THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

You always own the option of having no opinion. There is never any need to get worked up or to trouble your soul about things you can’t control. These things are not asking to be judged by you. Leave them alone.”

— Marcus Aurelius, Meditations

BIRTHDAYS:

1666 Attilio Ariosti, Italian baroque composer (Court of Kingdom of Prussia, 1697-1703), viola d’amore player, and harpsichordist, born in Bologna, Papal States. Viola d’amore Sonata no.18 in d minor, and Sonata XIII in a per viola d’Amour & basso continuo (mvmts. III & IV, and ‘March of the Dead’‘

1885 Will Durant, American historian and philosopher, best known for his eleven-volume work, The Story of Civilization, which contains and details the history of Eastern and Western civilizations. It was written in collaboration with his wife, Ariel Durant, and published between 1935 and 1975.

MISCELLANEOUS:

SONIC BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM ? Kratos To Use Hermeus’ Supersonic and Hypersonic Aircraft For MACH-TB

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

Nuremberg Code

Disease Mitigation Measures in the Control of Pandemic Influenza

Great Barrington declaration