Good Morning Friends, Digital Neighbors, Triggeratti, Phamily, Refugees, Dawn Patrol, Early Birds, Bigots, Later Dayers, and all the Fascinating People that frequent Locals and its varied homesteads. I hope your weekend is going well and the day ahead of you is a good one.
ATTITUDE - everyone has one. I hope yours doesn't suck. 😉While we may not have control over what happens to us, I constantly remind myself that attitude is the one thing I can control, it is the one thing that is truly mine. Sure your attitudinal demeanor can be compromised by bad experiences and malicious individuals in your life, but in the end you have the ability to free yourself from the chains and weights they may have foisted upon you. I am very empathetic to those dealing with depression and anxiety which further complicates possession of one's attitude. But if you have freed yourself from the chains of the past, and are finding ways of dealing with complicating emotional & mental issues, may your attitude help you to be at your best. On to the quotes!!!!! And a Texas barn in Elgin, just for @Fred_Bourque
To travel hopefully is better than to arrive. - James Jeans
Where there is an open mind, there will always be a frontier. - Charles Kettering
There is little difference in people . . . the little different is attitude. The big difference is whether it is positive or negative. - Clement Stone
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 ...
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.
