November 29th is
Electronic Greetings Day
National Square Dance Day
National Lemon Cream Pie Day
International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People *
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ON THIS DAY: November 29, 2018
Posted in History, Holidays, On This Day
Tagged Afet İnan, C.S. Lewis, Gertrude Jekyll, Louisa May Alcott, Ludu Daw Amar, Pierre André Latreille, William V. Tubman
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ON THIS DAY: November 28, 2018
November 28th is
French Toast Day
Red Planet Day *
Talking Leaves Day *
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MORE! Skanderbeg, Gladys Kokorwe and John Lennon, click
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Tagged Agnieszka Holland, Alexander Godunov, Dennis Brutus, Gladys Kokorwe, Johanna Döbereiner, John Lennon, Skanderbeg
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ON THIS DAY: November 27, 2018
November 27th is
American Statistics Day *
Bavarian Cream Pie Day
International CARE Day *
Pins and Needles Day *
World Day of Giving *
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MORE! Anders Celsius, Fanny Kemble and ‘Dadasaheb’, click
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Tagged Alfred Nobel, Anders Celsius, ‘Dadasaheb’ Mavalankar, Bill Nye, Fanny Kemble, Fé del Mundo, Helen Clark
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ON THIS DAY: November 26, 2018
November 26th is
Cider Monday
Cyber Monday
National Cake Day
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MORE! Johannes Bach, Inge King and Xavier Cugat, click
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Tagged Inge King, Johannes Bach, Mary Edwards Walker, Sarah Moore Grimké, William Cowper, Xavier Cugat, Đặng Thùy Trâm
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TCS: BREVITY is the Soul of Wit
Good Morning!
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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.
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Therefore, since brevity is the soul of wit
And tediousness the limbs and outward flourishes,
I will be brief . . .
— Polonius,
HAMLET Act II, Scene 2 – William Shakespeare
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In May 2016, I posted a piece about One Sentence Poems, a website that
is a showcase for — you guessed it — one sentence poems.
In June 2018, I posted more of these little gems.
And today, I’m posting some more.
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Posted in Poetry, The Coffee Shop
Tagged BREVITY is the Soul of Wit, Hamlet, One Sentence Poems, TCS, William Shakespeare
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ON THIS DAY: November 25, 2018
November 25th is
Blasé Day
National Parfait Day
World Hat Day
International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women *
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MORE! Kate Gleason, Talaat Harb and the Mirabal Sisters, click
ON THIS DAY: November 24, 2018
November 24th is
Brownielocks Day
Celebrate Your Unique Talent Day
Horse Welfare Day *
National Sardines Day
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MORE! Baruch Spinoza, Parveen Shakir and David Frost, click
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Tagged Baruch Spinoza, Bessie Blount Griffin, Charles Darwin, Dame Sally Davies, David Frost, Esther Applin, Parveen Shakir
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ON THIS DAY: November 23, 2018
November 23rd is
Native American Heritage Day *
National Cashew Day
National Espresso Day
Fibonacci Day *
International Thespian Day *
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MORE! Thespis, Anne Burns and Jacques Mayol, click
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Tagged Anne Burns, Corazon Aquino, Fibonacci, Jacques Mayol, Jennifer Michael Hecht, John Milton, Thespis
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Word Cloud: TABLE
by NONA BLYTH CLOUD
The Friday after Thanksgiving has been designated as Native American Heritage Day in the U.S. since 2008, but some Native Americans feel the day is a poor choice, since it coincides with the aggressive capitalism and greed of ‘Black Friday,’ annual opening day of the Christmas shopping frenzy. Thanksgiving itself is viewed by some as a “day of mourning” as it celebrates the survival of the Pilgrims, part of the first wave of colonialists to arrive in North America, which would so drastically wipe out millions of the First Peoples, and end forever the way of life of the survivors.
So I offer you a poem by Joy Harjo, which seems to me to express both something unique to her Mvskoke heritage, and something universal about kitchen tables.
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Posted in Poetry, Word Cloud
Tagged Black Friday, Joy Harjo, Native American Heritage Day, Perhaps the World Ends Here, Table, Thanksgiving
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A Poem for November 22, 2018
First of all,
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Consider the humble onion. It is so often the beginning of great meals. I hope that whatever you are eating today is truly a feast.
Click for the poem:
Posted in Edible Flowers, Poetry
Tagged A Poem for November 22 2018, Cooking, Onions, Thanksgiving, William Matthews
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