{"id":24069,"date":"2020-05-20T08:00:47","date_gmt":"2020-05-20T15:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/?p=24069"},"modified":"2020-05-15T09:45:51","modified_gmt":"2020-05-15T16:45:51","slug":"on-this-day-may-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/05\/20\/on-this-day-may-20\/","title":{"rendered":"On This Day: May 20"},"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 20th<\/p><ul class=\"todaypost\"><li><strong>2023<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2023\/05\/20\/%f0%9f%93%9a-unspoken-truth-by-margaret-wander-bonnano\/\">&#x1f4da; Unspoken Truth by Margaret Wander Bonnano<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">I found the latter half far less engaging than the first, but overall, I liked diving more into Saavik\u2019s character. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2023\/05\/20\/%f0%9f%93%9a-unspoken-truth-by-margaret-wander-bonnano\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2023\/05\/20\/%f0%9f%8e%a5-dungeons-dragons-honor-among-thieves\/\">&#x1f3a5; Dungeons &#038; Dragons: Honor Among Thieves<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">I really want the portal staff, and the pudgy dragon was particularly great. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2023\/05\/20\/%f0%9f%8e%a5-dungeons-dragons-honor-among-thieves\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2023\/05\/20\/%f0%9f%8e%a5-scream-vi\/\">&#x1f3a5; Scream VI<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Another enjoyable entry to a franchise that started strong and even in its weaker moments is still pretty consistently entertaining. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2023\/05\/20\/%f0%9f%8e%a5-scream-vi\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2023\/05\/20\/year-50-day-18\/\">Year 50 Day 18<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Inadvertently fulfilled my personal 'creepy old white guy in the grocery store' quota. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2023\/05\/20\/year-50-day-18\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2021<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2021\/05\/20\/subtitle-stinginess\/\">Subtitle Stinginess<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Special features deserve subtitles too! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2021\/05\/20\/subtitle-stinginess\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2020<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/05\/20\/24115\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">This is so frustrating: The Abyss is one of my personal favorite films, but all indications are that there&#8217;s a good chance that the old, non-anamorphic standard definition DVD may be the only physical release we&#8217;ll ever see, and even a digital HD release is an open question. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/05\/20\/24115\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/05\/20\/24113\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">&#x1f4da; twenty-four of 2020: E.T. the Extraterrestrial by William Kotzwinkle &#x2b50;&#xfe0f;&#x2b50;&#xfe0f;&#x2b50;&#xfe0f; An odd adaptation, likely done from an earlier draft of the script. I never realized E.T. was quite so romantically enamored with Elliott\u2019s mom! That got kinda weird a few times. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/05\/20\/24113\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/05\/20\/on-this-day-may-20\/\">On This Day: May 20<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Recognizing 20 years of blogging, here are my past posts from May 20 <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/05\/20\/on-this-day-may-20\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2017<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2017\/05\/20\/21154\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Got a good haul of #lego #minifigures today &#8211; 12 bags, and no duplicates! Got the ones I wanted the most (highwayman and both retro sci-fi guys), and the ones Prairie wanted (the baker and butterfly girl), plus more. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2017\/05\/20\/21154\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2017\/05\/20\/21157\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Came down to Yakima for a nice long walk and picnic by the river today. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2017\/05\/20\/21157\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2016<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/05\/20\/19614\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Waiting to see if the new #StarTrekBeyond trailer goes online after it debuts at the #StarTrekFan event in LA, while friends are at the @empmuseum #StarTrekEMP party in Seattle. And I&#8217;m here in Ellensburg. (141\/366) <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/05\/20\/19614\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2015<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2015\/05\/20\/18742\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">We are once again allowed to leave the country! First time since 1996 for me. Now\u2026where to go? (Probably Canada in the near-ish foreseeable future.) <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2015\/05\/20\/18742\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2014<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2014\/05\/20\/17782\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Prairie&#8217;s left early this morning for Seattle for a conference until tomorrow evening, so I have a couple days of riding my bike to and from work. Gorgeous weather for a morning ride! