Good Morning Digital Neighbors! Happy Sunday ADD Irregulars, Friends & Refugees, Phamily & Triggeratti! Hello again all you Bigots, Early Birds, Later Dayers, Dawn Patrol, Fascinating People, Conversants, Lurkers and Vagabonds!
How about a morning quote and then some other prose for setting out on the day? Have a great Sunday my dear neighbors!
The race will go to the curious, the slightly mad, and those with an unsatiated passion for learning and daredeviltry —Tom Peters
AS YOU SET OUT
Let each place where you stand
tell what it knows of you.
Let differences draw you.
Let the soil whisper
to your feet as you pass.
Let the want of a place to rest:
without bed
without home
without country,
elevate you to the level
of kin to all.
Let the kindness of strangers
feed your hunger
and shady grass beckon you
to lie down, be calmed
give over unrest.
Let each person you meet
ask something new of you.
With all that you see,
let wonder flow over you
like mountain rain
to wash you clean,
wash the dust of the road
from your feet. —Maureen Tolman Flannery
August in Holland - via a Brave search
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 ...
Happy National Best Friends Day Y'all!
I strongly suggest combining celebrations for this with National Name Your Poison Day and National Jelly-Filled Doughnut Day. Think I'll have to wash a custard doughnut down with a cold beer later.
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.
