On This Day: Nov 5

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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 22 posts previously published on November 5th

  • 2023
  • 2020
    • 🖖 Discovery S03E04: Really enjoying the more relaxed and comfortable feel for this season. No major action set pieces, no overwrought drama, instead learning more about Adria and how the Trill are doing while the DIS crew start to work towards healing. Very welcome. ➡
    • 2020 Should Be the Last Time We Vote Like This: “For decades, limiting who gets to vote has been a key strategy of the Republican Party — though usually people on the right have not been quite so proud of this fact. This year, as has happened often with Donald Trump, subtext became text.” ➡
    • “What was that?” He stopped to stoop down to the child who had spoken to him as he walked along the path. Suddenly the child reached out and grabbed him, pulling him off-balance before scrambling on top of him as he landed in the dirt. He only got a glimpse of sharpened teeth. ➡
    • On This Day: Nov 5 Recognizing 20 years of blogging, here are my past posts from November 5 ➡
  • 2019
    • She was used to seeing the street disappear into the distance in fog, or in the dark. Seeing it fade away into nothingness in the bright light of mid-day, however, was a new experience. As she started walking, she wondered if she would fade away as well. Microblogvember: street ➡
  • 2018
    • Book forty-three of 2018: Galactic Patrol, by E. E. “Doc” Smith. ⭐️ ➡
  • 2017
    • Book forty-four of 2017: A Wrinkle In Time: The Graphic Novel, by Madeline L’Engle, adapted by Hope Larson. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ➡
  • 2016
    • Did some experimenting with self portraits today. Got a few I liked; here’s one. (310/366) ➡
    • Good morning! #nofilter #sunrise ➡
  • 2010
  • 2008
  • 2007
    • Ancient Technology My anthropology teacher had shown the class directly before ours a movie using an actual 16mm film projector, and the look of confusion, wonder, and near-horror on the face of one girl in our class was absolutely hilarious. ➡
  • 2005
    • Toccata and Fugue in D Minor…not Bach? Here's something interesting I hadn't run across before -- apparently there are strong arguments that Bach's famous organ piece 'Toccata and Fugue in D Minor' not only wasn't originally written for organ...but likely wasn't even written by Bach at all. ➡
  • 2003
    • Oops! I found the following anecdote in a Home Theater Forum review of the Finding Nemo DVD, and thought it was wonderful… ➡
    • Matrix: Revolutions first impressions One benefit to being unemployed. If, while bouncing around the 'net, you happen to stumble across a reminder that today is the opening day for Matrix: Revolutions, the third and final chapter in the Matrix saga, you can immediately buy a ticket online for a show that starts in 20 minutes, walk to the theater, and see the film without having to think twice about it. ➡
    • Lizette&: This Is Lizette&, an excellent band from Sweden whom I've mentioned in the past, has finally finished their debut album! ➡
  • 2002
    • Voting Day You all are going to get out and vote in your local elections, right? ➡
  • 2001
    • Why is this not a surprise? Looks like everyone's (least) favorite monopoly is up to its usual bag of tricks combined with lackluster security again. Good thing I'm naturally cynical, otherwise I'd be surprised at all this. Instead, I'm just disgusted and resigned. ➡
    • Another weekend survived Sure, it's entirely possible that the combination of increased security and lack of surprise may have deterred any attack, but how long before we get into a situation where it seems like every time we turn around someone else is crying wolf? ➡
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Historians now note that what’s particularly noteworthy about the 20th and 21st centuries in the geopolitical region then known as the United States is how long it managed to exist so near the point of collapse before the final dissolution into several independent nation-states.

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@help Just noticed that in the micro.blog macOS client (v 2.0.2 on macOS 10.15.7), timestamps are off by an hour (apparently not aware of the time change). Screenshot comparing the client vs. the web interface (which shows the correct timestamp) attached.

Post-Election Day Blues

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Having a hard time this morning.

My usual optimism and hope is extremely shaky.

