Well, what else could one use as the music spot for the 21st of March which is the first day of Spring, but the first part, "Spring" of Vivaldi's "The Four Seasons?"

 Prince William has led tributes to John “Paddy” Hemingway, the last surviving pilot who fought in the Battle of Britain, after his death aged 105. The Prince of Wales wrote on social media that he was “sad” to hear about the passing of the last of “The Few”. He added:  “We owe so much to Paddy and his generation for our freedoms today. Their bravery and sacrifice will always be remembered. We shall never forget them.” Born in Dublin in 1919, Group Captain Hemingway enlisted in the RAF in 1938 and soon became one of the young pilots who fought in the Battle of France. Two years later, he was among the men known as  “The Few” , a term coined by Winston Churchill to describe Britain’s Battle of Britain pilots. Chief of RAF Air Staff Sir Rich Knighton passed condolences to Mr Hemingway’s family and friends. “I am thankful that I was able to meet and spend time with him in Dublin, most recently in January this year,”  he said. “Paddy was an amazing character wh...

A quite well done animated presentation on YouTube of the first meeting of Senior Captain Mitth'raw'nuruodo and Emperor Sheev Palpatine, with dialogue as it appears in Timothy Zahn's novel "Thrawn."

Today is world book day.  Grand Admiral Thrawn was an avid collector of all forms of art and culture - and that specifically included not just paintings and sculptures but also music and literature. He once said that  "Each culture is different. Each species is unique. That presents a wealth of information to be gleaned from the study of their art, their literature, their history," Thrawn would certainly have approved of these quotes by perhaps the greatest US President of all time, Abraham Lincoln. He was a great lover of books.