On This Day: Jun 18

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This entry was published at least two years ago (originally posted on June 18, 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 Since that time the information may have become outdated or my beliefs may have changed (in general, assume a more open and liberal current viewpoint).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 28 posts previously published on June 18th

  • 2023
    • Year 50 Day 47 Wilbert Andell Anderson looks like a creepy backwoods redneck badly cosplaying his just-discovered Viking ancestry. ➡
  • 2022
  • 2020
  • 2018
    • This entry was published at least two years ago (originally posted on June 18, 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 Since that time the information may have become outdated or my beliefs may have changed (in general, assume a more open and liberal current viewpoint).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.Me, surveying my #StarTrek book collection: “Yeah, I’m a little bit ... Read more ➡
  • 2016
    • This entry was published at least two years ago (originally posted on June 18, 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 Since that time the information may have become outdated or my beliefs may have changed (in general, assume a more open and liberal current viewpoint).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.Toby the #tinydinosaur was very happy to learn that the local ... Read more ➡
    • This entry was published at least two years ago (originally posted on June 18, 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 Since that time the information may have become outdated or my beliefs may have changed (in general, assume a more open and liberal current viewpoint).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.Do you ever feel like there’s a #tinyelephant watching over you ... Read more ➡
    • This entry was published at least two years ago (originally posted on June 18, 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 Since that time the information may have become outdated or my beliefs may have changed (in general, assume a more open and liberal current viewpoint).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.Found a Mexican bakery nearby…so many treats! ➡
    • This entry was published at least two years ago (originally posted on June 18, 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 Since that time the information may have become outdated or my beliefs may have changed (in general, assume a more open and liberal current viewpoint).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.A giant burrito for a #tinydinosaur! ➡
    • This entry was published at least two years ago (originally posted on June 18, 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.We’re prepping the car for a weekend minibreak, and Toby the ... Read more ➡
    • This entry was published at least two years ago (originally posted on June 18, 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.Chucks of the day (18/?): grey puffy (new style?) low tops ... Read more ➡
  • 2014
    • This entry was published at least two years ago (originally posted on June 18, 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.Dinner on the patio with Prairie’s dad Lon, visiting us for ... Read more ➡
    • This entry was published at least two years ago (originally posted on June 18, 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.Practicing my “heroic gaze into the distance” stance. ➡
  • 2010
    • Links for June 9th through June 18th Sometime between June 9th and June 18th, I thought this stuff was interesting. You might think so too! • Lunch Shop for Ironworkers Rises With Skyscraper • Who Is the Best Soccer Player at the World Cup? Science Has the Answer. • Modify the Look of the Safari 5 Reader Function • Leviticans • Gallery: Digitizing the Past and Present at the Library of Congress ➡
  • 2008
    • Links for June 18th from 12:39 to 13:07 Sometime between 12:39 and 13:07, I thought this stuff was interesting. You might think so too! • Wall.E : Pixar animation • Exits: Stewart Butterfield's bizarre resignation letter to Yahoo • in vestimentis ursum • Requiem For A Day Off • Takei Marriage License Big News [UPDATED] ➡
    • Website Tweaks One of the projects I'd like to tackle over the summer is redesigning my weblog. However, as the major project over the next few weeks here at home needs to be packing things up and preparing for a move, I've settled for doing a bit of minor tweaking here and there to streamline things where I can. ➡
  • 2007
    • Fremont Summer Solstice Parade This Solstice Parade photoset from ChrisB really deserves to be seen. A high vantage point and a tilt-shift lens make for a look at the parade that's _very_ different from everyone else's shots! ➡
  • 2004
    • Of Course It’s Creepy! The following was originally a reply to some of the questions raised in the comments discussing an upcoming Tim Burton/Johnny Depp version of Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. My response became long enough that I decided to give it a post of its own rather than 'bl-hog' my own blog. ➡
    • Rights The rich have the right to buy more homes than anyone else. They have the right to buy more cars than anyone else, more gizmos than anyone else, more clothes and vacations than anyone else. But they do not have the right to buy more democracy than anyone else. ➡
    • Metroblogging A potentially interesting and useful new regional groupblog project: Metroblogging. ➡
    • On keeping promises Okay, I'll admit it. I'm impressed. ➡
    • Could be brilliant or horrible Coming in 2005 — a new film version of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Directed by Tim Burton. Starring Johnny Depp as Willy Wonka. Hmmmmmmm… ➡
    • Jay and Silent Bob want you to vote Okay, folks. If Jay and Silent Bob are going to be voting, you've got no excuse not to. ;) ➡
    • Incoming, part II The storm's over with, and we've got another gorgeous, clear, hot day. I just came across this photograph of last night's storm, taken by James Gurney in Redmond. ➡
  • 2003
    • Peace Your goal is not peace; your goal is to live in peace. Return when your goal is peace alone and you hold a willing knife at your own throat to achieve it. That is the price of a warmaster's blade. ➡
    • Bad timing Looks like the Dean speech conflicts w/ the Steve Jobs keynote at Apple's Worldwide Developer's Conference. Nooooooooooo! ➡
    • Neal Stephenson: Quicksilver The newest book from one of my favorite modern authors, Neal Stephenson, is now available for pre-order at Amazon: Quicksilver: Volume One of the Baroque Cycle. ➡
  • 2002
    • Exactly To announce that there must be no criticism of the president, or that we are to stand by the president, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public. ➡
    • Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid This book is an exploration of everything from mathematics to the mechanics of thought and reasoning to Artificial Intelligence, all tied together and interrelated to each other. Fascinating, fascinating stuff. ➡