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TCS: The Starless Midnight and the Bright Daybreak

Posted on January 18, 2021 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. ______________________________ Justice in the … Continue reading →

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TCS: Thank You Day – The Slant of Hope

Posted on January 11, 2021 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. ______________________________ Silent gratitude isn’t … Continue reading →

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TCS: A Certain Slant of Light – 2021

Posted on January 4, 2021 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. ______________________________ In the depths of … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: October 6, 2020

Posted on October 6, 2020 by wordcloud9

Dear Readers: This is my last post at Flower for Socrates. Please see yesterday’s TCS: Some Last Thoughts   October 6th is American Libraries Day * Mad Hatter Day * National Badger Day National Noodle Day Physician Assistant Day _______________________________ MORE! Settimia … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: October 5, 2020

Posted on October 5, 2020 by wordcloud9

October 5th is Apple Betty Day Chic Spy Day * Do Something Nice Day World Teacher’s Day * International Day of No Prostitution * _______________________________ MORE! Bing Xin, Chief Joseph and Zahida Hina, click

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TCS: Dear Readers – Some Last Thoughts

Posted on October 5, 2020 by wordcloud9

All good things must come to an end – Geoffrey Chaucer, 1380s My very first post at Flowers for Socrates, in July 2015, was a Word Cloud about James Dickey, a poet better known for his novel Deliverance. My very last … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: October 4, 2020

Posted on October 4, 2020 by wordcloud9

October 4th is World Animal Day * National Taco Day National Vodka Day Golf Lover’s Day * Ship in a Bottle Day * Improve Your Office Day _____________________________________ MORE! Violetta Parra, Leonard Bernstein and Diahann Carroll, click

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ON THIS DAY: October 3, 2020

Posted on October 3, 2020 by wordcloud9

October 3rd is National Techies Day * Boyfriend Day Pumpkin Seed Day Walk to School Day National Soft Taco Day ______________________________ MORE! Eleonora Duse, Thomas Wolfe and Buket Uzuner, click

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ON THIS DAY: October 2, 2020

Posted on October 2, 2020 by wordcloud9

October 2nd is Custodial Workers Day Fried Scallops Day Guardian Angels Day * Name Your Car Day World Farm Animals Day * International Day of Non-Violence * _____________________________________ MORE! Elizabeth Montagu, Nat Turner and Joan Baez, click

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ON THIS DAY: October 1, 2020

Posted on October 1, 2020 by wordcloud9

October 1st is Homemade Cookies Day Black Dog Day * Fire Pup Day * International Music Day * International Coffee Day * U.N. International Day of Older Persons * Raccoon Appreciation Day * _______________________________ MORE! Annie Besant, Paul Dukas and … Continue reading →

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