THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

”If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.”

— George Orwell

BIRTHDAYS:

1709 Francesco Araja, Italian composer, born in Naples, Kingdom of Naple. Tsefal i Prokris, and March from “Seleuco”

1860 Gustave Charpentier, French opera composer (Louise). Depuis le jour (“Louise”)

1894 Hermann Oberth, German physicist (founded modern astronautics)

1903 George Orwell, English novelist, poet, essayist, journalist, and critic.

1956 Anthony Bourdain, American-French celebrity chef, author, and TV personality considered one of the most influential chefs in the world (No Reservations, Parts Unknown)

MISCELLANEOUS:

ATTENTION LAWMAKERS. The Door Was Locked: When Pain Clinics Disappear and Lawmakers Dismiss the Fallout

BUT HOPEFULLY NOT WHILE DRIVING. Zoning out could be beneficial—and may actually help us learn faster

THE COVID 19 INJECTIONS AND LOCKDOWNS BEGAN ON MARCH 15, 2020. THE TRAGEDY THAT ENSUED WAS ENTIRELY AVOIDABLE. TO ANYONE CONSIDERING DOING THIS AGAIN IN THE FUTURE – HERE IS YOUR HOMEWORK READING ASSIGNMENT:

Nuremberg Code (1947)

Disease Mitigation Measures in the Control of Pandemic Influenza (2006)

Great Barrington declaration (2020)