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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: January 31, 2017

Posted on January 31, 2017 by wordcloud9

January 31st is Backward Day Gorilla Suit Day * Hot Chocolate Day Social Security Appreciation Day * ___________________________________________________________ MORE! John Marshall, Alva Myrdal and Jackie Robinson, click

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ON THIS DAY: January 30, 2017

Posted on January 30, 2017 by wordcloud9

January 30th is Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day * Croissant Day Street Children Day * Inspire Your Heart with Art Day ___________________________________________________________ MORE! William Shakespeare, Barbara Tuchman and Eleanor Smeal, click

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TCS: Gold Mountain, Golden Door

Posted on January 30, 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: January 29, 2017

Posted on January 29, 2017 by wordcloud9

January 29th is Corn Chip Day Curmudgeons Day Freethinkers Day * National Puzzle Day * Seeing Eye Dog Day * World Leprosy Day * ___________________________________________________________ MORE! Thomas Paine, Edgar Allan Poe and Robin Morgan, click

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ON THIS DAY: October 29, 2017

Posted on January 29, 2017 by wordcloud9

October 29th is National Cat Day * National Oatmeal Day National Hermit Day * International Internet Day * ___________________________________________________ MORE! Fanny Brice, Rudyard Kipling, and Maria Callas, click

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ON THIS DAY: January 28, 2017

Posted on January 28, 2017 by wordcloud9

January 28th is Blueberry Pancake Day Kazoo Day National Seed Swap Day * International Data Protection Day * ___________________________________________________________ MORE! Henry VIII, Colette and Choudhry Rahmat Ali Khan, click

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ON THIS DAY: January 27, 2017

Posted on January 27, 2017 by wordcloud9

January 27th is Big Wig Day * Chocolate Cake Day Fun at Work Day National Geographic Day * International Holocaust Remembrance Day * ___________________________________________________________ MORE!  Mozart, Lewis Carroll and Leontyne Price, click 

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Word Cloud: JOCUND

Posted on January 27, 2017 by wordcloud9

by Nona Blyth Cloud Survival sometimes hangs on unlikely skills. The Basilisk Lizard (Basiliscus basiliscus) has been dubbed ‘The Jesus Christ Lizard’ because it can run short distances on the surface of water when escaping from predators. The Greater Wax Moth … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: January 26, 2017

Posted on January 26, 2017 by wordcloud9

January 26th is Dental Drill Day * Peanut Brittle Day National Spouses Day Toad Hollow Day of Encouragement * ___________________________________________________________ MORE!  Julia Morgan, Glenn Curtiss and Paul Newman, click

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ON THIS DAY: January 25, 2017

Posted on January 25, 2017 by wordcloud9

January 25th is Irish Coffee Day * Opposite Day Robert Burns Day * A Room of One’s Own Day * ___________________________________________________________ MORE! Robert Burns, Virginia Woolf and Florence Li Tim-Oi, click

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