Happy Saturday, Digital Neighbors! I loved Saturday morning as a child of the 70’s, there was something magical about looking forward to Saturday morning cartoons. While the past is not perfect, I do have many fond memories. Hello again Friends & Refugees, Early Birds and Later Dayers, Conversants, Lurkers and Wanderers on the Report, hey there Misfits, Political Homeless & PHAM and finally good day to all you ADD Irregulars, WSN Curators, Curmudgeons and Black Sheep at Padre’s. Today’s quote was one of my Mother’s favorite quotes for putting life back together after the Flood of 1973’ wiped out our family. Our faith as Christians helped us put our life back together, but this quote helped her face each day with a sense of hope. The splendor of beauty and a day well-lived makes all the difference. I hope you can manage to make one for yourself. Happy Saturday my friends.
The bliss of growth, the glory of action, the splendor of beauty, for yesterday is but a dream, and tomorrow is only a vision. But TODAY well-lived makes every yesterday a dream of happiness and every tomorrow a vision of hope. Look well therefore to this day! Such is the salutation of the dawn. – The Sanskrit
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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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