THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

“Patience, n. A minor form of despair, disguised as a virtue.”

— Ambrose Bierce

BIRTHDAYS:

1576 Thomas Weelkes, English organist and composer of madrigals. Thule, the Period of Cosmography + The Andalusian Merchant

1811 Évariste Galois, French mathematician.

1838 Georges Bizet, French composer of the Romantic era. Carmen: “L’amour est un oiseau rebelle”

MISCELLANEOUS:

WELCOME TO THE 21ST CENTURY. Revolutionary Prosthetic Eye Chip Restores Sight in Medical First

SPEAKING OF THE 21ST CENTURY. F-47 Next Generation Fighter Starts Production – Dawn of 6th Gen NGAD

IN THE FUTURE, BEFORE LOCKING THINGS DOWN AGAIN (INCLUDING FREE SPEECH AND THE FREEDOM TO ASSEMBLE), THE AUTHORITIES MIGHT WANT TO ACQUAINT THEMSELVES WITH THE FOLLOWING:

Nuremberg Code

Disease Mitigation Measures in the Control of Pandemic Influenza

Great Barrington declaration