THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

“I’m not offended by all the dumb blonde jokes because I know I’m not dumb – and I’m not blonde either.”

— Dolly Parton

BIRTHDAYS:

1676 John Weldon, British composer. The Judgment of Paris: Hither all ye graces

1736 James Watt, Scottish inventor, engineer and chemist who improved on Thomas Newcomen’s 1712 Newcomen steam engine with his Watt steam engine in 1776, which was fundamental to the changes brought by the Industrial Revolution in both his native Great Britain and the rest of the world.

1809 Edgar Allan Poe, American writer, poet, editor, and literary critic, widely regarded as a master of the macabre, a pioneer of the modern detective story, and one of the most influential figures in American literature. His works explore themes of death, loss, madness, revenge, and the supernatural with intense psychological depth and atmospheric dread.

1813 Henry Bessemer, English inventor.

1839 Paul Cézanne, a French Post-Impressionist painter.

1946 Dolly Parton, an American singer, songwriter, actress, philanthropist, and businesswoman—one of the most iconic and beloved figures in country music and global entertainment.

MISCELLANEOUS:

A VERY GOOD QUESTION. What the first medical evacuation from the International Space Station tells us about healthcare in space

THE MORE I SEE THE MORE I LIKE THIS. Laser Space Power Grid and AI Data Centers in Space

REMINDER:

In the future, before locking things down again (including free speech and the freedom to assemble), the authorities might want to reacquaint themselves with the following:

Nuremberg Code

Disease Mitigation Measures in the Control of Pandemic Influenza

Great Barrington declaration