February 9 is the 40th day of the year. 325 days remain until the end of the year (326 in leap years).
"There is something infantile in the presumption that somebody else has a responsibility to give your life meaning and point"
J.M. Coetzee
Born today
J.M. Coetzee, 1940, South African novelist, essayist, and Nobel Prize winner
Observances
February 9 is the earliest day on which Clean Monday can fall, while March 15 is the latest; celebrated on the first Monday of Great Lent. (Eastern Christianity)
February 9 is the earliest day on which People's Sunday can fall, while March 15 is the latest; celebrated on the first Sunday of Lent. (Malta)
St. Maroun's Day (public holiday in Lebanon)
National Pizza Day (US)
Chocolate Day (US)
...something infantile and very dangerous.
History is filled with people who believed they found their calling doing the deeds of mad men.