Good Morning Digital Neighbors!!! Happy Monday Awakening Wonders, Friends, Refugees, Early Birds, Later Dayers, Conversants. Lurkers. PHAM and Misfits, ADD Irregulars, WSN Curators and Crusty Curmudgeons!
No colors popping out here in the Ozarks just yet, late summer has just been too dry. Record rainfalls in May, June and mid-July and dry ever since. Mother Nature does what she wants. Even if it is a lackluster Autumn, time will tell, it is still a glorious time for nature if you live with the changing of trees and the late blossom of the final flowers. Have a great day my friends and may it be season with gratitude and filled with joy.
REMEMBER
Remember the bread that you eat,
The fields where the grains grew,
The sun that made it live,
The water that fed it,
The hands that created bread from it.
Be mindful.
Remember everything and everyone
That loved you into being.
Remember why you are here,
Who sang to you when you feared,
Who waited for you
When you felt like you were getting nowhere.
Remember that all life matters
And give thanks for it. —CORRINE DE WINTER
Vermont Glow photo
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.
