THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

“What on earth would a man do with himself, if something did not stand in his way?”

— H. G. Wells

BIRTHDAYS:

1698 François Francœur, French violinist, composer, and music director (Paris Opera, 1744-67). violin Sonate g moll, and Rondeau, Sonata VI

1853 Heike Kamerlingh Onnes, Dutch physicist (liquid helium, Nobel 1913).

1866 H. G. Wells, English writer, prolific in many genres. He wrote more than fifty novels and dozens of short stories.

1874 Gustav Holst, English composer. The Planets. (57:24)

MISCELLANEOUS:

YES, IT’S A THING. Anti-Assassination Drones

IN THE FUTURE BEFORE LOCKING THINGS DOWN (INCLUDING FREE SPEECH AND THE FREEDOM TO ASSEMBLE) THE AUTHORITIES MIGHT ALSO WANT TO READ THE FOLLOWING:

Nuremberg Code

Disease Mitigation Measures in the Control of Pandemic Influenza

Great Barrington declaration