On This Day: Aug 11

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This entry was published at least two years ago (originally posted on August 11, 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 Since that time the information may have become outdated or my beliefs may have changed (in general, assume a more open and liberal current viewpoint).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 23 posts previously published on August 11th

  • 2023
    • Year 50 Day 101 Another one of those days where we spent the day puttering around at home. ➡
  • 2020
  • 2017
    • This entry was published at least two years ago (originally posted on August 11, 2017). Since that time the information may have become outdated or my beliefs may have changed (in general, assume a more open and liberal current viewpoint).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.Stopped by Mad Myrna’s and found out they have a Friday ... Read more ➡
    • This entry was published at least two years ago (originally posted on August 11, 2017). Since that time the information may have become outdated or my beliefs may have changed (in general, assume a more open and liberal current viewpoint).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.My senior portraits, all of which make me laugh now. Top ... Read more ➡
    • This entry was published at least two years ago (originally posted on August 11, 2017). Since that time the information may have become outdated or my beliefs may have changed (in general, assume a more open and liberal current viewpoint).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 cup from the 1893 world’s fair. The initials (HLW) are ... Read more ➡
  • 2016
    • This entry was published at least two years ago (originally posted on August 11, 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 Since that time the information may have become outdated or my beliefs may have changed (in general, assume a more open and liberal current viewpoint).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 closer look at the grasshopper we found tonight. The closer ... Read more ➡
    • This entry was published at least two years ago (originally posted on August 11, 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 Since that time the information may have become outdated or my beliefs may have changed (in general, assume a more open and liberal current viewpoint).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 big ol’ grasshopper chilling on the lilac in our ... Read more ➡
  • 2014
    • This entry was published at least two years ago (originally posted on August 11, 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.Flopping out on a hotel bed always feels good (but not ... Read more ➡
    • This entry was published at least two years ago (originally posted on August 11, 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.The parking garage is not impressed. #pareidolia ➡
  • 2010
    • Links for August 3rd through August 11th Sometime between August 3rd and August 11th, I thought this stuff was interesting. You might think so too! • Massive Censorship of Digg Uncovered • New Ball Prototype • Racer • How Star Trek Artists Imagined the iPad... 23 Years Ago • Clever overhead garage storage hack • F.B.I. Challenges Wikipedia Over Use of Its Seal ➡
  • 2009
    • Links for August 9th through August 11th Sometime between August 9th and August 11th, I thought this stuff was interesting. You might think so too! • A French Revelation, or The Burning Bush • Deciphering Windows 7 Upgrades: The Official Chart • Coca-Cola vs. Pepsi, Revised Edition • Where I Write: Fantasy and Science Fiction Authors in Their Creative Spaces • We'll Know When We Get There: Sincerely, John Hughes ➡
  • 2008
    • Links for August 7th through August 11th Sometime between August 7th and August 11th, I thought this stuff was interesting. You might think so too! • Famed Utah rock arch collapses • Internet Memes • Watch the Olympics Online • I made it longer because I have not had the opportunity to make it shorter • Bremerton baristas banned from wearing pasties ➡
  • 2006
    • Vegas: Friday Finally...another entry in the Vegas weekend! I just keep getting further behind... ➡
  • 2005
    • Got it! North Seattle, here we come! ➡
    • Seattle Car Theft Statistics On average, a car is stolen every 12 minutes in Washington state. That's an average of about 122 cars per day, according to the National Insurance Crime Bureau. ➡
  • 2004
    • Saft: Everything Safari should have, but doesn’t yet Thanks to a mention by Dori, I've just discovered Saft, a wonderful little add-on for Safari. While the headline on Saft's site promotes full-screen browsing as its main feature — something that really doesn't concern me all that much — there's so much more packed into this little piece of software. ➡
    • Comments from the Peanut Gallery I went into the e-mail folder where I dump all the comments that I receive on the site, sorted them all by sender, and started scrolling through. Anytime I saw an address with a good number of comments, I snagged any URL that was left with the comments, and added them to the new 'Peanut Gallery' blogroll in the sidebar. ➡
  • 2003
    • I was the height of fashion, I tell you CTY is a program for Jr. High '…students whose SAT I scores place them in the top one-half of one percent of their age mates.' I was accepted when I was in 7th grade after taking the SAT, through the recommendation of my PACT (Program for the Academically and Creatively Talented) teacher, and went to summer CTY sessions for three years running. ➡
    • Cameras in classrooms You know, I'm honestly not sure what I think of this. On the one hand, the 'Big Brother' aspect of constant video surveillance creeps me out, in a big way. On the other hand, when used effectively, I could see there being some really strong advantages to the technology. ➡
    • Escape Velocity Get ready to get sucked back in all over again... ➡
    • So subtle Operation Ivy Lightening, huh? Gee, I'm so glad that we keep getting assured that this war had nothing to do with oil. ➡
    • TypePad User Forums Raymond has created a bulletin-board style TypePad User Forum for tips, tricks, questions, and general discussion of TypePad. ➡
  • 2001