{"id":23923,"date":"2020-04-21T08:00:47","date_gmt":"2020-04-21T15:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/?p=23923"},"modified":"2020-04-20T08:41:10","modified_gmt":"2020-04-20T15:41:10","slug":"on-this-day-apr-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/04\/21\/on-this-day-apr-21\/","title":{"rendered":"On This Day: Apr 21"},"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>18<\/strong> posts previously published on April 21st<\/p><ul class=\"todaypost\"><li><strong>2025<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2025\/04\/21\/norwescon-47-thursday-night-star-trek-vs-star-wars-dance\/\">Norwescon 47 Thursday Night Star Trek vs Star Wars Dance<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Are you Team Enterprise or Team Skywalker? Do you dream of the final frontier, or a galaxy far, far away? Lightsaber or phaser? The Force or the Prime Directive? (Recorded live at NWC47.) <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2025\/04\/21\/norwescon-47-thursday-night-star-trek-vs-star-wars-dance\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2024<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2024\/04\/21\/year-50-day-355\/\">Year 50 Day 355<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">I\u2019m afraid the print on this shirt is degrading to the point where soon it won\u2019t be remotely legible. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2024\/04\/21\/year-50-day-355\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2020<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/04\/21\/on-this-day-apr-21\/\">On This Day: Apr 21<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Recognizing 20 years of blogging, here are my past posts from April 21 <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/04\/21\/on-this-day-apr-21\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2019<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2019\/04\/21\/norwescon-42-wrap-up\/\">Norwescon 42 Wrap-Up<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">On to Norwescon 43! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2019\/04\/21\/norwescon-42-wrap-up\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2018<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2018\/04\/21\/21776\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Seen (but not purchased) at the Kent Goodwill. Honestly, I considered them out of morbid curiosity, but then decided it really wouldn\u2019t be worth it. #fumanchu #saxrohmer #racism #orientalism <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2018\/04\/21\/21776\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2017<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2017\/04\/21\/21077\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">It&#8217;s a little sad to watch my #nwc40 tattoo wear away as the days go by. (Though I&#8217;ll admit to being impressed at its longevity. I haven&#8217;t been pointedly scrubbing at it, but I haven&#8217;t been avoiding it while in the shower, either. Not bad!) <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2017\/04\/21\/21077\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2016<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/04\/21\/19502\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">This week has had an unusually high amount of adulting in it. Just one day left! (112\/366) <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/04\/21\/19502\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2015<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2015\/04\/21\/18688\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Got asked to help out at the book sale for an hour. Left with another stack. Imagine that! More SF, but also some nonfiction &#8220;history of SF&#8221;, one by Lester Del Rey, the other Frederik Pohl&#8217;s memoir. #moarbooks <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2015\/04\/21\/18688\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2014<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2014\/04\/21\/17658\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">We got a new toy! Prairie and I have been concentrating more on our health since the beginning of the year. We&#8217;ve each been using our exercise bike daily, and after three months, decided to step things up a bit with a good elliptical machine. It&#8217;s a pretty nice early birthday present for me (us)! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2014\/04\/21\/17658\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2008<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2008\/04\/21\/britannica-webshare\/\">Britannica Webshare<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Sounds nice, and a welcome companion\/competitor to Wikipedia. I've applied, now it's just a question of whether I've been regular enough as of late to get accepted. ;) <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2008\/04\/21\/britannica-webshare\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2005<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/04\/21\/better-living-through-apathy\/\">Better Living Through Apathy<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">As cynical as it may be, I think there just might be something to Davan's theory in today's Something Positive strip. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/04\/21\/better-living-through-apathy\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/04\/21\/ms-backing-down-on-gay-rights\/\">MS backing down on gay rights?<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">In a move that angered many of the company's gay employees, the Microsoft Corporation, publicly perceived as the vanguard institution of the new economy, has taken a major political stand in favor of age-old discrimination. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/04\/21\/ms-backing-down-on-gay-rights\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/04\/21\/april-seattle-webloggers-meetup\/\">April Seattle Weblogger&#8217;s Meetup<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">I finally made it out to another Weblogger's meetup! It was long past time, as the last time I'd made it out was back in November. While I don't have much basis for comparison, it seemed to be a pretty good turnout again, 20-some people all told, I'd guess. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/04\/21\/april-seattle-webloggers-meetup\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2004<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/04\/21\/freedom\/\">Freedom!<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Only in Seattle would buying clothing involve standing in the middle of the store lobby, having a large bald man stand behind you and wrap his arms around your waist, and then assist you in dropping your trousers to your ankles. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/04\/21\/freedom\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/04\/21\/neal-stephenson-confusion\/\">Neal Stephenson: Confusion<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">I so need to get to the bookstore soon &mdash; Confusion, the second book in Neal Stephenson's Baroque Cycle (which began with Quicksilver) is out. Salon has an interview with Stephenson and a review of Confusion up which both look good, though I don't have time to read them right now. Argh! :) <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/04\/21\/neal-stephenson-confusion\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2003<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/04\/21\/if-only\/\">If only&#8230;<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">A perfect juxtaposition of headline and photo, from the Anchorage Daily News last month. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/04\/21\/if-only\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/04\/21\/things-i-shouldnt-admit-in-public\/\">Things I shouldn&#039;t admit in public<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">You know, that's enough embarassing myself for the moment. Time to stop before I dig myself any deeper. ;) <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/04\/21\/things-i-shouldnt-admit-in-public\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2002<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2002\/04\/21\/funniest-man-on-the-planet\/\">Funniest man on the planet?<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">I'm not entirely sure if Robin Williams is the funniest man on the planet or not, but after being able to see him live tonight -- it wouldn't surprise me! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2002\/04\/21\/funniest-man-on-the-planet\/\">&#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 21<\/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-23923","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23923","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=23923"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23923\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23923"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23923"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23923"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}