{"id":23681,"date":"2020-03-08T08:00:47","date_gmt":"2020-03-08T15:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/?p=23681"},"modified":"2020-02-27T09:36:58","modified_gmt":"2020-02-27T17:36:58","slug":"on-this-day-mar-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/03\/08\/on-this-day-mar-8\/","title":{"rendered":"On This Day: Mar 8"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[]'><\/div>\n<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>29<\/strong> posts previously published on March 8th<\/p><ul class=\"todaypost\"><li><strong>2025<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2025\/03\/08\/clarkesworld-issue-222-edited-by-neil-clarke\/\">Clarkesworld Issue 222 edited by Neil Clarke<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">&#x1f4da; 15\/2025: Favorites by Anna Burdenko and Ren Zeyu. &#x2b50;&#xfe0f;&#x2b50;&#xfe0f;&#x2b50;&#xfe0f; <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2025\/03\/08\/clarkesworld-issue-222-edited-by-neil-clarke\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2024<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2024\/03\/08\/year-50-day-311\/\">Year 50 Day 311<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Making a few adjustments to some floor placements so that they can be used. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2024\/03\/08\/year-50-day-311\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2021<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2021\/03\/08\/difficult-listening-hour-2021-03-06\/\">Difficult Listening Hour 2021.03.06<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Unrehearsed, seat-of-the-pants, let's-see-what-happens mixing. You never know what might fall into one of these! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2021\/03\/08\/difficult-listening-hour-2021-03-06\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2020<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/03\/08\/modern-political-sexism\/\">Modern Political Sexism<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">From Elizabeth Warren, 2020, and the Sexism Next Door &#8211; The Atlantic \u201cElectability\u201d claims to be a benign and objective concern. It is neither. It merely outsources biases, rationalizing them by appealing to the moral failings of imagined others. It talks about neighbors, and \u201cother people,\u201d and \u201cwhat the country is ready for.\u201d It throws ... <a title=\"Modern Political Sexism\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/03\/08\/modern-political-sexism\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Modern Political Sexism\">Read more<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/03\/08\/modern-political-sexism\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/03\/08\/23748\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Don\u2019t Panic: The comprehensive Ars Technica guide to the coronavirus: \u201cYou should be concerned and take this seriously. But you should not panic. This is the mantra public health experts have adopted since the epidemic mushroomed in January\u2014and it\u2019s about as comforting as it is easy to accomplish.\u00a0But it\u2019s important that we all try.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/03\/08\/23748\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/03\/08\/23746\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Wishing a good #InternationalWomensDay to all women: family, friends, acquaintances, and those not known to me; cis, trans, or enby, however you present, openly or closeted; whatever your history and however you choose to live your life. May you be healthy, safe, and valued. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/03\/08\/23746\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/03\/08\/on-this-day-mar-8\/\">On This Day: Mar 8<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Recognizing 20 years of blogging, here are my past posts from March 8 <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/03\/08\/on-this-day-mar-8\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2019<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2019\/03\/08\/13273\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Fond wishes on International Women&#8217;s Day to all the marvelous women in my life. Whether related by blood or by choice, whether near or far, whether AFAB or not, whether you feel like a woman every day or only some, and however you express yourself. I&#8217;m glad we know each other. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2019\/03\/08\/13273\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2017<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2017\/03\/08\/21014\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Wearing red in support of #internationalwomensday, the #daywithoutawoman, all women who are not working today, and all women who for whatever reason are not able to not work today. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2017\/03\/08\/21014\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2016<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/03\/08\/19355\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Thanks to some dead bulbs, the bathroom at work has amusingly over-dramatic lighting. (Taken earlier today.) (68\/366) <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/03\/08\/19355\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2014<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2014\/03\/08\/17493\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Prairie found bunches of socks for me today, including Superman and Batman socks! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2014\/03\/08\/17493\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2014\/03\/08\/17496\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Waiting for the breakout sessions to end and the main #nwc37 meeting to get going again. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2014\/03\/08\/17496\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2011<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2011\/03\/08\/new-design\/\">New Design<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Initially I was just hoping to find a decent temporary placeholder theme until I had time to really dive into a full redesign, but as it turned out, I think I'm happy enough with this to simply declare it my new look (until I get bored again). <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2011\/03\/08\/new-design\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2007<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2007\/03\/08\/sigma-200-500mm-f28\/\">Sigma 200-500mm f\/2.8<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">(Said in your best Crocodile Dundee voice) 'You call that a zoom lens? Now, _that's_ a zoom lens!' <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2007\/03\/08\/sigma-200-500mm-f28\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2007\/03\/08\/international-womens-day-2\/\">International Women&#8217;s Day<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">International Women's Day has been observed since in the early 1900's, a time of great expansion and turbulence in the industrialized world that saw booming population growth and the rise of radical ideologies. