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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.

Summer Reflections

Posted on July 14, 2022 by wordcloud9

by IRENE FOWLER, Contributor “When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang on.”– Franklin D. Roosevelt “The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seenor even touched – they must … Continue reading →

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TCS: Life Counts the Rules

Posted on July 11, 2022 by wordcloud9

  Good Morning! ____________________________ Welcome to The Coffee Shop, just for you early riserson Monday mornings. This is an Open Thread forum,so if you have an off-topic opinion burning a hole inyour brainpan, feel free to add a comment.____________________________ “It is the beginning … Continue reading →

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A Poem for World Chocolate Day

Posted on July 7, 2022 by wordcloud9

  World Chocolate Day: July 7, 1550 is the ‘traditional’ date given for chocolate’s arrival in Europe from the “New World” – in the form of a bitter drink from Mexico – but there is evidence that cacao beans were … Continue reading →

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A Poem for International Kissing Day

Posted on July 6, 2022 by wordcloud9

Nizar Qabbani (1923-1998) Syrian poet, diplomat, and women’s rights activist, serving in Syrian missions in Beirut, Cairo, Istanbul, Madrid, and London, and as UAR Vice-Secretary at their Chinese embassy. His sister’s suicide under pressure when she refused to marry a man … Continue reading →

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TCS: When I was a little kid, we’d have a cookout

Posted on July 4, 2022 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 comment. ____________________________ … Continue reading →

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The Fraternal Order of Cain

Posted on June 30, 2022 by wordcloud9

by IRENE FOWLER, Contributor “Adam and Eve were standing on the bank of a brook, and before them lay the corpse of Abel, who had been killed by Cain. As they sat there, not knowing what they should do with … Continue reading →

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Prayer on the Football Field

Posted on June 28, 2022 by wordcloud9

by Nona Blyth Cloud Among the attacks on the Constitution this week by the six extremist Justices on the U.S. Supreme Court, they decided that a football coach must have the right to pray on the 50 yard line of … Continue reading →

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TCS: Woman – a “whimsical etymological derivation”

Posted on June 27, 2022 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 comment. … Continue reading →

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The Dissenting Justices on the U.S. Supreme Court

Posted on June 24, 2022 by wordcloud9

Justices Elena Kagan, Sonia Sotomayor, and Stephen Breyer stood up for women. The other six justices voted to turn back women’s rights to the 1950s,but they will not stop there. The Witch Hunts of the 21st Century are just beginning. … Continue reading →

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Sunrise And Sundown

Posted on June 23, 2022 by wordcloud9

by IRENE FOWLER, Contributor “You may not always have a comfortable life and you will not always be able to solve all of the world’s problems at once but don’t ever underestimate the importance you can have because history has … Continue reading →

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