THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

“The one thing you can’t take away from me is the way I choose to respond to what you do to me. The last of one’s freedoms is to choose one’s attitude in any given circumstance.”

— Viktor E. Frankl

BIRTHDAYS:

1685 Johann Sebastian Bach, German composer and musician of the Baroque period, widely regarded as one of the greatest figures in the history of Western classical music. Cello Suite No.1 in G (19:27), and Brandenburg Concerto No. 3

1732 Joseph Haydn, Austrian composer of the Classical period, renowned as one of the most influential figures in Western classical music history and often called the “Father of the Symphony” and the “Father of the String Quartet” for his pioneering developments in these genres. Cellokonzert C-Dur (28:08)

1809 Edward FitzGerald, Edward FitzGeraldBritish poet, writer, and translator (Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam).

MISCELLANEOUS:

PRACTICE? Why won’t NASA’s Artemis 2 astronauts land on the moon when they get there?

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