THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

“That you can now be called adult does not mean you have achieved your full power, only that you are able to acquire other and larger powers.”

— E.E. “Doc” Smith

BIRTHDAYS:

1547: Cristofano Malvezzi, Italian composer. Dal vago e bel sereno

1577 Peter Paul Rubens, Flemish Baroque painter.

1586 Paul Siefert, German composer and organist. Fantasia a 3

1909 Eric Ambler, English author of thrillers and spy novels.

1926 Mel Brooks, American writer, actor, comedian, songwriter, and director.

1926 Robert Ledley, American scientist (invented the CT scanner).

1947 Mark Helprin, American writer.

MISCELLANEOUS:

I DID NOT SEE THAT COMING. Bioresorbable implant electrically stimulates organs, nerves and muscles then vanishes after treatment