Good Morning Digital Neighbors! Happy Wednesday Quarterlings over at the Quartering. (I try not to post these long rambles there and stick to Far Side post and comments, but today is an exception since @TheQuartering is the inspiration of the today's ramble.) There is a Tim Pool link too but Timcast is always a longer watch.
Hey there Common Sensers at the Iversen-verse, Seekers of Civility & Sanity at Tulsi, Insightful Bigots, Fascinating People & Triggeratti over at the NOMETRY, Homeless Misfits, Dawn Patrol and Phamily milling around over at Phetasy, Friends, Refugees, Early Birds, Later Dayers, Conversants, Lurkers at the Godfather of Locals, THE REPORT and finally ADD Irregulars and WSN Aficionados at Padre's. It's a long morning greeting, but worth for these communities.
WAYS TO RUIN YOUR LIFE or SELL YOUR SOUL
Sorry there is no Mephistopheles and his flaming contract asking you to sell your soul in exchange for some empty promise. Far worse is the the greedy corporatizing of our ...
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.
