Presidents’ Day weekend: Worn out from dismantling wood shelves in basement installed by father-in-law using his old tools. Abe Lincoln’s political ally Oglesby cooked up the idea of campaigning with pieces of black walnut and honey locust rails from a locale in Decatur thought by cousin to have been split by Abe in his youth, hence “The Rail Candidate.”
Friday, February 16, 2024, 9:01 CST:
Waxing quarter Moon 27° 26′ Taurus exact
Sunday, February 12, 1809, Hodgenville, KY, “born at sunup” 6:54 LMT:
Asteroid Daphne 26° 55′ Taurus
[Also rectified as 8:34:42 LMT]
Image: Daphne by Herbert von Herkomer (1849-1914), public domain via Wikimedia.