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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 9, 2017

Posted on January 9, 2017 by wordcloud9

January 9th is Apricot Day Balloon Ascension Day * Law Enforcement Appreciation Day * Static Electricity Day ___________________________________________________________ MORE! Sir Humphry Davy, Joan Baez and Charlie Hebdo, click

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TCS: How Long is Life?

Posted on January 9, 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 8, 2017

Posted on January 8, 2017 by wordcloud9

January 8th is Argyle Day Bubble Bath Day English Toffee Day Joy Germ Day * Sunday Supper Day Earth’s Rotation Day * ___________________________________________________________ MORE! Crazy Horse, Emily Greene Balch and Otis Redding, click

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ON THIS DAY: January 7, 2017

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January 7th is Bobblehead Day * Harlem Globetrotters Day * Tempura Day Old Rock Day ___________________________________________________________ MORE! Francis Bacon, Fannie Farmer, and Charles Addams, click

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ON THIS DAY: January 6, 2017

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January 6th is Apple Tree Day Bean Day Shortbread Day Technology Day * Cuddle Up Day ___________________________________________________________ MORE! Henry VIII, Eleonore Magalene and Franklin Roosevelt, click

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Word Cloud: EARFUL

Posted on January 6, 2017 by wordcloud9

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD O chestnut-tree, great-rooted blossomer,  Are you the leaf, the blossom or the bole?  O body swayed to music, O brightening glance,  How can we know the dancer from the dance? – “Among School Children” by W. B. … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: January 5, 2017

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January 5th is National Screenwriters Day National Bird Day * ∞ Hamburger Day * Whipped Cream Day ∞ Twelfth Night ___________________________________________________________ MORE! Alfred Dreyfus, Kathleen Kenyon and Umberto Eco, click

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ON THIS DAY: January 4, 2017

Posted on January 4, 2017 by wordcloud9

January 4th is Hypnotism Day * Spaghetti Day Pop Music Chart Day * Trivia Day World Braille Day * ___________________________________________________________ MORE! Solomon Northup, Louis Braille and Nancy Pelosi, click

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ON THIS DAY: January 3, 2017

Posted on January 3, 2017 by wordcloud9

January 3rd is Chocolate-Covered Cherries Day Drinking Straw Day * Festival of Sleep Day Fruitcake Toss Day * ∞ J.R.R. Tolkien Day * ___________________________________________________________ MORE! Lucretia Mott, J.R.R. Tolkien and Fats Domino, click

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ON THIS DAY: January 2, 2017

Posted on January 2, 2017 by wordcloud9

January 2nd is National Science Fiction Day * Cream Puff Day Weigh-in Day Personal Trainer Thanks Day 55 MPH Speed Limit Day * ___________________________________________________________ MORE! Sadie Tanner Mossell, Michael Tippett and Isaac Asimov, click

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