THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

“It is easier to fight for one’s principles than to live up to them.”

— Alfred Adler

BIRTHDAYS:

1534 Giovanni de’ Bardi, Italian writer, soldier, composer, and patron of the arts (The Florentine Camerata), born in Republic of Florence. Venid a suspirar al verde prado

1594 Biagio Marini, Italian violin virtuoso and composer, born in Brescia, Republic of Venice. Sonata sopra “Fuggi dolente core,” Op. 22 No. 1

MISCELLANEOUS:

I LIKE COMETS (AS LONG AS THEY KEEP THEIR DISTANCE). Will a bright comet adorn our early spring sky? Why astronomers are getting excited about Comet C/2026 A1 (MAPS)

REMINDER:

In the future, before locking things down again (including free speech and the freedom to assemble), the authorities should become acquainted with the following:

Nuremberg Code

Disease Mitigation Measures in the Control of Pandemic Influenza

Great Barrington declaration