THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

“The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled.”

— Plutarch

BIRTHDAYS:

1560 Hieronymus Praetorius, German choral composer, born in Hamburg, Holy Roman Empire. excerpt from Praetorius’ Seventh “Magnificat”, and Tota pulchra es, and Kyrie (Missa Tulerunt Dominum meum), and „Magnificat Primi Toni, Versus discanto”

1737 Anton Losenko, Russian Neoclassical painter, born in Hlukhiv, Russian Empire.

1848 William Harnett, Irish-American painter.

1856 Edward L. Doheny, American oil tycoon who, in 1892, drilled the first successful oil well in the Los Angeles City Oil Field.

1865 Alexander Glazunov, Russian pianist, composer (Chopiniana; Stenka Razin), and educator. Violin Concerto, and Concert Waltz No.1

1868 Hugo Eckener, manager of Luftschiffbau Zeppelin during the inter-war years, and also the commander of the famous Graf Zeppelin for most of its record-setting flights, including the first airship flight around the world, making him the most successful airship commander in history.

MISCELLANEOUS:

THIS REALLY IS THE SPACE AGE. Starlink is Now the SpaceX Cash Machine

SHOULD I WAIT UNTIL THE STUDY IS CONCLUDED BEFORE I START EXCERCISING? Exercise Can Help Fight Breast Cancer, Experiments Show

ATTENTION WOMEN. She Used to HATE Guns, Now She’s Getting Her Rhode Island Concealed Carry Permit (31:58)

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 A HOMEWORK READING ASSIGNMENT:

Nuremberg Code (1947)

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

Great Barrington declaration (2020)