{"id":23797,"date":"2020-03-31T08:00:47","date_gmt":"2020-03-31T15:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/?p=23797"},"modified":"2020-03-17T11:20:11","modified_gmt":"2020-03-17T18:20:11","slug":"on-this-day-mar-31","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/03\/31\/on-this-day-mar-31\/","title":{"rendered":"On This Day: Mar 31"},"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>19<\/strong> posts previously published on March 31st<\/p><ul class=\"todaypost\"><li><strong>2024<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2024\/03\/31\/year-50-day-334\/\">Year 50 Day 334<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Norwescon day four is done! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2024\/03\/31\/year-50-day-334\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2020<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/03\/31\/on-this-day-mar-31\/\">On This Day: Mar 31<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Recognizing 20 years of blogging, here are my past posts from March 31 <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/03\/31\/on-this-day-mar-31\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2019<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2019\/03\/31\/13331\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Since the next book in my Hugo reading project is an early Heinlein, and I&#8217;ve already disliked the last two of his that have come up in this project, it&#8217;s time for a fluff break. For which, the irresistible title My Life as a White Trash Zombie should do just fine. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2019\/03\/31\/13331\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2019\/03\/31\/13329\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Book twenty-seven of 2019: The Forever Machine, by Mark Clifton &amp; Frank Riley &#x2b50;&#xfe0f;&#x2b50;&#xfe0f; 1955 Hugo Best Novel &#x1f4da; Odd mix of early postulation about how AI might affect society and almost new-age \u201cwoo\u201d of psychoanalysis rejuvenating the physical body to youth. Not very engaging. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2019\/03\/31\/13329\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2018<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2018\/03\/31\/21772\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">My Saturday morning #nwc41 shirt: geektrolling! #starwars #startrek &#x1f596; <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2018\/03\/31\/21772\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2016<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/03\/31\/19448\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Made it through a full day of work, and it&#8217;s a very pleasant sunny and 74\u00b0 afternoon. Improvements are being made. (91\/366) <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/03\/31\/19448\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2014<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2014\/03\/31\/17595\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Feeling better today. Not 100%, but progress has definitely been made. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2014\/03\/31\/17595\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2009<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2009\/03\/31\/okay-ladies-now-do-something-silly\/\">Okay ladies, now do something silly!<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Unofficial Disney silliness -- the princesses mug for the camera. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2009\/03\/31\/okay-ladies-now-do-something-silly\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2009\/03\/31\/delicious-march-30th\/\">Links for March 30th through March 31st<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Sometime between March 30th and March 31st, I thought this stuff was interesting. You might think so too! \u2022\u00a0Seattle's Woodland Park Zoo&rsquo;s New Penguin Exhibit Almost Ready \u2022 I Invented &hellip; the Apple Logo \u2022\u00a0Old Moon Images Get Modern Makeover \u2022\u00a0Marketing Genius, Episode II: The Camblr Strikes Back \u2022\u00a0Marketing Genius \u2022 Ashley and Mary-Kate Olsen, 2008 the Other Half of Famous Twins <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2009\/03\/31\/delicious-march-30th\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2007<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2007\/03\/31\/quote-of-the-day-2\/\">Quote of the Day<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">There's a long standing theory that Hollywood action movies deliberately play up US urban gang violence...a part of a propaganda effort to persuade foreigners that America is _not to be [messed] with_. The British equivalent is Faulty Towers and Monty Python, which simply makes people want to stay the hell away in case it's contagious. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2007\/03\/31\/quote-of-the-day-2\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2005<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/03\/31\/its-only-domestic-violence-if-youre-straight\/\">It&#8217;s only domestic violence if you&#8217;re straight<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">More news from Ohio regarding their ridiculous approach towards domestic violence. The law is being updated to close the loophole that limits domestic violence charges to married couples, which sounds good -- but all's not well yet. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/03\/31\/its-only-domestic-violence-if-youre-straight\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2004<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/03\/31\/chronological-vs-chronoillogical\/\">Chronological vs. Chronoillogical<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">While I won't be swapping my post order around, Monday's discussion on weblog post order has resulted in one small change here on Eclecticism. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/03\/31\/chronological-vs-chronoillogical\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/03\/31\/pickled-dragonpublished\/\">Pickled dragon\u2026published!<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Last January, I passed on a story involving a pickled baby dragon in a jar that was making its way around the 'net. Turns out the entire thing was a hoax&hellip;a hoax that landed the perpetrator a book deal! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/03\/31\/pickled-dragonpublished\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/03\/31\/can-you-tell-me-how-to-get-how-to-get-to-sesame-street\/\">Can you tell me how to get, how to get to Sesame Street?<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Wow &mdash; Sesame Street has been around for 35 years. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/03\/31\/can-you-tell-me-how-to-get-how-to-get-to-sesame-street\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2003<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/03\/31\/where-do-we-go-from-here\/\">Where do we go from here?<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">So pretend you are a presidential candidate. It is November of this year. Iowa is a few short months away and Iraq is the issue dominating the news. You are asked: 'What's your plan for Iraq?' How do you answer? <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/03\/31\/where-do-we-go-from-here\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/03\/31\/examining-deans-platform\/\">Examining Dean&#039;s platform<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">I found a nice point by point examination of Howard Dean's stated platform so far. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/03\/31\/examining-deans-platform\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/03\/31\/more-music\/\">More music<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Two more anti-war music links: Zach de la Rocha\/DJ Spooky and Meshell Ndegeocello. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/03\/31\/more-music\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/03\/31\/on-your-knees-part-ii\/\">On your knees, part II<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Thousands of marines have been given a pamphlet called 'A Christian's Duty,' a mini prayer book which includes a tear-out section to be mailed to the White House pledging the soldier who sends it in has been praying for Bush. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/03\/31\/on-your-knees-part-ii\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/03\/31\/toomanywindows\/\">Too&#8230;many&#8230;windows&#8230;<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">I've been told I need to stop posting so much information on my site. 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