I keep reminding myself that several important states are still in play and that there’s still a decent (maybe even good) chance that Biden will win.

But even if he does, it’s far too close.

I keep reminding myself that many of the races are being heavily affected by gerrymandered districts, limited opportunities to vote, restrictions on when and how votes can be accepted, and other voter suppression tactics primarily concentrated in minority and Democract-leaning areas.

But even so, it’s far too close.

There are so many people in this country who are willingly voting for hate. For fear. For oppression. For racism, sexism, homophobia, xenophobia, transphobia, and every other -ism and -phobia out there. Against science. Against compassion. Against care for others. Against their own best interests.

McConnell, who has made a career of doing nothing, has been elected for another six-year term. We don’t know if we’ll even be able to hold the Senate to an even split, let alone take control; if the Republicans keep control, then even if Biden wins, McConnell will continue to make sure that nothing of import makes it through. The confirmation of Barrett made it clear how fast things can move when allowed to proceed, even while hundreds of bills aimed at actually helping the American people sit ignored, because they were passed by a Democrat-controlled House, and so they aren’t worthy of consideration in McConnell’s eyes.

I just, on a very fundamental, moral, and ethical level, do not understand why so many are so willing to actively support harming themselves and others.

And it’s really hard to hold on to my usual hopeful nature right now.

On This Day: Nov 4

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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 25 posts previously published on November 4th

  • 2024
  • 2023
  • 2021
    • 📚 41/2021: Perchance to Dream by Howard Weinstein ⭐️⭐️⭐️ 🖖🏻 ➡
  • 2020
    • Historians now note that what’s particularly noteworthy about the 20th and 21st centuries in the geopolitical region then known as the United States is how long it managed to exist so near the point of collapse before the final dissolution into several independent nation-states. ➡
    • @help Just noticed that in the micro.blog macOS client (v 2.0.2 on macOS 10.15.7), timestamps are off by an hour (apparently not aware of the time change). Screenshot comparing the client vs. the web interface (which shows the correct timestamp) attached. ➡
    • Post-Election Day Blues I simply do not understand why so many are so willing to actively support harming themselves and others. ➡
    • On This Day: Nov 4 Recognizing 20 years of blogging, here are my past posts from November 4 ➡
  • 2019
    • They had been observing the planet for close to seven orbits around its star, and yet they were still avoiding making contact. Never before had they found an advanced species where every identified language had the concept of “being mean”. Microblogvember: mean ➡
  • 2016
    • Happy that my face fuzz is coming back. Even just stubble has me feeling more like I look like myself again. (309/366) ➡
  • 2015
    • Fun fact: The first time I saw the original Evil Dead was at a slumber party for my church’s youth group. I expect the parents upstairs would have been both horrified and amused if they’d known (and that’s assuming they didn’t…but since adults frequently know more than they let on, who knows?). :) ➡
  • 2008
    • Obama’s Victory Speech If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible; who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time; who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer. ➡
    • Links for November 3rd through November 4th Sometime between November 3rd and November 4th, I thought this stuff was interesting. You might think so too! ➡
    • Vote! Hopefully, you're one of the many people who've taken advantage of the option to vote early in one form or another. If not, then _please_ take the time out of your day today to go by your local polling place and cast your vote. ➡
  • 2007
    • Just a quickie A couple brief bits -- I'm actually trying to do this one-a-day posting thing, but I'm also just home from work and ready to get some food in my system. ➡
  • 2005
    • Prairie’s birthday We had a very pleasant evening last night celebrating Prairie's birthday. Since I worked 'til 9pm, she'd gone out to dinner with her sister Hope and Hope's boyfriend Peter, and they all met me back at home after they were done. Prairie had baked herself a cake, so we all sat back and enjoyed birthday cake after she opened her presents. ➡
    • They made a sequel? While I was not exactly overly enamored with Underworld -- 'disappointing and frustrating' were my actual words after seeing it, in fact -- I just took a look at the trailer for the sequel, Underworld: Evolution. I may end up wandering out to catch a matinee to see how it fares...the original _was_ quite pretty and nice eye candy, and perhaps they'll actually have invested in some slightly more competent screenwriters this time around. ➡
  • 2004
    • Star Wars Episode 3 Trailer oooh - you're _so_ not going to care about this -- and I really shouldn't, either -- but the first trailer for Star Wars Ep. 3 came out today ➡
    • IQ redux A little curious about what was causing a traffic spike, I checked out my referrers and search terms. Turns out that the majority of the spike is caused by people searching for information on how states voted combined with the state's average IQ, which first started going around the 'net back in May regarding the 2000 elections. ➡
    • Works for me… Just once I'd like to see the psycho killer show up, hand the girl an entire Sara Lee cheesecake and say, 'Eat up. I'll go take care of the asshole for you.' ➡
  • 2003
    • Fun with bandwidth Each of the posts that have been getting the most traffic have picked up so many comments that they were up to ~300kb each! ➡
    • Too bad I don't speak Japanese It appears that there is a new Ghost in the Shell movie coming out in 2004: Innocence. Since everything's in Japanese, I don't have much of a clue what anyone is saying, but my lord does it ever look pretty! ➡
    • Puts me to sleep every time In order to relax and calm down, he decided the best thing to do would be to watch a nice, calm, relaxing movie. Like Aliens. ➡
    • Mine! Mine? Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! Mine! ➡
    • So close… Much as I need to find another job, that commute is a bit much, so I had to call back and let them know that, much to my chagrin, I had to turn down the assignment. Bummer. ➡
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“They never fail to astonish me,” he thought, peering through the viewpiece at the subjects of his study. “Whatever new variable we introduce, they invariably find some way to involve it in their sexual practices. At least Earthlings are consistent, if somewhat disturbing.”

