On This Day: Dec 20

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This entry was published at least two years ago (originally posted on December 20, 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 Since that time the information may have become outdated or my beliefs may have changed (in general, assume a more open and liberal current viewpoint).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 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 29 posts previously published on December 20th

  • 2023
  • 2022
  • 2021
    • When Tony Kushner, Steven Spielberg, and actor iris menas reexamined the 64-year-old musical, they found a trans character in plain sight. ➡
  • 2020
  • 2019
    • This entry was published at least two years ago (originally posted on December 20, 2019). Since that time the information may have become outdated or my beliefs may have changed (in general, assume a more open and liberal current viewpoint).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.Clubbing: ‘I can’t bear the idea that there is an age ... Read more ➡
    • This entry was published at least two years ago (originally posted on December 20, 2019). Since that time the information may have become outdated or my beliefs may have changed (in general, assume a more open and liberal current viewpoint).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.This edit got removed (and re-added and re-removed until the page ... Read more ➡
    • This entry was published at least two years ago (originally posted on December 20, 2019). Since that time the information may have become outdated or my beliefs may have changed (in general, assume a more open and liberal current viewpoint).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.Apple’s Best Show Is an Alt-History Cold War Epic About Moon ... Read more ➡
    • This entry was published at least two years ago (originally posted on December 20, 2019). Since that time the information may have become outdated or my beliefs may have changed (in general, assume a more open and liberal current viewpoint).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.SmugMug has been working hard to revitalize Flickr, and is now ... Read more ➡
    • This entry was published at least two years ago (originally posted on December 20, 2019). Since that time the information may have become outdated or my beliefs may have changed (in general, assume a more open and liberal current viewpoint).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.Obviously, I’m not a best-selling SF author, but if you adjust ... Read more ➡
  • 2016
    • This entry was published at least two years ago (originally posted on December 20, 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.Star Wars time! (355/366) ➡
  • 2014
    • This entry was published at least two years ago (originally posted on December 20, 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.Bizarre but kind of entertaining: two flatbed trucks decked out with ... Read more ➡
  • 2013
    • This entry was published at least two years ago (originally posted on December 20, 2013). 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.Sidewalk graffiti in Ellensburg. ➡
  • 2009
  • 2006
    • Weekly World News Best discovery of the past couple weeks: the Weekly World News (sorry, Seattle Weekly and Stranger, but _this_ is my favorite weekly newspaper) has an RSS feed. ➡
    • Bachelor Days Prairie's off on a train down to visit her family down in Vancouver (south), so I'm on my own for a couple of days. ➡
  • 2005
    • The Twelve Days of Christmas Today, mom sent me a neat bit on the origin of the Twelve Days of Christmas. I'd not heard this before, so never knew that the song wasn't secular -- in fact, it's actually a 'coded' catechism song. Neat to find out about that... ➡
    • I’m blind! Well, crud -- it appears that the video card on my computer just died. ➡
    • Professionalism If you worry about equipment, you're an amateur; if you worry about money, you're a professional; if you worry about the light, you're a master. ➡
    • Lens Lust Last night during a slow point at work I found a Nikon 50mm f/1.4 to pop onto the store's D70s. Oh, wow..._such_ a nice lens. I spent a good half hour shooting randomly around the store and experimenting. _Man_ that lens has a nice shallow depth of field. I want! ➡
  • 2004
    • Anyone in Denver? I don't have any definite details yet, but it appears that sometime in mid-February, I'll be flying down to Denver (on the company dime, no less) for a couple days of meet-and-greet and 'team building' events with the other FM staffers in my group. ➡
    • Private Party I just got back from The Vogue's holiday potluck party — apparently an annual event, though this was the first year I've been invited. I've got to admit, it's kind of cool to walk up to a club with a sign that says 'Private Party — Vogue Employees and Guests Only' and be able to walk right in. ➡
    • Quick Review: ‘Salem’s Lot This past weekend, Prairie and I rented a recent TV miniseries version of 'Salem's Lot. In the end, it was one of the more disappointing adaptations I've seen, simply because it seemed to start so well — to have it take such a drastic turn for the worse was more frustrating than if had simply been bad through and through from the start. ➡
    • Odd Movie Combinations I saw a couple movies in my Netflix New Releases feed that made me laugh today…some days it really seems like we've run out of original ideas. ➡
  • 2003
  • 2002
    • Bye-bye Sen. Lott! Bowing to harsh criticism from fellow senators and the Bush White House, Trent Lott resigned as Senate Republican leader Friday after colleagues worried about the repercussions of his racially insensitive remarks openly lined up behind Sen. Bill Frist. ➡
    • michaelhanscom.com I'm now the proud owner of www.michaelhanscom.com. ➡
  • 2001
    • That’s more like it Two more projects coming up -- the first is going to be changing the .cgi I use to post news to Moveable Type. Secondly, finally going through the rest of the site and actually getting all the pages using a consistent look. ➡
    • Site fixed, new addy, and LOTR Just got back not too long ago from Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. In a word -- incredible. ➡
  • 2000
    • Mononoke, eye candy, and John Doe Well, seeing as how my life has one very happy coincidence that payday and video release day both happen on the same day every week...Tuesdays are my usual day to go out and get movies. Picked up quite the trio today, too. ➡