Tag: poetry
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January 4, 2025
THOUGHT OF THE DAY: “If you put the federal government in charge of the Sahara Desert, in 5 years there’d be a shortage of sand.” — Milton Friedman BIRTHDAYS: 1710 Giovanni Battista Pergolesi [Draghi], Italian Baroque organist, composerborn in Jesi, Papal States. Tre giorni son che Nina, and Stabat Mater Dolorosa 1717 Antonio Maria Mazzoni,…
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December 17, 2024
THOUGHT OF THE DAY: “There is wisdom in turning as often as possible from the familiar to the unfamiliar: it keeps the mind nimble, it kills prejudice, and it fosters humor.” — George Santayana BIRTHDAYS: 1706 Émilie du Châtelet, French mathematician and physicist (Institutions de Physique; translation of Newton’s Principia). 1749 Domenico Cimarosa, Italian composer.…
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