Charles Darwin's The Origin of Species was published on this day in 1859. The crowning achievement of the Enlightenment, it revolutionized biology and natural history. In addition to solstices and equinoxes, perhaps we should celebrate these great events in intellectual history and instead of Thanksgiving, celebrate every November 24 as Darwin Day..
On this day in 2020, I purchased a tankful of gasoline for my car for the first time since July 9, and only the third time this whole year. I have to admit, the unique combination of retirement and coronavirus isolation has kept the mileage on the car pretty damn low.
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