{"id":24006,"date":"2020-05-08T08:00:47","date_gmt":"2020-05-08T15:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/?p=24006"},"modified":"2020-04-30T08:25:54","modified_gmt":"2020-04-30T15:25:54","slug":"on-this-day-may-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/05\/08\/on-this-day-may-8\/","title":{"rendered":"On This Day: May 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>25<\/strong> posts previously published on May 8th<\/p><ul class=\"todaypost\"><li><strong>2023<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2023\/05\/08\/year-50-day-6\/\">Year 50 Day 6<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Getting a full night's sleep helped. As did not having to file a police incident report. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2023\/05\/08\/year-50-day-6\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2022<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2022\/05\/08\/%f0%9f%8e%a5-the-green-knight\/\">&#x1f3a5; The Green Knight<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">It\u2019s been a long time since I reached the end of a movie and just wanted to sit for a few minutes to let it sink in. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2022\/05\/08\/%f0%9f%8e%a5-the-green-knight\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2022\/05\/08\/%f0%9f%8e%a5-scream\/\">&#x1f3a5; Scream<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">A very fun and enjoyable \u201crequel\u201d (reboot + sequel) of the Scream franchise. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2022\/05\/08\/%f0%9f%8e%a5-scream\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2020<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/05\/08\/on-this-day-may-8\/\">On This Day: May 8<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Recognizing 20 years of blogging, here are my past posts from May 8 <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/05\/08\/on-this-day-may-8\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2019<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2019\/05\/08\/13376\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Science Fiction\/Fantasy readers, writers, and editors: Which do you consider to be the top SF\/F awards? Mike Glyer of File 770 would like to know and is running a poll; you can vote for up to six. My (unordered) picks: Hugo, Locus, Nebula, PK Dick, World Fantasy, Bram Stoker. 5\/13\/19 Update: Here&#8217;s the results. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2019\/05\/08\/13376\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2019\/05\/08\/13374\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">It seems it came out a few months ago, but I just found out that Affinity Designer, Serif&#8217;s alternative to Adobe InDesign, is now in free beta status. I&#8217;m already a fan of Affinity Photo and Designer (alternatives to Photoshop and Illlustrator), so this is a nice find. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2019\/05\/08\/13374\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2018<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2018\/05\/08\/12168\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Nice! Making it ever easier to vote is a good, good thing. \u201cThe King County Council today approved a measure to offer prepaid postage on ballots for this year\u2019s primary and general elections.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2018\/05\/08\/12168\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2016<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/05\/08\/19566\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Warp speed, helm! And someone find out what happened to my uniform. (129\/366) <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/05\/08\/19566\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/05\/08\/19569\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">As long as we had to go back to the store, we couldn&#8217;t resist trying another six Lego Disney figures\u2026and got no duplicates! Ariel, Genie, Daisy, Ursula, Syndrome, and Alice! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/05\/08\/19569\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/05\/08\/19572\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Our local Fred Meyers finally put out the current Disney Lego blind bags! We got Mickey, Minnie, Stitch, Hook, and Maleficent \u2014 not bad for our first batch! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/05\/08\/19572\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2014<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2014\/05\/08\/17740\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">For #throwbackthursday, me in 1993. No clue what I was heading out to, but I&#8217;m all decked out in full tux and top hat, with black-and-white polka dot bow tie and cummerbund. Snazzy! No explanation for the wall blanket, goofy expression, or weird claw hand. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2014\/05\/08\/17740\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2007<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2007\/05\/08\/press-the-little-doohickey\/\">Press the Little Doohickey<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">This weekend, we got Prairie her own camera, a Pentax Optio M20. It's perfect for her -- a cute, compact little point and shoot that takes pictures of what she points it at. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2007\/05\/08\/press-the-little-doohickey\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2006<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2006\/05\/08\/hairy-tulips\/\">Hairy Tulips<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">A form of tulip...I think. I'm not really sure. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2006\/05\/08\/hairy-tulips\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2006\/05\/08\/dangerous-playgrounds-still-exist\/\">Dangerous Playgrounds Still Exist!<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">A jungle gym with lots of climbing bits, ropes, and various ways to clamber around on (and fall off of) it, including a marvelous slide with no rails that tips to one side. A...spinny thing...that had me so dizzy I could barely stand up. It was marvelous! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2006\/05\/08\/dangerous-playgrounds-still-exist\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2006\/05\/08\/nyquil-jello\/\">NyQuil Jello?<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">One dessert trick Prairie and I have been playing with for the past few months is using soda instead of water to make Jello. Different combinations of flavors are possible, and the carbonation makes the Jello 'fizz' on your tongue when you eat it. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2006\/05\/08\/nyquil-jello\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2006\/05\/08\/wind-vane-sculpture-corvallis-or\/\">Wind Vane Sculpture, Corvallis, OR<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">A sculpture in Corvallis, OR. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2006\/05\/08\/wind-vane-sculpture-corvallis-or\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2005<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/05\/08\/happy-mothers-day-mom\/\">Happy Mother&#8217;s Day, Mom!<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">And to Emily (Kevin's wife), Aunt Susan, and Aunt Pam, too! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/05\/08\/happy-mothers-day-mom\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/05\/08\/the-lion-the-witch-and-the-wardrobe-teaser\/\">The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe teaser!<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">First official teaser for The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/05\/08\/the-lion-the-witch-and-the-wardrobe-teaser\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/05\/08\/harry-potter-and-the-goblet-of-fire-teaser\/\">Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire teaser!<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">The teaser for the next Harry Potter film is out! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/05\/08\/harry-potter-and-the-goblet-of-fire-teaser\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2004<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/05\/08\/semacode\/\">Semacode<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Here's a fun little tech toy that I discovered thanks to Jonas: Semacode, a two-dimensional barcode that encodes a URL in the matrix. With the newer breed of camera phones and the right software installed, the phone can read the barcode and automatically open the URL in the camera's embedded web browser. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/05\/08\/semacode\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/05\/08\/its-not-just-abu-ghraib\/\">It&#8217;s not just Abu Ghraib<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Don't understand how conditions in Abu Ghraib could have gotten as bad as they did? Maybe it's time to take a closer look at our own prison systems. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/05\/08\/its-not-just-abu-ghraib\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2003<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/05\/08\/effects-of-bushs-tax-cut\/\">Effects of Bush&#039;s tax cut<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">I'm having problems diving back into political areas at the moment, but this chart is well worth looking at. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/05\/08\/effects-of-bushs-tax-cut\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/05\/08\/my-netflix-queue\/\">My Netflix queue<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">After severely decimating my movie collection, I got to talking with one of the guys at work, and he gave Netflix a glowing recommendation. So, I figured what the heck, and signed up. If anyone's really morbidly curious, I'll keep track of what's in my queue here. Feel free to suggest some, too! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/05\/08\/my-netflix-queue\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/05\/08\/you-all-rock\/\">You all rock!<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">I just wanted to say to Erik, Kirsten, Prairie, Dad, Tim, and Sharon how much I'm enjoying the back-and-forth of the last few days regarding evolution, social standing, and everything else. This is a blast, and a fun way to kick my brain into gear! You all rock. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/05\/08\/you-all-rock\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2002<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2002\/05\/08\/ugh\/\">Ugh<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">In brief -- I saw Spiderman, it rocked. More later. 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