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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.

Religious Freedom Day: George Washington and the First Amendment

Posted on January 16, 2017 by wordcloud9

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD January 16 is National Religious Freedom Day in the United States.  President Barack Obama in his Religious Freedom Day Presidential Proclamation: “I call on all Americans to commemorate this day with events and activities that teach … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: January 16, 2017

Posted on January 16, 2017 by wordcloud9

January 16th is Martin Luther King Jr. Day Appreciate a Dragon Day * Civil Service Day * Hot & Spicy Food Day National Religious Freedom Day * ___________________________________________________________ MORE! Miguel de Cervantes, Benny Goodman and Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, click

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TCS: Advice from a CRICKET – Let Your Conscience Be Your Guide

Posted on January 16, 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 15, 2017

Posted on January 15, 2017 by wordcloud9

January 15th is National Hat Day * Fresh-Squeezed Juice Day Humanitarian Day * Strawberry Ice Cream Day World Religion Day * World Snow Day ___________________________________________________________ MORE!  Molière, Sofia Kovalevskaya and Harry Truman, click

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ON THIS DAY: January 14, 2017

Posted on January 14, 2017 by wordcloud9

January 14th is Hot Pastrami Day International Kite Day Vision Board Day * National Ratification Day * ___________________________________________________________ MORE! Berthe Morisot, Hugh Lofting and Kripalu Maharaj, click

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ON THIS DAY: January 13, 2017

Posted on January 13, 2017 by wordcloud9

January 13th is National Peach Melba Day National Sticker Day * Stephen Foster Memorial Day * National Rubber Ducky Day ___________________________________________________________ MORE! Émile Zola, Carolyn Heilbrun and Henry Ford, click

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Word Cloud: STONECRAFTER

Posted on January 13, 2017 by wordcloud9

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD Robinson Jeffers (1887–1962) was twenty-six years old when he found his place in the world. The son of a Presbyterian minister and biblical scholar who took the family on frequent research trips to Europe, young Jeffers attended … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: January 12, 2017

Posted on January 12, 2017 by wordcloud9

January 12th is Curried Chicken Day Glazed Donut Day Pharmacist Day Kiss a Ginger Day Poetry at Work Day ___________________________________________________________ MORE! Charles Perrault, Hattie Caraway and Led Zeppelin, click

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ON THIS DAY: January 11, 2017

Posted on January 11, 2017 by wordcloud9

January 11th is Milk Day * Hot Toddy Day Thank You Day Step in Puddle ‘n Splash Day Human Trafficking Awareness Day * International Parity at Work Day * Learn Your Name in Morse Code Day * ___________________________________________________________ MORE! Benito Juárez, … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: January 10, 2017

Posted on January 10, 2017 by wordcloud9

January 10th is Oysters Rockefeller Day * ….    Save the Eagles Day Bittersweet Chocolate Cut Your Energy Costs  Peculiar People Day ___________________________________________________________ MORE!  Julius Caesar, Katharine Blodgett and Daniel Ortega, click

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