{"id":23509,"date":"2020-02-23T08:00:47","date_gmt":"2020-02-23T16:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/?p=23509"},"modified":"2020-01-25T10:58:47","modified_gmt":"2020-01-25T18:58:47","slug":"on-this-day-feb-23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/02\/23\/on-this-day-feb-23\/","title":{"rendered":"On This Day: Feb 23"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Since I&#8217;ll hit 20 years of blogging this November, this year I&#8217;m posting a daily list of anything I published on this day in the past.<\/p>\n<p>There are <strong>16<\/strong> posts previously published on February 23rd<\/p><ul class=\"todaypost\"><li><strong>2025<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2025\/02\/23\/weekly-notes-feb-17-23-2025\/\">Weekly Notes: Feb 17-23, 2025<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">A week in the life of\u2026. Thoughts, photos, links, and miscellany from the past week. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2025\/02\/23\/weekly-notes-feb-17-23-2025\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2024<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2024\/02\/23\/year-50-day-297\/\">Year 50 Day 297<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">I made it outside of the house today! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2024\/02\/23\/year-50-day-297\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2022<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2022\/02\/23\/hey-friends-i-love-you\/\">Hey, friends? I love you!<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">I hope you are doing well, and for those of you who have the privilege, time, energy, and ability, that you do what you can to give your friends and loved ones the support they need. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2022\/02\/23\/hey-friends-i-love-you\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2020<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/02\/23\/on-this-day-feb-23\/\">On This Day: Feb 23<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Recognizing 20 years of blogging, here are my past posts from February 23 <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/02\/23\/on-this-day-feb-23\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2016<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/02\/23\/19308\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">It seems my recent photos may have been overly moody. So here&#8217;s a post-workout grin with minimal processing. (54\/366) <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/02\/23\/19308\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2014<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2014\/02\/23\/17447\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">I never left the house today, so I figured I&#8217;d see if these guys had any ideas for an interesting photo. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2014\/02\/23\/17447\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2009<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2009\/02\/23\/delicious-february-18th-3\/\">Links for February 18th through February 23rd<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Sometime between February 18th and February 23rd, I thought this stuff was interesting. You might think so too! \u2022\u00a0Reality TV Helps Break Down Racial Barriers \u2022\u00a0Can You Really Just Waltz Into SAM, Say You Have No Money to Pay the Suggested Donation, and Be Let In? \u2022\u00a0Re: The P-I's Online Plan \u2022\u00a0The Mystery of Ireland's Worst Driver \u2022\u00a0Wil Wheaton: Spoiler Alert: WATCHMEN is fucking awesome. \u2022\u00a0Writing Star Trek Novels, Or, Why Don&rsquo;t You Get a Morally Acceptable Job? <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2009\/02\/23\/delicious-february-18th-3\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2007<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2007\/02\/23\/the-clothesline-project\/\">The Clothesline Project<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">The Clothesline Project is a program started on Cape Cod, MA, in 1990 to address the issue of violence against women. It is a vehicle for women affected by violence to express their emotions by decorating a shirt. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2007\/02\/23\/the-clothesline-project\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2006<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2006\/02\/23\/option-30\/\">Option 30<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">I have no idea where this came from or who dug it up, but it gave me a good laugh: Trent Reznor, _long_ before Nine Inch Nails, covering Billy Idol's 'Eyes Without A Face' with Reznor's early-80's band Option 30. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2006\/02\/23\/option-30\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2006\/02\/23\/alaskan-barbies\/\">Alaskan Barbies<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">A new (to me) variation of an old joke. This particular version will likely only be amusing to those who've lived in Anchorage at some point. Others may find it a handy guide to Anchorage's neighborhoods. ;) <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2006\/02\/23\/alaskan-barbies\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2005<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/02\/23\/now-with-markdown\/\">Now with Markdown<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">I've just added John Gruber's excellent text-processing plugin Markdown to the site, and enabled it for comments as well as for my own use when writing posts. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/02\/23\/now-with-markdown\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/02\/23\/hunter-s-thompson\/\">Hunter S. Thompson<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Seeing all the many varied reports of Hunter S. Thompson's unfortunate demise reminds me that I've actually never read any of his work. So, then, a question for those more familiar with Thompson's work than I am: any recommendations? <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/02\/23\/hunter-s-thompson\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2004<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/02\/23\/grey-tuesday\/\">Grey Tuesday<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">It's time for music fans to stand up and demand change from the music industry's copyright cartel. Tuesday, February 24 will be a day of coordinated civil disobedience: websites will post Danger Mouse's Grey Album on their site for 24 hours in protest of EMI's attempts to censor this work. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/02\/23\/grey-tuesday\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/02\/23\/mardi-gras\/\">Mardi Gras<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">I'll be making one of my few mid-week appearances at the Vogue tonight&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/02\/23\/mardi-gras\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/02\/23\/welcome-to-the-neighborhood\/\">Welcome to the neighborhood<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">After watching Phil struggle with his hosting provider for a couple weeks over system resources, he and I got to talking, and in the name of good geek-karma, I offered him a spot on my personal webserver. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/02\/23\/welcome-to-the-neighborhood\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/02\/23\/introductions\/\">Introductions<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Got to introduce Jonas, Jon, and Jeannie to Fetish Night at the Vogue last night. 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