On This Day: Nov 3

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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 20 posts previously published on November 3rd

  • 2025
  • 2024
  • 2023
  • 2020
    • “They never fail to astonish me,” he thought, peering through the viewpiece at the subjects of his study. “Whatever new variable we introduce, they invariably find some way to involve it in their sexual practices. At least Earthlings are consistent, if somewhat disturbing.” ➡
    • On This Day: Nov 3 Recognizing 20 years of blogging, here are my past posts from November 3 ➡
  • 2019
    • Fashion had reached such heights over the years, with everyone doing their very best to upstage everyone else at every event, that perhaps it shouldn’t have been a surprise when the prize for best fancy dress went to a janitor in plain unadorned overalls. Microblogvember: fancy ➡
  • 2016
    • Adding walking to work and back definitely adds up after a few days…I’m tired and glad there’s just one workday left. (308/366) ➡
  • 2010
    • George Takei Says You’re A Douchebag Hello, I'm George Takei. You are...a douchebag. That's right! A douchebag. You are always going to be a total douchebag. I can only suspect that you have some...shall I say...'issues' to work out? ➡
  • 2008
  • 2007
    • Happy Birthday to my girl! It's Prairie's birthday today! Tentative plans for the rest of the day include some family shopping for presents, a good dinner somewhere, and probably some Shakespeare in the evening. ➡
  • 2005
  • 2004
    • Red vs. Blue The problem with the typical “red vs. blue” map of how states voted is that while it accurately represents the final casting of each state's electoral votes, it doesn't accurately represent how each state actually voted on the individual level. Here's a map created by Jeff Culver that colors each state according to the proportion of votes each candidate got. ➡
    • Editorial commentary I don't know how long this will last — probably not very long, but as of right now if you go to this page, right click on the image of George and Laura Bush and save it to your desktop, you'll get an amusing suprise… ➡
    • Guest post from Prairie To surrender, to blindly support someone just because he is the president, is the equivalent of saying we don't care about the future. ➡
    • Looking forward The same division in the country remains, the same stalemate. The other side just got the the ball a yard or two into our side of the field rather than the reverse. And we have to deal with the serious consequences of that. Tomorrow's the day to start. ➡
    • I pledge… Apparently, Jeff Jarvis is proposing a 'Post Election Peace Pledge'. I don't doubt that Jarvis means well with his pledge. But this is one pledge I won't be signing on to. ➡
  • 2003
    • LISTBlog My friend D has just gone live with her newest project: LISTBlog. ➡
    • Alien I just got back from seeing the Director's Cut of Alien — one of my all-time favorite Sci-Fi/Horror films — at the Seattle Cinerama. ➡
    • This just hasn't been my best week In my experiences with Microsoft, I made a mistake, and was immediately given the most extreme punishment possible. I then turned around and essentially did the same to you. For that, I most certainly owe you an apology as well. ➡
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“Did you get the concentrate?”

