Marian Anderson and Frances Perkins, click

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TCS: Adventures in Wine Tasting

Posted on February 27, 2017 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: February 26, 2017

Posted on February 26, 2017 by wordcloud9

February 26th is Tell a Fairytale Day Levi Strauss Day * Pistachio Day 58th Daytona 500 89th Academy Awards ___________________________________________________________ MORE! Christopher Marlowe, Sharyn McCrumb and Alanis Morissette, click

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ON THIS DAY: February 25, 2017

Posted on February 25, 2017 by wordcloud9

February 25th is Chocolate-Covered Peanuts Day Clam Chowder Day Sword Swallowers Day Open That Bottle Night * ___________________________________________________________ MORE! Elizabeth I, Samuel Colt and Corazon Aquino, click

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ON THIS DAY: February 24, 2017

Posted on February 24, 2017 by wordcloud9

February 24th is Girl Scout Cookie Weekend Tortilla Chip Day World Bartender Day Forget Me Not Day * ___________________________________________________________ MORE! Winslow Homer, Ettie Annie Rout and George Harrison, click

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