Happy Friday Friends & Digital Neighbors!
Well, you made it through another week of craziness and insanity fed to us by the Cabal of Big Tech, Enemedia, Academia, Entertainment and the Cogs of the Perma-State. I try to limit my intake of the social and intellectual carcinogens offered as a steady diet by these venues. I don't think one can avoid engagement with any or all of these in modern life, but you can limit your diet and certainly question what is set before you.
More goodness from The 2,548 Best Things Anybody Ever Said and of course a random barn photo provide the fine search engine of DDG. I think this one is from Iowa. Happy Friday Friends!
There is no thief like a bad book. - Italian Proverb
A big book is a bore. - Callimachus (c. 260 B. C.)
The man who does not read has no advantage over the man who cannot read. - Mark Twain
Bonus Quote from the Inter-webs🌞
Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read. - Groucho Marx
Today marks the three hundred and thirtieth birthday of the Frenchman François-Marie Arouet, better known by his nom de plume, Voltaire (1694-1778).
Born into a bourgeois family during the reign of Louis XIV, the “Sun King” (r. 1643-1715), Voltaire suffered tragedy at a young age when his mother died. Never close with his father or brother, Voltaire exhibited a rebellious attitude toward authority from his youth. His brilliant mind was fostered in the care of the Society of Jesus, who introduced him to the joys of literature and theater. Despite his later criticisms against the Church, Voltaire, throughout his life, fondly recalled his dedicated Jesuit teachers.
Although he spent time as a civil servant in the French embassy to the Hague, Voltaire’s main love was writing—an endeavor where he excelled in various genres, including poetry, which led to his appointment as the royal court poet for King Louis XV. Widely recognized as one of the greatest French writers, and even hyperbolically referred to by ...
Between January & June Padre's & Humbuggery took in about $800 dollars. I was thinking of donating it to the Wounded Warrior Project, but I am open to other suggestions. Let me know what you think.
Happy National Megalodon Day all! May your National Foam Party Day celebrations be free of gigantic marine predators!
It's also National Adopt a Cat and National Pollinators month. May your new feline friends leave the apiary alone.
Padre - Tom Miller invites you to a Coffee Talk, Speakeasies, Schmoozes, Tea Times, Afterhours and other gatherings.
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2026 Coffee Talk with the ADD Irregulars
Thursday, January 1, 2026
6:00 AM - 8:00 AM (CST)
Occurs every day starting 1/1 until 12/31/2027
Coffee Talk - Daily beginning at 6:00 AM Central Time Zone - USA
White Pilled Wednesday - A break from the heaviness of news and current events to focus upon things more personal & positive for the first hour of Coffee Talk.
Afternoon Chats - Most Tuesday, Friday & Sundays 2:00 PM Central
Other chats as posted in the community.
