On This Day: May 6

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This entry was published at least two years ago (originally posted on May 6, 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 Since that time the information may have become outdated or my beliefs may have changed (in general, assume a more open and liberal current viewpoint).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 25 posts previously published on May 6th

  • 2023
  • 2022
    • Modern Star Trek Needs More Technobabble Okay, fine. Because absolutely nobody asked for yet another Star Trek hot take from some random nobody on the internet, here we go. This is the stuff that I don't like about modern Trek. ➡
  • 2020
    • This entry was published at least two years ago (originally posted on May 6, 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 Since that time the information may have become outdated or my beliefs may have changed (in general, assume a more open and liberal current viewpoint).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.📚 twenty-two of 2020: Nothing Lasts Forever by Roderick Thorp ⭐️⭐️⭐️ ... Read more ➡
    • On This Day: May 6 Recognizing 20 years of blogging, here are my past posts from May 6 ➡
  • 2018
    • This entry was published at least two years ago (originally posted on May 6, 2018). Since that time the information may have become outdated or my beliefs may have changed (in general, assume a more open and liberal current viewpoint).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.Sorry, Mr. Spider, but the ceiling directly above my bed is ... Read more ➡
  • 2016
    • This entry was published at least two years ago (originally posted on May 6, 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 Since that time the information may have become outdated or my beliefs may have changed (in general, assume a more open and liberal current viewpoint).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.Birthday weekend date night number one: dinner, dessert, and a CWU ... Read more ➡
  • 2014
    • This entry was published at least two years ago (originally posted on May 6, 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 Since that time the information may have become outdated or my beliefs may have changed (in general, assume a more open and liberal current viewpoint).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.Not a bad day, not a great day. Not disappointed to ... Read more ➡
  • 2006
    • Who is John Galt? I'm not entirely sure about this one -- Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie will be starring in a film version of _Atlas Shrugged_. ➡
  • 2005
    • QuickTime 7 HD Just for grins and giggles, I decided to download all the different Serenity trailers available to compare them. I grabbed all four 'normal' versions from the Serenity trailer page, the two HD versions from the Serenity HD page, opened them all up at once, and took a peek. ➡
    • Jonesing for Tiger Anybody in Seattle feel like letting me borrow their Tiger install disc until Monday when mine gets here? ;) ➡
    • You won’t succeed on Broadway if you don’t have any Jews! I spent most of the first part of my morning in tears today -- because I couldn't stop laughing. Last night I noticed that the iTunes Music Store had the Broadway cast soundtrack to Spamalot. Of course, that was a no-brainer impulse buy. ➡
    • Microsoft reconsiders, supports anti-discrimination laws Via Scoble, Ballmer's e-mail announcing Microsoft's re-committing to support anti-discrimination legislation covering sexual orientation. ➡
    • Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy For my part, I had a blast. It wasn't perfect, but I thought it was _quite_ enjoyable, and a reasonably good attempt at putting Douglas Adams' particular brand of absurdity on screen. ➡
  • 2004
    • This is just goofy I'd be pissed if it weren't so damn funny. That's just goofy, though — because I have a DVD drive, I have to install iLife from the DVD? The install CD is entirely useless to me? Honestly, that's one of the most bizarre things I've seen from Apple to date. ➡
    • We need a Japanese president Case in point: a Japanese minister has resigned in disgrace after failing to pay into a national pension plan. ➡
    • Why isn’t Limbaugh muzzled yet? I could hardly see straight when I first read that, let alone come close to forming a coherent response. Thankfully, Kirsten did much better than I… ➡
    • National Day of Prayer So apparently today was the National Day of Prayer. I'm sure that was appreciated by those Americans who are Muslim, Jewish, Buddhist, Mormon, pagan, agnostic, or atheistic. ➡
    • State votes ranked by IQ Here's a fun chart: States ranked by average IQ and how they voted in 2000. ➡
    • Seattle Skyline Not the best quality panorama in the world, but not terribly bad, considering it was taken while bobbing along on the waters of Lake Union in a Duck. ➡
    • Countering the ‘rains all the time argument’… Looks like Washington might be facing another drought this summer. ➡
  • 2003
    • Cynicism Reigns Supreme My personal 'sometimes more serious than others, depending on how many momos I had to deal with today' opinion is that, quite simply, we (i.e., the human race) are breeding ourselves into oblivion by breeding for stupidity. ➡
    • Well, of course! For my opinion…see a future post in the metaphysics category. ➡
    • Peace is our profession Operation Strangelove: On May 14th, host a screening (even if it's just for yourself!) of Dr Strangelove (or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb)! ➡
    • iTunes Man Sell us a song, you're the iTunes man, / Sell us a song tonight. / Well, we're all in the mood for a melody, / And you've got the pricing just right. ➡
  • 2002