On This Day: Apr 5

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This entry was published at least two years ago (originally posted on April 5, 2020). Since that time the information may have become outdated or my beliefs may have changed (in general, assume a more open and liberal current viewpoint). A fuller disclaimer is available.

Since I’ll hit 20 years of blogging this November, this year I’m posting a daily list of anything I published on this day in the past.

There are 20 posts previously published on April 5th

  • 2021
    • My Norwescon Exec Story Arc As weird as all of this has been over the past couple years, I'm glad my term of service as Secretary is covering the four years that it is. ➡
  • 2020
    • On This Day: Apr 5 Recognizing 20 years of blogging, here are my past posts from April 5 ➡
    • Plague Puzzle One This entry was published at least two years ago (originally posted on April 5, 2020). Since that time the information may have become outdated or my beliefs may have changed (in general, assume a more open and liberal current viewpoint). A fuller disclaimer is available.Hey, we’ve got all those puzzles…maybe this is a good time ... Read more ➡
  • 2016
    • This entry was published at least two years ago (originally posted on April 5, 2016). Since that time the information may have become outdated or my beliefs may have changed (in general, assume a more open and liberal current viewpoint). A fuller disclaimer is available.Look! It’s the fourth Star Wars film! (Unless you’re my wife, ... Read more ➡
  • 2015
    • This entry was published at least two years ago (originally posted on April 5, 2015). Since that time the information may have become outdated or my beliefs may have changed (in general, assume a more open and liberal current viewpoint). A fuller disclaimer is available.Mmmm! We decided to have Easter breakfast for Easter dinner this ... Read more ➡
    • This entry was published at least two years ago (originally posted on April 5, 2015). Since that time the information may have become outdated or my beliefs may have changed (in general, assume a more open and liberal current viewpoint). A fuller disclaimer is available.Made it home from #nwc38 to find an Easter basket waiting ... Read more ➡
  • 2014
    • This entry was published at least two years ago (originally posted on April 5, 2014). Since that time the information may have become outdated or my beliefs may have changed (in general, assume a more open and liberal current viewpoint). A fuller disclaimer is available.At the final #nwc37 ConCom meeting before the con – not ... Read more ➡
  • 2008
    • Penguins can fly! At least, according to the BBC and Monty Python's Terry Jones on April 1st, they can.... Easily the best April Fools bit I've seen in years. Dad's gonna love this one! ➡
  • 2007
  • 2006
    • Calico (AutoStitch for Mac OS X) I'm not sure when it first appeared, but Kekus Digital has produced a pseudo-port of AutoStitch for Mac OS X (licensing the AutoStitch technology in a Mac OS X package) called Calico. ➡
  • 2005
    • Memory Maps As far as memes go, this is one of the best I've seen yet. Jason Kottke took a screenshot of his childhood neighborhood and used Flickr's annotation feature to mark it up with memories of his growing years. This inspired the Memory Maps group -- and I've added four Memory Maps covering my younger years. ➡
    • Living in a Theocracy How in the world can people justify going to war to free people from religious oppression, and at the same time, condone and encourage religious oppression here at home? ➡
    • Google Maps plus Satellite photos Wow. Put your address into Google Maps. Zoom all the way in...then click the 'Satellite' link in the top right. Freaky cool. ➡
  • 2004
    • Any true Scot would cringe I saw a guy walking down the street outside of the club this weekend wearing a Utilikilt 'baggy style.' ➡
    • Goodbye Uncle Bud 'Uncle Bud', my great-uncle, passed away last week. ➡
    • Not sound medical advice I really think that going out dancing is one of the best things I can do for myself when getting over a bug. It doesn't sound like the usual cure, but it seems to work for me. I figure it's something along these lines: ➡
    • Attack of the Killer…Lemons? It's the little things that can make living in Seattle fun. While this didn't happen to me, I got a laugh out of reading about it. ➡
  • 2003
    • Terminators of Endearment This is wonderful — a few people in the rec.arts.sf.written newsgroup have hit upon the idea of a cross between the Terminator sci-fi series and the writings of Jane Austin… ➡
    • Proud to be an American Morans ➡
    • Bush and religion Looks like I'm not the only one concerned about the rapidly disappearing divide between church and state under Bush's regime. According to Reuters, a fair amount of Europe is finding this to be cause for concern. ➡