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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: February 2, 2020

Posted on February 2, 2020 by wordcloud9

February 2nd is Change Windshield Wipers Day * Heavenly Hash Day Hedgehog Day * Play Your Ukulele Day Sled Dog Day * World Wetlands Day * _______________________________________ MORE! Alix Le Clerc, Todd Duncan and Arfa Randhawa, click

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ON THIS DAY: February 1, 2020

Posted on February 1, 2020 by wordcloud9

February 1st is Robinson Crusoe Day * Baked Alaska Day * Change Password Day * National Wear Red Day * National Freedom Day * National Get Up Day * Spunky Old Broads Day * _______________________________________ MORE! Leila Denmark, Langston Hughes and Leymah Gbowee, … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: January 31, 2020

Posted on January 31, 2020 by wordcloud9

January 31st is Inspire Your Heart with Art Day Backward Day Gorilla Suit Day * Hot Chocolate Day Social Security Appreciation Day * _______________________________________ MORE! Anna Pavlova, Jackie Robinson and Ulrica Messing, click

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Word Cloud: DREAM

Posted on January 31, 2020 by wordcloud9

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD February is Black History Month in the United States. When Martin Luther King Jr. made his famous speech, “I Have a Dream,” in 1963, he wasn’t the first African-American to talk about a dream for a … Continue reading →

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A Poem for Dia da Saudade

Posted on January 30, 2020 by wordcloud9

I was intrigued by the Brazilian Dia da Saudade, which was roughly translated as “Longing for What is Absent Day.” So I went in search of a poem which might illustrate the feeling, and found “Before” by Ada Limón, which … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: January 30, 2020

Posted on January 30, 2020 by wordcloud9

January 30th is Croissant Day Lone Ranger Day * Fred Korematsu Day * School Day of Nonviolence and Peace _______________________________________ MORE! Barbara Tuchman, Fred Korematsu and Sally Yates, click

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ON THIS DAY: January 29, 2020

Posted on January 29, 2020 by wordcloud9

January 29th is Corn Chip Day Curmudgeons Day Freethinkers Day * National Puzzle Day * Seeing Eye Dog Day * _______________________________________ MORE! Alice Evans, Paddy Chayefsky and Oprah Winfrey, click

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ON THIS DAY: January 28, 2020

Posted on January 28, 2020 by wordcloud9

January 28th is Blueberry Pancake Day National Kazoo Day * Pride and Prejudice Day * International Data Privacy Day * _______________________________________ MORE! Jane Austen, José Martí and Nalia Kabeer, click

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ON THIS DAY: January 27, 2020

Posted on January 27, 2020 by wordcloud9

January 27th is National Chocolate Cake Day National Geographic Day * Thomas Crapper Day * International Day in Memory of the Holocaust Victims * _______________________________________ MORE! Neel Doff, Gastón Suárez and Leontyne Price, click

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TCS: This World Upside Down – In Memorium

Posted on January 27, 2020 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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