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2014\/05\/20\/17782\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2010<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2010\/05\/20\/delicious-may-18th\/\">Links for May 18th through May 20th<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Sometime between May 18th and May 20th, I thought this stuff was interesting. You might think so too! \u2022\u00a0New Social Networking Site Changing the Way Oh, Christ, Forget It \u2022\u00a0The Ragbag - F(x) = &frac12;X + 7 \u2022\u00a0Who You Gonna Call? \u2022\u00a0Article Asking for More Comprehensive Sex Education Cut From Catholic-School Newspaper \u2022\u00a0The Big Caption <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2010\/05\/20\/delicious-may-18th\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2008<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2008\/05\/20\/silliness-medical-notes\/\">Silliness: Medical Notes<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">An e-mail from Mom. Normally I don't pass these kinds of things on (via e-mail or the web), especially when they're already posted on Snopes (this one is listed as 'Undetermined'), but this one had both Prairie and I in stitches (no pun intended) as we read through it. Lots of good arguments for the importance of clarity in writing in here! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2008\/05\/20\/silliness-medical-notes\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2008\/05\/20\/eight-point-three\/\">Eight Point Three<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">I have no idea how I ended up on their radar, but I've just been rated an 8.3 on Blogged.com, some form of directory and rating site for weblogs. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2008\/05\/20\/eight-point-three\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2006<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2006\/05\/20\/is-pixar-a-boys-only-club\/\">Is Pixar a &#8216;boys only&#8217; club?<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Honestly, I'd never even thought about this until Prairie brought it up after we watched one of the trailers for Cars, when its predominantly male-centric theme got her started thinking about the rest of Pixar's oevure. Just where are the girls in Pixar films? <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2006\/05\/20\/is-pixar-a-boys-only-club\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2005<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/05\/20\/star-wars-episode-iii-revenge-of-the-sith\/\">Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">In brief and spoiler-free: I know Episode I stank, and Episode II was better, but still nowhere near what we'd all been hoping for. Episode III, while not perfect, is _far_ better than either of the prior two prequels, and -- believe it or not -- stands as a worthy addition to the series. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/05\/20\/star-wars-episode-iii-revenge-of-the-sith\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2004<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/05\/20\/attention-royce-new-thomas-covenant-novels\/\">Attention Royce: New Thomas Covenant novels<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">I still need to read the first Thomas Covenant novels. Yes, the ones you've been telling me to read since we met in 4th grade (or whenever you read them, I suppose). I'll get around to it one of these days, I swear&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/05\/20\/attention-royce-new-thomas-covenant-novels\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/05\/20\/seattle-central-library-everybodys-talking-about-it\/\">Seattle Central Library: Everybody&#8217;s talking about it<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Lots of links to information, photographs, and reviews of the new Seattle Central Library. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/05\/20\/seattle-central-library-everybodys-talking-about-it\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/05\/20\/troy-in-15-minutes\/\">Troy in 15 Minutes<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Too, too funny: Troy in Fifteen Minutes. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/05\/20\/troy-in-15-minutes\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2003<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/05\/20\/xxx\/\">XXX<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">A willing suspension of disbelief is one thing, but when the fight scenes in both Matrix films pay more attention to the laws of physics than the stunts in XXX, it's really not a good sign. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/05\/20\/xxx\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/05\/20\/then-i-have-to-go\/\">Then I have to go<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">When I'm with a boy I like, it's hard for me to say anything cool, or witty &mdash; or at all. I can usually make a few vowel sounds, and then I have to go away. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/05\/20\/then-i-have-to-go\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/05\/20\/reclaiming-the-public-domain\/\">Reclaiming the Public Domain<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">The idea is a simple one: Fifty years after a work has been published, the copyright owner must pay a $1 maintanence fee. If the copyright owner pays the fee, then the copyright continues. If the owner fails to pay the fee, the work passes into the public domain. Based on historical precedent, we expect 98% of copyrighted works would pass into the public domain after just 50 years. They could keep Mickey for as long as Congress lets them. But we would get a public domain. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/05\/20\/reclaiming-the-public-domain\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2002<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2002\/05\/20\/frikkin-major-tom\/\">Frikkin&#8217; Major Tom!!!<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">I got to go to another concert last night -- Peter Murphy! It was an absolutely incredible show. 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