THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

“A flea and a fly in a flue
Were imprisoned, so what could they do?
Said the fly, “let us flee!”
“Let us fly!” said the flea.
So they flew through a flaw in the flue.”

— Ogden Nash

BIRTHDAYS:

1580 Pierre Vernier, French mathematician, inventor of the vernier caliper used for taking accurate measurements.

1621 Gerbrand van den Eeckhout, Dutch Golden Age painter and a favourite student of Rembrandt.

1824 Georg Goltermann, German cellist and composer, born in Hanover, Kingdom of Hanover, German Confederation. Cello Concerto No. 4 in G Major, and Serenade op. 119 Nr. 2

1848 Gustave Caillebotte, French painter (Rue de Paris) and member of Impressionists.

1871 Orville Wright, together with his brother Wilbur Wright, revolutionized transportation with the invention of the airplane.

1881 George Enescu, Romanian violinist, conductor, composer (Romanian Dances), and teacher. Romanian Rhapsodie No. 1

1902 Ogden Nash, American poet well known for his light verse, of which he wrote more than 500 pieces.

1921 Gene Roddenberry, American television screenwriter and producer who created the science fiction series and fictional universe Star Trek.

MISCELLANEOUS:

I DIDN’T SEE THAT COMING (SO TO SPEAK). Tesla’s Robotrucks: 10X More Profitable Than Robotaxis – $650K Per Truck

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

Nuremberg Code (1947)

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

Great Barrington declaration (2020)