{"id":23915,"date":"2020-04-17T08:00:47","date_gmt":"2020-04-17T15:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/?p=23915"},"modified":"2020-04-20T08:40:02","modified_gmt":"2020-04-20T15:40:02","slug":"on-this-day-apr-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/04\/17\/on-this-day-apr-17\/","title":{"rendered":"On This Day: Apr 17"},"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>20<\/strong> posts previously published on April 17th<\/p><ul class=\"todaypost\"><li><strong>2024<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2024\/04\/17\/year-50-day-351\/\">Year 50 Day 351<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Still a little chilly for my tastes, but the spring sunshine is really nice. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2024\/04\/17\/year-50-day-351\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2024\/04\/17\/%f0%9f%93%9athe-face-of-the-unknown-by-christopher-l-bennett\/\">The Face of the Unknown by Christopher L. Bennett<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">&#x1f4da;: &#x2b50;&#xfe0f;&#x2b50;&#xfe0f;&#x2b50;&#xfe0f;&#x2b50;&#xfe0f;: A 'year four' adventure that bridges the gap between TOS and TAS and takes a deep dive into the First Federation. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2024\/04\/17\/%f0%9f%93%9athe-face-of-the-unknown-by-christopher-l-bennett\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2020<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/04\/17\/on-this-day-apr-17\/\">On This Day: Apr 17<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Recognizing 20 years of blogging, here are my past posts from April 17 <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/04\/17\/on-this-day-apr-17\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2018<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2018\/04\/17\/21779\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Book sixteen of 2018: The Illustrated Man, by Ray Bradbury. &#x2b50;&#xfe0f;&#x2b50;&#xfe0f;&#x2b50;&#xfe0f; <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2018\/04\/17\/21779\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2018\/04\/17\/21782\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Book fifteen of 2018: Into the Drowning Deep, by Mira Grant. &#x2b50;&#xfe0f;&#x2b50;&#xfe0f;&#x2b50;&#xfe0f;&#x2b50;&#xfe0f; <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2018\/04\/17\/21782\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2017<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2017\/04\/17\/21080\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">That&#8217;s me in my T-Rex suit at the Saturday night #nwc40 dance! #Repost @shainahmaydela with @repostapp \u30fb\u30fb\u30fb Who says dinosaurs can&#8217;t dance? #trex #norwescon40 #youcandance <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2017\/04\/17\/21080\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2016<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/04\/17\/19484\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">I seem to have run out of weekend again. I&#8217;m not sure how this keeps happening. I must remember to order more next time. (108\/366) <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/04\/17\/19484\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2014<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2014\/04\/17\/17646\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Official duties done, I&#8217;m off to socialize! #nwc37 <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2014\/04\/17\/17646\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2014\/04\/17\/17649\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Up, dressed, packed, and not long from hitting the road. #nwc37, I&#8217;m on my way! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2014\/04\/17\/17649\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2009<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2009\/04\/17\/norwescon-32-wrapup\/\">Norwescon 32 Wrapup<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">It took roughly a week to get here, but really, I don't figure that's too bad, given my usual photowhoreish ways. Just a few minutes ago, the last of my shots from Norwescon made it up to Flickr. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2009\/04\/17\/norwescon-32-wrapup\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2009\/04\/17\/csi-gets-geeky\/\">CSI Gets Geeky<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">I don't often talk much about my TV watching, but one of the shows that Prairie's managed to get me into is CSI, and last night's episode, 'A Space Oddity,' was _so_ worth it. Bottom line: great episode, and worth watching if you're a fan of CSI, Trek, BSG, or any combination of the above. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2009\/04\/17\/csi-gets-geeky\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2007<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2007\/04\/17\/charts-dont-lie\/\">Charts Don&#8217;t Lie<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Chart: Percentage of Chart Which Resembles Pac-Man <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2007\/04\/17\/charts-dont-lie\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2006<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2006\/04\/17\/norwescon-29-photo-extravaganza\/\">Norwescon 29 Photo Extravaganza<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Well, not only did I survive my first Norwescon, but I did it camera in hand. And, since I'm a complete and total photo whore, there's a few pictures to be seen. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2006\/04\/17\/norwescon-29-photo-extravaganza\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2005<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/04\/17\/neri-di-bicci-virgin-and-child-with-six-saints\/\">Neri di Bicci, &#8216;Virgin and Child With Six Saints&#8217;<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">As it turns out, we'd stumbled into the celebrations surrounding the return of a 15th century altar painting by Renaissance artist Neri di Bicci to St. James Cathedral after restoration work. This peaked our interest, so we followed along up to the cathedral to watch the pageant and blessing service. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/04\/17\/neri-di-bicci-virgin-and-child-with-six-saints\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2004<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/04\/17\/emptying-out-the-apartment\/\">Emptying out the apartment<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Consider this advance notice for anyone in the Seattle area that reads this site: within the next week, I'm probably going to be putting up a lot of goodies for sale. I just need to do a little bit of research to figure out good asking prices before I put up a firm list. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/04\/17\/emptying-out-the-apartment\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2003<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/04\/17\/long-day\/\">Long day<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Quick bits, because I'm too worn out to bother with anything more in-depth. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/04\/17\/long-day\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2002<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2002\/04\/17\/supreme-court-does-good\/\">Supreme court does good<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">The radio at work was trained to The Buzz, a local talk-radio station, and I heard a good talk show tonight that carried with it some extremely good news -- apparently the Supreme Court today upheld a ruling declaring the 1996 Child Pornography Protection Act unconstitutional. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2002\/04\/17\/supreme-court-does-good\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2002\/04\/17\/thats-icky\/\">That&#8217;s icky<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Rather than car, credit, or casino ads, I'm currently getting a banner that starts with a picture of the American flag. The next frame says, 'Own a piece of history...', and the third frame offers, 'Own a plaque made with the metal from the World Trade Center'. It then closes with, 'WE WILL NEVER FORGET'. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2002\/04\/17\/thats-icky\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2001<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2001\/04\/17\/reunionsugh\/\">Reunions&#8230;ugh<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">In just about two weeks, I hit my 28th birthday, and just a couple months after that, the Bartlett High School Class of '91 has its 10-year anniversary here in town. I'm really not sure what I think of this. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2001\/04\/17\/reunionsugh\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2001\/04\/17\/i-can-think-of-a-few-small-and-cute-things\/\">I can think of a few &#8216;small and cute&#8217; things&#8230;<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">If they're small and they're cute, you don't really notice that they're dead. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2001\/04\/17\/i-can-think-of-a-few-small-and-cute-things\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recognizing 20 years of blogging, here are my past posts from April 17<\/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-23915","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23915","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=23915"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23915\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23915"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23915"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23915"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}