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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.

Word Cloud: PROFANITY

Posted on February 24, 2017 by wordcloud9

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD Please take this week’s title as a warning. If you find profanity offensive, this installment of Word Cloud is one you may want to skip. An article I skimmed for this week’s post was called Poets Nobody Reads, which … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: February 23, 2017

Posted on February 23, 2017 by wordcloud9

February 23rd is Banana Bread Day Diesel Engine Day * Digital Learning Day * Dog Biscuit Day Chili Day Curling is Cool Day Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day * ___________________________________________________________ MORE!  Samuel Pepys, Ruth Rowland Nichols and Carlos Santana, click

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ON THIS DAY: February 22, 2017

Posted on February 22, 2017 by wordcloud9

February 22nd is Orphan’s Fund Pink Shirt Day * George Washington’s Birthday Cook a Sweet Potato Day Walking the Dog Day World Thinking Day * Inconvenience Yourself Day * National Margarita Day ___________________________________________________________ MORE! Oscar Wilde, Edna St. Vincent Millay, and Luis … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: February 21, 2017

Posted on February 21, 2017 by wordcloud9

February 21st is Sticky Bun Day International Mother Language Day * ___________________________________________________________ MORE! Andrés Segovia, Barbara Jordan and Malcolm X, click

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ON THIS DAY: February 20, 2017

Posted on February 20, 2017 by wordcloud9

February 20th is Cherry Pie Day Handcuff Day * Love Your Pet Day World Day for Social Justice * ___________________________________________________________ MORE! Rudolph Valentino, Buffy Sainte-Marie and John Glenn, click

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TCS – 12 Wolves

Posted on February 20, 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 19, 2017

Posted on February 19, 2017 by wordcloud9

February 19th is Chocolate Mint Day Cracker Jack Prize Day * Iwo Jima Day * ___________________________________________________________ MORE! Stan Kenton, Amy Tan and Mickey Mouse, click

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ON THIS DAY: February 18, 2017

Posted on February 18, 2017 by wordcloud9

February 18th is Battery Day * Crab Stuffed Flounder Day Drink Wine Day Pluto Day * World Pangolin Day ___________________________________________________________ MORE! Alessandro Volta, Toni Morrison and Ray Charles, click

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ON THIS DAY: February 17, 2017

Posted on February 17, 2017 by wordcloud9

February 17th is Cabbage Day Café au Lait Day My Way Day World Human Spirit Day * National Caregivers Day * National Public Science Day National PTA Founders Day World Information Architecture Day ___________________________________________________________ MORE! Myles Standish, Dorothy Kenyon and Barack … Continue reading →

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Word Cloud: ESSENCE

Posted on February 17, 2017 by wordcloud9

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD Essence – ‘the indispensable quality of something that determines its character’ – I consider it poetry’s holy grail. Taking language down to just the exact words needed, eliminating anything that could distract from what’s essential. Lucille Clifton (1936-2010) is a master of essence. … Continue reading →

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