Good Morning Digital Neighbors! Merry Christmas (DAY 10 - GO Ladies dancing!) and Happy New Year 2023ers! Good to touch base with all of you; ADD Irregulars, WSN Vagabonds, Friends, Refugees, Early Birds & Later Dayers, Conversants & Lurkers, PHAM, Dawn Patrol, Misfits of the Dumpster Fire, Triggeratti, Bold Bigots & Fascinating People, and finally all of you Seekers of Civility & Sanity at Tulsi! Wowwie - Season's Greetings to all you great souls at Locals!
For many it is time to get back at it. Whatever IT is for you, today usually marks the day to be more serious or engaged that it was last week. Some were at IT last week, but for many I suspect it was a week of closure or coasting on the closure that was done early in the month. For many of us we are contemplating many smaller its to either add or trim from our lives as the new year unfolds.
The promise of the new year has made many of us curmudgeons a bit more skeptical (and that isn't easy since skepticism is our default setting). It is not easy to ...
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.
