{"id":23992,"date":"2020-05-01T08:00:47","date_gmt":"2020-05-01T15:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/?p=23992"},"modified":"2020-04-30T08:24:12","modified_gmt":"2020-04-30T15:24:12","slug":"on-this-day-may-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/05\/01\/on-this-day-may-1\/","title":{"rendered":"On This Day: May 1"},"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>30<\/strong> posts previously published on May 1st<\/p><ul class=\"todaypost\"><li><strong>2024<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2024\/05\/01\/year-50-day-365\/\">Year 50 Day 365<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Had a good afternoon supporting our students with intellectual disabilities for IPSE Day. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2024\/05\/01\/year-50-day-365\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2024\/05\/01\/happy-may-day-2\/\">Happy May Day!<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Two songs for May first...one NSFW. ;) <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2024\/05\/01\/happy-may-day-2\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2024\/05\/01\/%f0%9f%93%9a-brothers-in-arms-by-lois-mcmaster-bujold\/\">Brothers in Arms by Lois McMaster Bujold<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">&#x1f4da;: &#x2b50;&#xfe0f;&#x2b50;&#xfe0f;&#x2b50;&#xfe0f;&#x2b50;&#xfe0f;: More of the clever mix of military SF, politics, and quirky characters that continue to make this series such fun. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2024\/05\/01\/%f0%9f%93%9a-brothers-in-arms-by-lois-mcmaster-bujold\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2022<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2022\/05\/01\/%f0%9f%8e%a5-the-french-dispatch\/\">&#x1f3a5; The French Dispatch<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">As is often the case with any anthology, some entries work better than others. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2022\/05\/01\/%f0%9f%8e%a5-the-french-dispatch\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2022\/05\/01\/%f0%9f%8e%a5-death-on-the-nile\/\">&#x1f3a5; Death on the Nile<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">I never really needed an origin story for Poirot's mustache. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2022\/05\/01\/%f0%9f%8e%a5-death-on-the-nile\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2022\/05\/01\/%f0%9f%93%9a-the-better-man-by-howard-weinstein\/\">&#x1f4da; The Better Man by Howard Weinstein<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">A very middle-of-the-road TOS Trek novel. Nothing particularly stands out either good or bad. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2022\/05\/01\/%f0%9f%93%9a-the-better-man-by-howard-weinstein\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2020<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/05\/01\/happy-may-day\/\">Happy May Day<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">And if you want to reap tomorrow, you better sow your seed tonight <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/05\/01\/happy-may-day\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/05\/01\/on-this-day-may-1\/\">On This Day: May 1<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Recognizing 20 years of blogging, here are my past posts from May 1 <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/05\/01\/on-this-day-may-1\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2018<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2018\/05\/01\/12141\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">You all can have your Jonathan Coulton and your Justin Timberlake. When it comes to May Day songs, I&#8217;m partial to Jason Webley. And when you hear the spirit&#8217;s call There ain&#8217;t no use to fight And if you want to reap tomorrow, you better sow your seed tonight\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2018\/05\/01\/12141\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2018\/05\/01\/12139\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Well sure, what better time than right on the heels of a privacy scandal to announce that Facebook is getting into the dating game? Of course, people who are already friends won&#8217;t be matched (because\u2026people only date strangers?), and poly\/open people aren&#8217;t welcome. Um\u2026okay. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2018\/05\/01\/12139\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2018\/05\/01\/21801\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Got my #LordsofAcid #PrettyinKink goodies today; new album should be out soon! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2018\/05\/01\/21801\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2018\/05\/01\/12130\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Interesting new pseudo-3D\/motion panoramic app called Fyuse just hit my radar. This grumpy unicorn is my first experiment. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2018\/05\/01\/12130\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2017<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2017\/05\/01\/21133\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Sporting my @swear_trek blue shirt at the #StarTrek meetup at @norwescon #nwc40. Photo courtesy of Thom Walls. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2017\/05\/01\/21133\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2016<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/05\/01\/19536\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">There is no such thing as too many books. (122\/366) <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/05\/01\/19536\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2014<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2014\/05\/01\/17688\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">For #throwbackthursday: me outside The Vogue on 12th in 2006. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2014\/05\/01\/17688\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2009<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2009\/05\/01\/delicious-april-28th\/\">Links for April 28th through May 1st<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Sometime between April 28th and May 1st, I thought this stuff was interesting. You might think so too! \u2022\u00a0DJ Richie Hawtin ties Twitter into his setlist with Twitter DJ and Traktor \u2022\u00a0Ferris Bueller is Tyler Durden \u2022\u00a0How to Be a Successful Evil Overlord \u2022\u00a0The Skinny on Using NASA Images \u2022\u00a0Practical Tips for Combatting Swine Flu in Your Home <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2009\/05\/01\/delicious-april-28th\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2009\/05\/01\/district-9\/\">District 9<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Holy crap, that's good. