Good Day Digital Neighbors! A later day posts for all of good souls at Locals, you rabble-rousers at Rubin Report, Phetasy, Triggernometry and Padre's.
Zoom @zoomerqc posted the video on Padre's this morning and it brought this prayer to mind that I shared by in March on Shrove Tuesday. It is a good one and bears repeating for all of us distracted and forgetful types. I hope you enjoy the prayer prose and have time to listen to the video. Such good stuff on friendship. We don't need many friends, but a few make our pilgrimage of life much more meaningful. Happy Saturday Digital Neighbors & Friends!
Ugly people,
dirty people,
ignorant people,
stupid people,
weak people.
Arrogant people,
selfish people,
pompous people,
smug people,
too-clever-by-half people.
There are so many people
we can despise
or envy
or even hate
and feel quite justified.
Lord, we have put up our defenses
and you are going to need
all your ingenuity
all your patience
and all your skill
to break through our castle walls;
and when you ...
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
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Occurs every day starting 1/1 until 12/31/2027
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