On This Day: Dec 29

This entry was published at least two years ago (originally posted on December 29, 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 Since that time the information may have become outdated or my beliefs may have changed (in general, assume a more open and liberal current viewpoint).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 24 posts previously published on December 29th

  • 2023
    • Year 50 Day 241 After a whirlwind three days of visiting family, we made it home this afternoon.
  • 2021
  • 2020
    • This entry was published at least two years ago (originally posted on December 29, 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 Since that time the information may have become outdated or my beliefs may have changed (in general, assume a more open and liberal current viewpoint).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.📚 fifty-four of 2020: Star Trek: The Motion Picture: Inside the ... Read more
    • On This Day: Dec 29 Recognizing 20 years of blogging, here are my past posts from December 29
  • 2019
    • This entry was published at least two years ago (originally posted on December 29, 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 Since that time the information may have become outdated or my beliefs may have changed (in general, assume a more open and liberal current viewpoint).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.From last night, when we took Mom out for her holiday ... Read more
  • 2018
    • This entry was published at least two years ago (originally posted on December 29, 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 Since that time the information may have become outdated or my beliefs may have changed (in general, assume a more open and liberal current viewpoint).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.Book sixty of 2018: Explorers, by George Gipe. ⭐️⭐️⭐️
  • 2017
    • This entry was published at least two years ago (originally posted on December 29, 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 Since that time the information may have become outdated or my beliefs may have changed (in general, assume a more open and liberal current viewpoint).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.Book fifty-two of 2017: Shadow, by Dean Wesley Smith and Kristine ... Read more
  • 2016
    • This entry was published at least two years ago (originally posted on December 29, 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 Since that time the information may have become outdated or my beliefs may have changed (in general, assume a more open and liberal current viewpoint).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.Though the original plan was to work through the Alien/Predator films, ... Read more
  • 2014
    • This entry was published at least two years ago (originally posted on December 29, 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 current post-Christmas state of my “to read” bookcase. Even in ... Read more
  • 2007
    • Kynt and Vyxsin While sure, I'll admit that part of the 'drama' of reality programming is the relationships (good and bad, but often bad) between the contestants, it's been nice to see that at least two of the final five teams in this race actually treat each other like people should be treated -- and it's more than a little thrilling that it's the two 'counter-culture' teams that have the best relationships.
  • 2005
    • Distorted Tunes Test According to the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders' Distorted Tunes Test, I have a fine sense of pitch.
    • TypeKey broken? I'm not sure how I've managed to do this, but while disabling the OpenID Comment plugin, I've managed to break the ability to log in via TypeKey for authentication.
    • Ten Years (roughly) Going by my earliest archived entry, I've been blogging in one form or another for _ten years_ as of 3:13am (Alaska time), December 29, 2005. Here's to the next ten years.
  • 2004
    • Goodbye, Grandpa I just got word from my dad that my mom's father, Harold Ward, died peacefully in his sleep last night, at the age of 88.
    • Seattle Rep: Noises Off Prairie and I just returned from using her dad's Christmas present to her, which while it originally appeared in the form of cash, was soon converted into two tickets to the Seattle Rep's performance of Noises Off.
    • Santa’s Flight Exam Santa Claus, like all pilots, gets regular visits from the Federal Aviation Administration, and it was shortly before Christmas when the FAA examiner arrived.
    • My Netflix I've just added a new page to the site (and linked it in the header navigation of every page): my Netflix queues.
  • 2003
    • Truth in advertising An ad for FHM: 'We're not sure why we bother with the words.'
    • Peter Pan…soon! I've been looking forward to the new film version of Peter Pan ever since I stumbled across the trailer in mid-November. Kalyx just got to see it, and her writeup just makes me want to see it more…
    • Don't feed the trolls troll: v.,n. To utter a posting on Usenet designed to attract predictable responses or flames; or, the post itself.
    • M&M's go goth M&M's will be available in only black and white for the next few months instead of the standard six colors as part of a promotional campaign.
    • This shouldn't be a surprise I should be used to this kind of thing by now, but it still catches me off guard when I notice little things like being the second primary Google result for 'apple g5'.
  • 1995
    • [From the archives: 12.29.95 0313] Well, Christmas has come and gone. Didn't get much on my wish list, but then, that was expected...especially when the first item was a $2700 computer. (grin) Hey, I can dream.