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Category Archives: Georgia
Word Cloud: REVISITING
by NONA BLYTH CLOUD On Friday, July 24, 2015, my very first “Word Cloud” appeared at Flowers for Socrates. There’s been another one every Friday since, so I’ve now posted 52 profiles at this site. The first poet I wrote about … Continue reading
Posted in Georgia, Music, Poetry, Short Video, Word Cloud
Tagged Ernest Hemingway, Henry Hart (biographer), James Dickey, REVISITING, William Faulkner
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Official U.S. State Dogs: GEORGIA
This year, Georgia joined the growing list of states with an official State Dog, but their choice was not a particular breed, as most previous states have chosen. Instead, they chose ‘Adoptable Dogs’ as the official State Dog. The … Continue reading
Posted in Dogs, Georgia
Tagged Adoptable Dogs, Official State Symbols, Official U.S. State Dogs, Shelter Dogs
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First Read of a Literary Blockbuster
The worst years of the Great Depression were 1932 and 1933. In 1932, the Gross National Product fell a record 13.4% and unemployment rose to 23.6%. FDR was elected in 1932, and took office in March 1933. He worked … Continue reading
WORD CLOUD: VISION
by Nona Blyth Cloud Alice Walker (1944 – ) is famous for her novels, especially her third novel, The Color Purple. Since it was first published in 1982, The Color Purple earned the National Book Award for Fiction and the Pulitzer Prize … Continue reading
The Coffee Shop – The Coca Cola carillon at Stone Mountain, GA
The Coffee Shop is an open thread-style discussion forum for human interest news of the day. The Coca Cola company had a special carillon built especially for the 1964 World’s Fair in New York. The instrument has a staggering 762 bells. … Continue reading
Posted in Georgia, Music, Sculpture
Tagged carillon, Coca Cola, Coke, Mable Sharp, Stone Mountain
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Nature Rebels . . . Kinda
What to do with an invasive and annoying animal species is an issue for us humans. Sometimes it is a legitimate concern. Exploding and/or invading animal populations can pose health risks for humans in the forms of spreading disease, dangerous … Continue reading