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2007\/03\/08\/international-womens-day-2\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2006<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2006\/03\/08\/vidal-on-oscars-and-politics\/\">Vidal on Oscars and Politics<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">One of these days I'm actually going to start reading more of Gore Vidal's work, as each time I've run across him, I've found him fascinating and _incredibly_ intelligent. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2006\/03\/08\/vidal-on-oscars-and-politics\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2006\/03\/08\/international-womens-day-2006\/\">International Women&#8217;s Day 2006<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Today is International Women's Day. Hooray for women! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2006\/03\/08\/international-womens-day-2006\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2005<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/03\/08\/international-womens-day\/\">International Women&#8217;s Day<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Today is International Women's Day. This might be a good time to mention that here in the United States, the Equal Rights Amendment still hasn't been passed. Isn't it long past time that something was done about this? <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/03\/08\/international-womens-day\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/03\/08\/rosencrantz-and-guildenstern-areon-dvd\/\">Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are&#8230;on DVD!<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Finally! Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead is coming to DVD! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/03\/08\/rosencrantz-and-guildenstern-areon-dvd\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2004<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/03\/08\/seattle-recognizes-gay-marriages\/\">Seattle recognizes gay marriages!<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Okay, so we're not performing the ceremonies yet, but it's a start. Mayor Greg Nickles issued an executive order today declaring that the City of Seattle will recognize gay marriages. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/03\/08\/seattle-recognizes-gay-marriages\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/03\/08\/the-pig-war-of-san-juan-island\/\">The Pig War of San Juan Island<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">How the death of a pig on San Juan Island nearly drove America and Britain to war in 1859. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/03\/08\/the-pig-war-of-san-juan-island\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2002<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2002\/03\/08\/true-patriots\/\">True patriots<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">True patriots do not blindly accept all that comes from Washington D.C., Juneau, etc., regardless (nor, for that matter, rejects regardless). True patriots work toward the mending of flaws, putting self-control on our government, and making sure our laws are ones of liberty. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2002\/03\/08\/true-patriots\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2002\/03\/08\/seattle-snow\/\">Seattle snow<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Right now there's pictures on the morning news of the West Seattle bridge backed up after two Metro buses jackknifed, and people have been abandoning their cars along the sides of the highways and walking. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2002\/03\/08\/seattle-snow\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2002\/03\/08\/net-radio-in-jeopardy\/\">&#8216;net radio in jeopardy<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">A Call to Arson: more good information on the attempted shutdown of 'net radio. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2002\/03\/08\/net-radio-in-jeopardy\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2002\/03\/08\/new-imac-ad\/\">New iMac ad<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">I about died when it stuck its 'tongue' out! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2002\/03\/08\/new-imac-ad\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2002\/03\/08\/rubberband-gatling-gun\/\">Rubberband gatling gun!<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Rubberband Gatling Gun? COOL! I want one! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2002\/03\/08\/rubberband-gatling-gun\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2002\/03\/08\/da-plane-da-plane\/\">Da plane! Da plane!<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Following up on one of yesterday's bits: after people started pointing out that there didn't seem to be an airplane in the released shots of the Pentagon 9\/11 attack, some new photos have been released. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2002\/03\/08\/da-plane-da-plane\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2001<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2001\/03\/08\/the-scotsman\/\">The Scotsman<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Well a Scotsman clad in kilt left a bar one evening fair... <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2001\/03\/08\/the-scotsman\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2001\/03\/08\/it-is-way-too-early\/\">It is way too early<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Amazing the differences that can appear when you've got a job that you actually enjoy, huh? <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2001\/03\/08\/it-is-way-too-early\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recognizing 20 years of blogging, here are my past posts from March 8<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2040],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23681","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23681","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23681"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23681\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23681"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23681"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23681"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}