This is a biography of the Italian polymath Galileo Galilei (1564 – 1642); his life is shown through documents and letters, but especially through the letters written to him by his eldest daughter, who was a nun in a cloistered convent. This was a very good book, and one that I very much was happy to read.
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Today is the Optional Memorial of Saint Fidelis of Sigmaringen, Priest and Martyr (died 1622). And today is the forty-second anniversary of the Saturday in April 1982 when Richard and I met for the first time.
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The great Jewish feast of Pesach (or Passover) continues, which started last evening at sundown. Today is the Optional Memorial of Saint George, Martyr (died about 304) and the Optional Memorial of Saint Adalbert of Prague, Bishop and Martyr (died 997). Today is the Second Day of the two-day Lyrid Meteor Shower, and today is also World Book and Copyright Day.
Continue reading “Daily Update: Tuesday, April 23rd, 2024”The Cat Who Smelled a Rat by Lilian Jackson Braun (Ebook)
In the twenty-third book of this mystery series, the Siamese cats Koko and Yum Yum are living in winter quarters in Pickax City, with former crime reporter Jim Qwilleran, of the very bushy mustache, who is taking care of them in the condo development they are living in and praying for snow, as it has been a very dry late fall. This was a good book in the series.
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Today is the first day of the two-day Lyrid Meteor Shower, Earth Day, and the birthday of my brother Michael in Seattle (1955). And at sunset today begins the great Jewish feast of Pesach, commemorating the Hebrews’ escape from enslavement in Egypt.
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Alleluia! Today is the Fourth Sunday of Easter, traditionally known as Good Shepherd Sunday, and today is also the date of the World Day of Prayer for Vocations. Today is the Optional Memorial of Saint Anselm, Bishop and Doctor (died 1109).
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With no Saints to honor, we will note that today is 4-20 (wink, wink, nudge, nudge). On a much more serious note, today is the fourteenth anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon offshore drilling rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010 which killed eleven workers and caused a major environmental disaster. And today is the birthday of my Internet friend Sonya in Colorado.
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