THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

“Is it so bad, then, to be misunderstood? Pythagoras was misunderstood, and Socrates, and Jesus, and Luther, and Copernicus, and Galileo, and Newton, and every pure and wise spirit that ever took flesh. To be great is to be misunderstood.”

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

BIRTHDAYS:

1494 Jacopo da Pontormo (Italian painter, known for works like Sepulture of Christ).

1803 Ralph Waldo Emerson, American essayist, lecturer, philosopher, and poet who led the Transcendentalist movement of the mid-19th century.

1898 Mischa Levitzki, Russian-born American pianist and composer. Arabesque Valsante, and The Enchanted Nymph

1927 Robert Ludlum, American author of espionage thrillers, renowned for his fast-paced novels featuring complex conspiracies, amnesiac protagonists, and global intrigue.

MISCELLANEOUS:

ATTENTION CALIFORNIANS. Chevron Launches New Sign Campaign Targeting Sacramento as California Gas Prices Hit New Highs