Good Morning Digital Neighbors! As we get ready to celebrate Thanksgiving in the USA I thought a lighter week of quotes and commentary might be in order. Yesterday I decided to pass on my normal morning postings and rants content with a Coffee Talk invitation. That will be coming later, but for now a quote and a little commentary from your friendly neighborhood friar and Local's Padre. Happy Tuesday ADD Irregulars, Friends, Refugees, PHAM, Triggeratti, Seekers and all of the rest of your patrons and visitors at Local's.
"To be grateful is to find blessings in everything." This is one of my favorite quotes on gratitude. Helen Keller said life is an adventure or it is nothing at all. The giftedness of life should open us up to that adventure of living. Even if you don't believe in a Giver of the gift, the good fortune of being alive should be enough to awaken in use a quest for gratitude. Gratitude is the path, the companion and the destination in our pilgrimage of life. I hope you find reason to seek and express gratitude today.
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
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