THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

“Cowardice is the most terrible of vices.”

— Mikhail Bulgakov

BIRTHDAYS:

1565 Henrick de Keyser, Dutch architect and sculptor (master builder of Amsterdam).

1567 Claudio Monteverdi, Italian composer and pioneer in opera (e.g., L’Orfeo). L`Orfeo (1:35)

1856 L. Frank Baum, American author (The Wonderful Wizard of Oz).

1891 Bulgakov, Russian playwright and novelist (The Master and Margarita).

MISCELLANEOUS:

VERY COOL EVEN IF IT COULD USE A BETTER DRIVER’S SIDE DOOR. Unitree Builds First Commercial Mech – Giant Human Piloted Robot – 9 Feet Tall, 500 Kilograms