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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.

A Poem for Walking the Dog Day

Howard Nemerov (1920-1991) was an American poet. In 1978, he won the National Book Award for Poetry, the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, and the Bollingen Prize for his collection, The Collected Poems of Howard Nemerov.  Nemerov served as poetry consultant to … Continue reading

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ON THIS DAY: February 22, 2020

February 22nd is Cook a Sweet Potato Day Washington’s Birthday National Margarita Day Walking the Dog Day World Thinking Day * ____________________________________ MORE! Frazier Baker, Willa Chapell and Frank Peterson Jr, click

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IN THIS DAY: February 21, 2020

February 21st is Sticky Bun Day National Grain-Free Day International Mother Language Day * ____________________________________ MORE! John Lewis, Barbara Jordan and Malcolm X, click

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Word Cloud: TRANSFORMATION

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD What’s in a name? Names are a symbol for who we are, but sometimes a birth name can feel like a once-warm coat we’ve outgrown: a little shabby, and tight in all the wrong places. So … Continue reading

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ON THIS DAY: February 20, 2020

February 20th is Cherry Pie Day Handcuff Day * Love Your Pet Day World Day of Social Justice * ____________________________________ MORE! Nancy Wilson, Sidney Poitier and Rihanna, click

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ON THIS DAY: February 19, 2020

February 19th is Chocolate Mint Day Iwo Jima Day * Vet Girls Rock Day * _______________________________________ MORE! W.E.B Du Bois, Bebe Campbell and John Singleton, click

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A Poem for Pluto Day

Pluto is as far across as Manhattan to Miami, but its atmosphere is bigger than the Earth’s.  – Alan Stern, American planetary scientist On February 18, 1930, the planet Pluto was discovered by Clyde Tombaugh, at Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff … Continue reading

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ON THIS DAY: February 18, 2020

February 18th is (U.S.) Presidents Day Crab Stuffed Flounder Day Battery Day * National Drink Wine Day Pluto Day * _______________________________________ MORE! Toni Morrison, Ray Charles and Audre Lorde, click

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ON THIS DAY: February 17, 2020

February 17th is Cabbage Day Café au Lait Day My Way Day World Human Spirit Day * National Public Science Day National PTA Founders Day _______________________________________ MORE! Huey Newton, Mary Frances Berry and Barack Obama, click

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TCS: Protein Dancing – Poems for Public Science Day

. 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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