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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: August 21, 2020

Posted on August 21, 2020 by wordcloud9

August 21st is Senior Citizens Day * National Spumoni Day Sweet Tea Day World P.O.E.T. Day(Aussie slang: Piss Off Early Today) ________________________________ MORE! Nat Turner, Lili Boulanger and Count Basie, click

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Word Cloud: SWELTERING

Posted on August 21, 2020 by wordcloud9

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD I don’t know what the weather is like where you are, but here, it’s too hot for serious poetry. So let’s take a look at some playful verse. It’s not too surprising that most funny poems … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: August 20, 2020

Posted on August 20, 2020 by wordcloud9

August 20th is Chocolate Pecan Pie Day National Lemonade Day * National Radio Day World Mosquito Day * ________________________________ MORE! ‘Noni’ Jabavu, Akira Kurosawa and Connie Chung, click

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A Poem for International Orangutan Day

Posted on August 19, 2020 by wordcloud9

Both the endangered Bornean orangutan and the critically endangered Sumatran orangutan are in need of urgent help. Their habitats are being destroyed. For International Orangutan Day, the Orangutan Foundation posted a poem by one of their youngest supporters. ___________________________ To … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: August 19, 2020

Posted on August 19, 2020 by wordcloud9

August 19th is International Orangutan Day National Aviation Day * Coco Chanel Day * Soft-Serve Ice Cream Day World Humanitarian Day * World Photography Day ______________________________ MORE! Mary Ellen Pleasant, Joaquim Nabuco and Patricia Scotland, click

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ON THIS DAY: August 18, 2020

Posted on August 18, 2020 by wordcloud9

August 18th is 19th Amendment Yellow Rose Day * Bad Poetry Day Ice Cream Pie Day Mail Order Catalog Day * National Fajita Day * Pinot Noir Day Serendipity Day * ____________________________________ MORE! Ragini Devi, Harry Burn and Miss Febb, … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: August 17, 2020

Posted on August 17, 2020 by wordcloud9

August 17th is Black Cat Appreciation Day * I Love My Feet Day * National Non-Profit Day * National Thrift Shop Day Vanilla Custard Day ________________________________ MORE! Pauline Young, Miles Davis and Ivonne Higuero, click

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TCS: There Was a Voice Which Sang

Posted on August 17, 2020 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. __________________________________ … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: August 16, 2020

Posted on August 16, 2020 by wordcloud9

August 16th is National Airborne Day * Bratwurst Day Roller Coaster Day * National Rum Day Tell a Joke Day ___________________________ MORE! Ida Browne, T. E. Lawrence and Carol Moseley Braun, click

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ON THIS DAY: August 15, 2020

Posted on August 15, 2020 by wordcloud9

August 15th is Chauvin Day * National Relaxation Day * Check (Your Pet’s) Chip Day * Lemon Meringue Pie Day ____________________________________ MORE! Biddy Mason, Robert Bolt and Gertrude Shope, click

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