{"id":24161,"date":"2020-06-15T08:00:47","date_gmt":"2020-06-15T15:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/?p=24161"},"modified":"2020-06-01T08:10:19","modified_gmt":"2020-06-01T15:10:19","slug":"on-this-day-jun-15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/06\/15\/on-this-day-jun-15\/","title":{"rendered":"On This Day: Jun 15"},"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>22<\/strong> posts previously published on June 15th<\/p><ul class=\"todaypost\"><li><strong>2025<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2025\/06\/15\/weekly-notes-june-9-15-2025\/\">Weekly Notes: June 9\u201315, 2025<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">A week in the life of\u2026. Thoughts, photos, links, and miscellany from the past week. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2025\/06\/15\/weekly-notes-june-9-15-2025\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2023<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2023\/06\/15\/year-50-day-44\/\">Year 50 Day 44<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Congratulations to all of Highline\u2019s graduates! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2023\/06\/15\/year-50-day-44\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2020<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/06\/15\/on-this-day-jun-15\/\">On This Day: Jun 15<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Recognizing 20 years of blogging, here are my past posts from June 15 <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/06\/15\/on-this-day-jun-15\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2017<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2017\/06\/15\/linkdump-for-may-28th-through-june-15th\/\">Linkdump for May 28th through June 15th<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">An automatically generated list of links that caught my eye between May 28th and June 15th. \u2022\u00a0Why is English so weirdly different from other languages? \u2022\u00a0PureText \u2022\u00a0Let\u2019s Be Real: Americans Are Walking Around With Dirty Anuses \u2022\u00a0The Racist History of Portland, the Whitest City in America \u2022\u00a0No more \u2018product of its time,\u2019 please <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2017\/06\/15\/linkdump-for-may-28th-through-june-15th\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2016<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/06\/15\/19767\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Introducing Toby to his new pals. It&#8217;s a #tinydinosaur trio! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/06\/15\/19767\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/06\/15\/19770\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">This #tinydragon is really cool. Seems to be happy enough perched on my knee. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/06\/15\/19770\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/06\/15\/19773\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Prairie went to Leavenworth today, and brought back some even tinier tiny animals! A #tinypenguin, two #tinydinosaur, and even a #tinydragon! (167\/366) <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/06\/15\/19773\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/06\/15\/19746\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Chucks of the day (15\/?): black low tops with bright green inner lining and grey laces and sidewall stripes. #chucks #converse <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/06\/15\/19746\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2014<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2014\/06\/15\/17905\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Back at the movies again. Oh, no! There goes Tokyo! Go go Godzilla! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2014\/06\/15\/17905\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2007<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2007\/06\/15\/ladybug\/\">Ladybug<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Not quite as cute when seen this close up, are they? At full size, you can see the hairs on the ladybug's legs! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2007\/06\/15\/ladybug\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2006<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2006\/06\/15\/five-years\/\">Five Years<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Today marks five years since I left Anchorage and moved down to Seattle. Yay! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2006\/06\/15\/five-years\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2005<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/06\/15\/tron-sequel-back-in-the-works\/\">Tron sequel back in the works?<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">An item in Boing Boing about Disney comic books caught my eye today. Not for the comic books, but for the subject of one of them... <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/06\/15\/tron-sequel-back-in-the-works\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/06\/15\/even-aol-has-style-sometimes\/\">Even AOL has style sometimes&#8230;<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">See? _Everyone_ looks better in a Utilikilt! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/06\/15\/even-aol-has-style-sometimes\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/06\/15\/dj-wdi-mix-difficult-listening-hour-01\/\">DJ W\u00fcdi Mix: Difficult Listening Hour 01<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">I'm posting a series of mix sessions I did a few years back. This is Difficult Listening Hour 01 (43m 03s, 39.43Mb). Download, drop into your .mp3 player, and -- hopefully -- enjoy! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/06\/15\/dj-wdi-mix-difficult-listening-hour-01\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2004<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/06\/15\/techno-lust\/\">Techno-lust<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">The Wall Street Journal's top seven items of techno-lust, with commentary by me. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/06\/15\/techno-lust\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/06\/15\/theyre-legal\/\">They&#8217;re legal!<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen turned eighteen yesterday. How did I miss that little milestone? <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/06\/15\/theyre-legal\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/06\/15\/a-love-letter-to-star-trek\/\">A love letter to Star Trek<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Something to bring a smile to your face (especially if, like me, you're a life-long Trekk[ie\/er]) -- a love letter to Star Trek. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/06\/15\/a-love-letter-to-star-trek\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/06\/15\/why-garfield-sucks\/\">Why Garfield sucks<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Not having been a fan of Garfield since my age hit the double-digits, I can't really say that I was terribly surprised by this look at Jim Davis' marketing-centric approach to producing the Garfield comic strip. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/06\/15\/why-garfield-sucks\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/06\/15\/winer-goes-off-the-deep-end\/\">Winer goes off the deep end<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">It's difficult for me to even conceive of doing something like this. While I don't host anywhere near the number of sites that weblogs.com did (whatever that number might be), I do host a few friends sites for free, and I can't imagine simply pulling the plug on their sites. Not only is it an amazingly callous thing to do, but the guilt alone would have me up at night &mdash; and that's just for three other people! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/06\/15\/winer-goes-off-the-deep-end\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/06\/15\/racism-is-alive-and-well\/\">Racism is alive and well<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Owners of a New Jersey swim club are paying one million dollars to settle a lawsuit against them for denying access to 'black' and 'brown skinned' people. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/06\/15\/racism-is-alive-and-well\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/06\/15\/not-terribly-subtle\/\">Not terribly subtle<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">[Ronald Reagan] was also a deeply, unabashedly religious man. But he accepted that as a responsibility, not a mandate. 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