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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: September 4, 2016

Posted on September 4, 2016 by wordcloud9

September 4th is Eat an Extra Dessert Day * Macadamia Nut Day Newspaper Carrier Day * ∞ National Wildlife Day * ∞ ____________________________________________________________ MORE!  Festivals and Holidays, Geronimo, a “Kodak moment” and Jimi Hendrix, click

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ON THIS DAY: September 3, 2016

Posted on September 3, 2016 by wordcloud9

September 3rd is U.S. Bowling League Day Cabernet Day Penny Press Day * Welsh Rarebit Day World Beard Day International Vulture Awareness Day ____________________________________________________________ MORE! World Festivals and Holidays, Frederick Douglas, the Bonneville Salt Flats and a Mutant Alligator, click

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ON THIS DAY: September 2, 2016

Posted on September 2, 2016 by wordcloud9

September 2nd is ∞ Calendar Adjustment Day * Lazy Mom’s Day Bring Your Manners to Work Day * ∞ V-J Day II * ____________________________________________________________ WORLD FESTIVALS AND NATIONAL HOLIDAYS Marshall Islands – Dri-jerbal (Labor Day) Spain – Ceuta: Día de … Continue reading →

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Word Cloud: RESISTANCE

Posted on September 2, 2016 by wordcloud9

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD In 1895, Japan was at war with China for supremacy over Korea, which was China’s most important client state. Japan wanted access to Korea’s coal and iron, and to use it as a buffer zone to prevent Chinese or Russian … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: September 1, 2016

Posted on September 1, 2016 by wordcloud9

September 1st is Emma M Nutt Day * ∞ World Letter Writing Day * ∞ No Rhyme (Nor Reason) Day (celebrates words that don’t rhyme, like orange) __________________________________________________________ WORLD FESTIVALS AND NATIONAL HOLIDAYS Australia – Birdsville, Queensland: Birdsville Races Canada – … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: August 31, 2016

Posted on August 31, 2016 by wordcloud9

August 31st is National Trail Mix Day National Eat Outside Day Love Litigating Lawyers Day * We Love Memoirs Day * International Overdose Awareness Day * ____________________________________________________________ WORLD FESTIVALS AND NATIONAL HOLIDAYS Kyrgyzstan – Independence Day Malaysia –Hari Kebangsaan/Merdeka Day … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: August 30, 2016

Posted on August 30, 2016 by wordcloud9

August 30th is Frankenstein Day * Slinky Day National Grief Awareness Day * Toasted Marshmallow Day International Whale Shark Day * U.N. International Day of the Disappeared * ____________________________________________________________ WORLD FESTIVALS AND NATIONAL HOLIDAYS Cyprus – Zafir Bairam (Victory Day) … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: August 29, 2016

Posted on August 29, 2016 by wordcloud9

August 29th is Individual Rights Day * More Herbs, Less Salt Day According to Hoyle Day * National Sarcoidosis Awareness Day * U.N. International Day Against Nuclear Tests * ____________________________________________________________ WORLD FESTIVALS AND NATIONAL HOLIDAYS Summer Bank Holiday in Gibraltar, … Continue reading →

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TCS: Mad Englishman Near the Midnight Sun — Part 4

Posted on August 29, 2016 by wordcloud9

Good Morning! barred owl I’ve streamlined The Coffee Shop for you early risers on Monday mornings. There’s less small-print text to read, more story to see. This is still an Open Thread forum, so if you have an off-topic opinion … Continue reading →

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The Pony Express in Prose and Poetry

Posted on August 28, 2016 by wordcloud9

____________________________________________________________ On April 3, 1860, a mail pouch containing 49 letters, five telegrams and miscellaneous papers was handed to a young rider in St. Joseph, Missouri. Amid great fanfare, a cannon was fired, and that first unnamed Pony Express rider … Continue reading →

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