On This Day: Aug 15

This entry was published at least two years ago (originally posted on August 15, 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 Since that time the information may have become outdated or my beliefs may have changed (in general, assume a more open and liberal current viewpoint).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 12 posts previously published on August 15th

  • 2023
  • 2020
  • 2016
    • This entry was published at least two years ago (originally posted on August 15, 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 Since that time the information may have become outdated or my beliefs may have changed (in general, assume a more open and liberal current viewpoint).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.Scheduling conflicts meant I got to walk home today…in 95° heat. ... Read more
  • 2014
    • This entry was published at least two years ago (originally posted on August 15, 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 Since that time the information may have become outdated or my beliefs may have changed (in general, assume a more open and liberal current viewpoint).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.It’s margarita time!
    • This entry was published at least two years ago (originally posted on August 15, 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 Since that time the information may have become outdated or my beliefs may have changed (in general, assume a more open and liberal current viewpoint).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.Blatant false advertising. These are neither large enough nor strong enough ... Read more
  • 2007
    • Aloha! Right now, I'm sitting in our room on the sixth floor of the Lagoon Tower, looking out over Waiulua Bay. Stepping out onto the deck, I can look nearly directly down into a pool where people are swimming with dolphins. Not long ago, I was snorkeling along through the resort's lagoon, sidling on up to pat a sea turtle's shell as it nosed through the spray of a waterfall.
  • 2006
    • Queueing Up… On the verge of just canceling the Netflix account, we decided we'd take a little time to brainstorm a bit and put together a queue that we'd be more likely to enjoy going through. I completely nuked the queue I had built up, we found three basic ideas to start from, and got a new queue set up.
  • 2005
    • Preparations Much of the weekend was spent running around, getting boxes, making plans, and generally starting to get things ready for the move. We've got a Hanscom family get together this coming weekend, and I managed to get a week off of work for the move and a bit of vacation, so our current game plan goes something like this:
  • 2004
  • 2003
    • Water shutoff – again Needless to say, if anyone happens to be apartment hunting in the lower First Hill/Downtown Seattle area, I can wholeheartedly recommend avoiding the Park Seneca (recently renamed Alfaretta) Apartments, and I'd be wary of any building controlled by Kauri Investments.
    • 'I like New York' A couple things I've noticed about the recent power failure on the East Coast. Every so often, you run across something that makes you think that there might be hope for this world after all.