“No problem.” He held up the vial full of coarse orange granules.

“Finally!” Moving quickly, she snatched the vial, uncorked it, and poured the contents into a glass of water. “TANG is so hard to find since Kraft seceded from the corporatocracy.”

On This Day: Nov 2

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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 19 posts previously published on November 2nd

  • 2025
  • 2023
  • 2020
    • Masks Work. Really. We’ll Show You How: “With coronavirus cases still rising, wearing a mask is more important than ever. In this animation, you will see just how effective a swath of fabric can be at fighting the pandemic.” ➡
    • “Did you get the concentrate?” “No problem.” He held up the vial full of coarse orange granules. “Finally!” Moving quickly, she snatched the vial, uncorked it, and poured the contents into a glass of water. “TANG is so hard to find since Kraft seceded from the corporatocracy.” ➡
    • On This Day: Nov 2 Recognizing 20 years of blogging, here are my past posts from November 2 ➡
  • 2019
    • Nobody knew if people left the town on their own, or were taken against their will. All anyone knew for sure was that one day, they were there, and the next, they were gone — and there was one more mark carefully inscribed on the wall surrounding the town. Microblogvember: mark ➡
  • 2016
    • Took a different route home tonight along the canal. Slightly longer, but pretty, and saw a heron fly overhead. (307/366) ➡
    • There were just a couple minutes of gorgeous sunrise on an otherwise grey morning, and I happened to be in the right spot to grab a shot on my way in to work. #nofilter #sunrise ➡
  • 2015
  • 2009
  • 2007
    • NaBloPoMo This year, I think it's worth trying for something a little more possible: NaBloPoMo, or National Blog Posting Month. Inspired by NaNoWriMo, it presents a much more feasible goal for most people. ➡
  • 2004
    • Monorail is a go (again) On the bright side, though, Seattle voters have (for the fourth time) given the local monorail a go-ahead. ➡
    • 254 – 252 Right now, things stand at 254 to 252 Electoral Votes, with Bush in the lead. New Mexico, Iowa, and (most critically) Ohio are still too close to call. Much as I'd like to believe that we could pull a rabbit out of our hat and pick up Ohio's twenty Electoral Votes, it really isn't looking terribly likely. ➡
    • Election overload Gotta get away from the computer for a bit — refreshing CNN.com faster doesn't make the results come in any faster. ;) ➡
    • First exit polls Some of the very first early exit polls have been released. As such, take these with a large grain of salt — we've got a long way to go today. ➡
    • Humidermy: So very, very disturbing Taking a break from election news, Julie pointed out one of the most seriously disturbing articles I've read in a long time. At the moment, I'm pretty sure that this is a Halloween hoax. Admittedly, a rather sucessfully creepy hoax… ➡
  • 2003
    • Congratulations, Bishop Robinson After far too much controversy — which is, unfortunately, far from finished — Gene Robinson was consecrated as Bishop on Sunday. ➡
    • Jason Webley Deathday 2003 Last night was Jason Webley's Deathday concert. Incredible, beautiful, fun, funny, and moving — everything I've come to expect from Webley's shows. ➡
  • 2001
    • Okay, so I guess it’s a real warning The WTC/Pentagon attacks killed around 5,000 people. The paranoia after those attacks is killing everything the U.S. has puportedly stood for over the past 200 years. ➡