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2009\/05\/01\/district-9\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2006<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2006\/05\/01\/falling-blossoms\/\">Falling Blossoms<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Fallen cherry blossoms in the rock garden outside our living room window. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2006\/05\/01\/falling-blossoms\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2006\/05\/01\/a-kiss-for-mom\/\">A Kiss for Mom<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">More photos of Noah, Kevin, and Emily can be found in Saturday's photos, and a few of Prairie and her mom are in Sunday's photos. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2006\/05\/01\/a-kiss-for-mom\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2006\/05\/01\/an-alaskan-adventure\/\">An Alaskan Adventure<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">When you travel to Alaska, don't forget your bug spray. The mosquitos are something else! ;) <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2006\/05\/01\/an-alaskan-adventure\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2006\/05\/01\/three-bizarro-favorites\/\">Three Bizarro Favorites<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">The previous post reminded me that I had three of my all-time favorite Bizarro comics saved in my old high school quotebook. Here they are (roughly in ascending order, that is, the last one being my top favorite)\/\/\/ <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2006\/05\/01\/three-bizarro-favorites\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2006\/05\/01\/the-importance-of-education\/\">The Importance of Education<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">I've been a fan of Dan Piraro's Bizarro comic for years, but this one gave me a really good laugh this morning. Definitely one of my favorites. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2006\/05\/01\/the-importance-of-education\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2005<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/05\/01\/camp-tomato-2\/\">Camp Tomato!<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">So yesterday was Jason Webley's Camp Tomato. Prairie and I weren't entirely sure just what the day would have in store, but we figured it would be fun, so after waking her up from a nap, we hopped in the car and headed over to Woodland Park. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/05\/01\/camp-tomato-2\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2004<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/05\/01\/jason-webley-birth-day-only-just-beginning-cd-release\/\">Jason Webley Birth Day &#8211; Only Just Beginning CD release<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">My birthday weekend started off with this year's Birth Day for Jason Webley, his annual 'resurrection' show, this year combined with the CD release party for Only Just Beginning. A full writeup will have to wait for later, but I've posted my photos from the concert (and the after-concert revelry in Freeway Park). <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/05\/01\/jason-webley-birth-day-only-just-beginning-cd-release\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2003<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/05\/01\/recent-tunes-update\/\">&#039;Recent Tunes&#039; update<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Utilizing the iTunes Music Store linking hint I found earlier, I've updated the 'Recent Tunes' section of my sidebar. Before each artist, track, and album listing you'll now see icons for Amazon and the iTunes Music Store &mdash; clicking on those will perform a search on the respective service for whichever line you clicked on. Nifty! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/05\/01\/recent-tunes-update\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/05\/01\/linking-to-the-itunes-music-store\/\">Linking to the iTunes Music Store<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Excellent tip that I'm saving here for future use: how to create a website link that performs a search on the iTunes Music Store. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/05\/01\/linking-to-the-itunes-music-store\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/05\/01\/im-going-to-hell\/\">I&#039;m going to hell!<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Guarded by the Minotaur, who snarls in fury, and encircled within the river Phlegethon, filled with boiling blood, is the Seventh Level of Hell. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/05\/01\/im-going-to-hell\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2002<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2002\/05\/01\/may-day\/\">May Day!<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Happy May Day! Or perhaps Beltane would be more to your liking. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2002\/05\/01\/may-day\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2002\/05\/01\/neverwhere\/\">Neverwhere<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">I enjoyed it, but not quite as much as I was expecting. It was an extremely quick read (I read it in two days, with my only reading time being on the bus to and from work and at lunch), and was a lot lighter than I expected. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2002\/05\/01\/neverwhere\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2001<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2001\/05\/01\/the-emperors-new-superman\/\">The Emperor&#8217;s new Superman<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">I generally enjoy Disney's films, but The Emperor's New Groove seemed to sneak through the theaters. But I heard more and more people talking about how good this one actually was...and eventually just went ahead and got it. End result? 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