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Claudio Saracini (1586 – 1630): le Seste musiche

Leibniz (1646 - 1716)

BUT WHERE WOULD HOME SCHOOLED CHILDREN LEARN GANG SIGNS, WHERE TO BUY DRUGS, AND HOW TO BE PROPERLY BULLIED?  What's The Point of Homeschooling, Anyway?

Birthdays:

Johann Staden (1581 – 1634): Allemanda variert

Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714 - 1787): Dance of the Blessed Spirits (from 'Orpheus and Eurydice')

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Alessandro Stradella (1643 – 1682): Sinfonia D Minor

Leoš Janáček (1854 – 1928): String Quartet No. 1 "Kreutzer Sonata"

Attention Star Gazers:  This Week's Sky At a Glance, July 3 - July 11

Birthdays:

Louis-Claude Daquin (1694 – June 15, 1772): Le Coucou

USA (1776 -     ): The Declaration of Independence

Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804 – 1864)

Calvin Coolidge (1872 – 1933)

Birthdays:

Johann Steuerlein (1546 - 1613): Mit Lieb bin ich umfangen

Antonio Maria Pacchioni (1654 - 1738): Dies iræ op.18 (Lacrimosa-Amen)

János Lavotta (1764 - 1820): Dance Verbunkos

“Civilization is not inherited; it has to be learned and earned by each generation anew.“—Will and Ariel Durant 

BEGINNING THE WEEK ON A POSITIVE NOTE: What Good Comes from this Tragedy?

Birthdays:

Johann Stobäus (1580 – 1646):  Macht hoch die Tur

Albert Schop (1632 - 1674): Herr wie lange

Tenzin Gyatso (1939 -     ) 

AM I THE ONLY ONE WONDERING IF I'VE BEEN HAD? Coronavirus: Why everyone was wrong

Birthdays:

Johann Tobias Krebs (1690 – 1762): Trio c moll

Gustav Mahler (1860 – 1911):  Das Lied von der Erde

Birthdays:

John D. Rockefeller (1839 – 1937)

Birthdays:

Elias Howe (1819 - 1867)

Ottorino Respighi (1879 - 1936):  Notturno

SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL TO START YOUR DAY: Ubi Caritas

ATTENTION STARGAZERS: Comet Neowise Delights at Dawn

Birthdays:

Paul Lacombe (1837 – 1927):  Deux Pièces pour Piano, Op. 74

Liza Lehmann (1862 – 1918):  Bird Songs

E. B. White (1899 – 1985)

"I could see how "democracy" might do very well in a society of saints and sages led by an Alfred or an Antoninus Pius. Short of that, I was unable to see how it could come to anything but an ochlocracy of mass-men led by a sagacious knave."--Albert J. Nock 

Birthdays:

Evaristo Felice Dall'Abaco (1675 - 1742):  Concerto Grosso Op 5 No 3

Henry David Thoreau (1817 - 1862)

George Washington Carver (1860s - 1943)

EXCELLENT ARTICLE: The Defenestration of Bari Weiss 

ATTENTION STARGAZERS: A Bright New Visitor: How to Spot Comet Neowise 

Birthdays:

Rembrandt van Rijn (1606 – 1669)

Giovanni Buonaventura Viviani (1638 - 1693):  Sonata

“Finding the occasional straw of truth awash in a great ocean of confusion and bamboozle requires vigilance, dedication and courage.” --Carl Sagan

THE BOOK! A PROGRESS REPORT:

As some of you know, I inherited my Dad's unpublished manuscript. To those want to know when I will publish: I cannot give an exact date yet, but you may be surprised at how soon it will be. Beginning today, I will provide an update right here once a week. —VAC

HOW DID THE LOCKDOWN ORIGINATE?  The...

"The soul that sees beauty may sometimes walk alone."—Goethe

Birthdays:

Johann Schneider (1702 - 1788): Präludium und Fuge, g moll

Donald Tovey (1875 – 1940): Sonata for cello solo - Allegro con brio ma largamente (1rst mvt)

(On a side note, my Dad studied and often referred back to Tovey's Essays in Musical Analysis)

 Peter Schickele (1935 -    ): 1712 Overture

WHEN THE CAT'S AWAY, THE MICE WILL PLAY?  Mosquitoes flying free as health departments focus on virus 

BUT I THOUGHT CENTRAL PLANNING WAS THE BEST KIND:  Why Sweden Succeeded in “Flattening the Curve” and New York Failed 

Birthdays:

Giovanni Bononcini (1670 – 1747):  Sonata prima

Robert Hooke (1635 – 1703)

ATTENTION APPLE USER:  iPad comparisons: Which Apple device is best for business users? 

THIS MIGHT BE USEFUL:  Scanning Blood for Coronavirus for Possible Mass Screening 

ATTENTION STAR GAZERS:  This Week's Sky at a Glance, July 17 - 25 

Birthdays:

Johann Gottlieb Schneider (1797 - 1856):  Präludium und Fuge, G Dur

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ANNIVERSARY: On This Day in Space! July 20, 1969: Apollo 11 Astronauts take the first moonwalk

NOT AN IMMEDIATE RISK, BUT SOMETHING TO HAVE ON YOUR RADAR: Security cameras can tell burglars when you're not home, study shows

SHOULD I RE-POST THIS LINK EVERY DAY?  21 Nonconformity Quotes to Help You Resist the Crowd

Birthdays: 

Simon Ives (1600 - 1662):  Almaine 

Alexander III of Macedon (356 BC - 323 BC)

Gregor Mendel (1822 –...

"The failure to read good books both enfeebles the vision and strengthens our most fatal tendency—the belief that the here and now is all there is."--Allan Bloom 

WHO KNEW?  Top 5 system admins in science fiction 

PLEASE DON'T MOVE AWAY FROM CALIFORNIA... YOUR TAX DOLLARS ARE NEEDED HERE.  Free State Project  

Birthdays:

Robert Kahn (1865 – 1951):  Trio op.45

“One person of integrity can make a difference.” ― Elie Wiesel

PERHAPS THE BEST DESCRIPTION YET: Four Months of Unprecedented Government Malfeasance

Birthdays:

Virgilio Mazzocchi (1597 - 1646):  Lagrime Amare (La Maddalena ricorre alle lagrime)

Emma Lazarus (1849 - 1887): 

The New Colossus (on the Statue of Liberty)

Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame,
With conquering limbs astride from land to land;
Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall...

The Book: Weekly Progress Report - 

There are over 600 footnotes in the manuscript, which is okay, but the number of the final footnote is actually 656! Groan. I'm trying to decide whether or not to re-number them or not. Maybe I will since I have to change the text format anyway.