Good Morning Digital Neighbors! Happy Wednesday ADD Irregulars and all you Visitors and Vagabonds to the WSN that is often this little hole in the wall.
More quips from Oxymoronica - this time insults and other witty remarks made by notables and nobodies in history. Enjoy!
I like Wagner's music better than anybody's. It is so loud that one can talk the whole time without other people hearing what one says. - Oscar Wilde
It seems a pity that psychology should have destroyed all our knowledge of human nature. G. K . Chesterton
The Irish don't know what they want and are prepared to fight to the death to get it. - Sidney Littlewood
The English instinctively admire any man who has no talent and is modest about it. - James Agate
He's the kind of guy who can brighten a room by leaving it. - Milton Berle
Stick & Stones may break my bones, but words can never hurt me. Hang on to those words and don't let them fade in your mental rearview mirror. The words of others have no power over you mental or emotional state unless we grant it to them. It is hard to do that because our own emotions can be provoked, our buttons can be pushed and we can find ourself reacting on a gut or emotional level rather than ignoring it or retorting with your own witty comeback. It is hard to trump humor, and sometimes just laughing at yourself is one of the best ways to conclude a discussion, debate or argument. Laugh and the world laughs with you, weep and you weep alone. - Ella Wheeler Wilcox Happy Wednesday my friends!
Lone Farm Building - Sexsmith, Alberta
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.
Good Morning, Digital Neighbors, and Blessed Sunday to one and all!
Sundays are for gratitude, and few things impact our lives more than intentional gratitude. It is not enough to say you are blessed or that you are fortunate; the actual naming of our blessings plants them deep in the heart, transforming us as persons rather than leaving us with the bland “thankful for everything.”
Two years ago, I wrote this reflection on resentment and gratitude. In light of the celebration of our nation’s 250th anniversary, I think it’s worth revisiting. We can choose to be among those who are thankful for America or among those who find nothing but fault with it.
You cannot build a future based on resentments of the past. You cannot grow if you are mired in the injuries of yesterday. God and life do not call us to ignore such experiences, but He constantly calls us forward—to be more, to receive more, to live more. Heal those wounds and work through those injuries, but do not be defined by them, and do not try to ...
