Micah 6:8
Luke 17:20-24 1 Samuel 16:7
Yes, your life matters.
We all are still sheltering in place, but I'm here to keep you sane and entertained.
One could hardly ask for much more than that, now could one?
Today we can celebrate the birthdays of two very different visionaries of the 20th Century. On 11 May 1904, Salvador Dalí was born, and fourteen years later (that's 1918 so you don't have to do the arithmetic), Richard Feynman joined us.
Two brilliant men working in very different fields who each came up with new ways to visualize the universe, space, and time. Dalí shared his skewed vision of (sur)reality with us by his paintings,
while Feynman shared his insight into the inner workings of the universe
through his Feynman diagrams. 
If you've ever taken a Physics course beyond the basics, you should have encountered some of his diagrams. Even if you haven't, you should look them up - and his lectures were legendary for making the most incomprehensible parts of particle physics seem understandable. A remarkable teacher and scientist indeed. (You may remember him from the Challenger investigations and the O rings demonstration. Again, look them up if you don't.)
As to Dalí, you've no doubt seen his melting clocks and watches, but there's more to him than that. Seek out some of his art today - you may start looking at the world through a slightly skewed set of eyes, possibly from the seat of a goat cart.
I'll be back tomorrow.
The mental health issues related to our lockdown and the pandemic are especially hard for people with depression. NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, has a 24 hour helpline: 800-950-6264.
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