January 27 - Reading to the Wolf for Freedom

 On an absolutely sombre note today it is International Holocaust Remembrance Day.

It was on this day in 1945 that the Auschwitz camp was freed.  To think about it really puts a knot in your stomach, and it's disgusting to think that the anti-maskers out there try to tie parallels to it.

On a lighter note, and one who understood 'notes', it's the birthday of Mozart.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born today in 1756 and penned tons of what was the pop music of his day.  It's that music that I I know, but I don't realize I know it.

So go ahead and listen to some of his work and work in relaxation today.

And if you're relaxing, why not take some time to read with your family.  It's Family Literacy Day.

I remember when we had Dean that was the one thing they had said was the best indicator of success - just read.

And while you're reading, you may find out that today was the start of the trials of the Gunpowder Plot way back in 1606.

November 5 - Remember Remember the Rubin Plot

 November 5h - for many it's a day of wearing the Guy Fawkes' mask and having a little bonfire outside.

Where that comes from is that in 1605 a guy named Guy Fawkes and some other conspirators had come up with the 'gunpowder plot', where they were to tunnel under the House of Lords and fill the tunnel with barrels and barrels of gunpowder and blow it to smithereens.  

The purpose of which was to kill the King James I who had really trampled on some Catholic rights.  However, someone snitched on it and johnny law caught Guy Fawkes redhanded in the tunnels on November 5, 1605.

They probably should have had better means of planning so that it wasn't found out... like a good phone app.  For me, my phone of choice has always been Google, and well, on this day in 2007, Andy "Android" Rubin's pet project of a new phone operating system was released.  

It would still be a while before they brought out the first commercially available HTC Dream (or the G1)