THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

“Hatred and anger are the greatest poison to the happiness of a good mind.”

— Adam Smith

BIRTHDAYS:

1578 Francesco Albana, Italian painter.

1628 François Girardon, French sculptor.

1665 Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre, French harpsichordist, organist, singer, and composer (Les pièces de clavessin; Céphale et Procris). Prélude & Chaconne “L’Inconstante” and Violin sonata n.1 d moll

1948 William Gibson, American sci-fi author who pioneered the subgenre cyberpunk (Neuromancer).

MISCELLANEOUS:

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BEFORE THE NEXT LOCK DOWN (INCLUDING VIOLATING FREE SPEECH AND THE FREEDOM TO ASSEMBLE), THE AUTHORITIES SHOULD BE OBLIGATED TO READ THE FOLLOWING: