{"id":24229,"date":"2020-07-02T08:00:47","date_gmt":"2020-07-02T15:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/?p=24229"},"modified":"2020-07-06T10:10:38","modified_gmt":"2020-07-06T17:10:38","slug":"on-this-day-jul-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/07\/02\/on-this-day-jul-2\/","title":{"rendered":"On This Day: Jul 2"},"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>32<\/strong> posts previously published on July 2nd<\/p><ul class=\"todaypost\"><li><strong>2024<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2024\/07\/02\/%f0%9f%93%9a-the-captains-oath-by-christopher-l-bennett\/\">The Captain&#8217;s Oath by Christopher L. Bennett<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">&#x1f4da;: &#x2b50;&#xfe0f;&#x2b50;&#xfe0f;&#x2b50;&#xfe0f;: An interesting take on Kirk, not quite the captain he will become, still somewhat finding his footing. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2024\/07\/02\/%f0%9f%93%9a-the-captains-oath-by-christopher-l-bennett\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2023<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2023\/07\/02\/year-50-day-61\/\">Year 50 Day 61<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">I rather desperately need to get my home office straightened up. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2023\/07\/02\/year-50-day-61\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2020<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/07\/02\/on-this-day-jul-2\/\">On This Day: Jul 2<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Recognizing 20 years of blogging, here are my past posts from July 2 <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/07\/02\/on-this-day-jul-2\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2018<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2018\/07\/02\/21881\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Book twenty-three of 2018: Outland, by Alan Dean Foster. &#x1f31f;&#x1f31f; <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2018\/07\/02\/21881\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2018\/07\/02\/12304\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Oh, sure. Mexico\u2019s election rides \u201ca wave of populist anger\u201d resulting in \u201ca landslide victory\u201d that is \u201ca clear rejection of the status quo in the nation\u201d and a \u201csweeping mandate to reshape the country\u201d \u2014 and moves to the political left. Okay, US voters: our turn in November! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2018\/07\/02\/12304\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2017<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2017\/07\/02\/21211\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Patches (as we have dubbed this very friendly neighborhood cat) decided that Prairie&#8217;s lap was the place to be, caring not one whit that poor Prairie is allergic and would immediately have to go change clothes. &#8220;It was worth it,&#8221; says Prairie. #cat #kitty #catsofinstagram <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2017\/07\/02\/21211\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2017\/07\/02\/21184\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">We got matching his-and-hers skeleton keys today. &#x1f604;&#x1f480;&#x1f511; <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2017\/07\/02\/21184\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2016<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/07\/02\/19933\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Well, hopefully this will make finding her easier\u2026. #findingdory <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/07\/02\/19933\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/07\/02\/19906\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">New car! And actually new, too \u2014 a 2016 Chevy Sonic with all of 16 miles on the odometer! Plus very nice service from Miguel and everyone else here. It&#8217;s an exciting day! (184\/366) <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/07\/02\/19906\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/07\/02\/19909\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Chucks of the day (32\/?): black low tops with multicolored (red, green, orange, purple, blue) striping, purple inner lining, and suede(-ish) heel stripe and tongue logo. #chucks #converse <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/07\/02\/19909\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2014<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2014\/07\/02\/18002\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Lawn mowing isn&#8217;t my favorite chore, but some days it&#8217;s gotta be done. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2014\/07\/02\/18002\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2011<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2011\/07\/02\/life-in-ellensburg-all-graduated-and-employed\/\">Life in Ellensburg: All Graduated and Employed!<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">I know it's been a long time since I've done much in the way of 'real' blogging. Believe me, I _know_ -- it's been bugging me. However, the reason for the delay has been for two very interconnected reasons: I don't like blogging about things that are happening until they've actually happened, and I've been a lot busier here than I expected to be. It's all for good reasons, though -- Ellensburg has been treating me very well, as it turns out. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2011\/07\/02\/life-in-ellensburg-all-graduated-and-employed\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2011\/07\/02\/markdown-is-the-new-word-5-1\/\">Markdown is the new Word 5.1<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Almost all of my writing for many, many years now has been in a text editor using Markdown-formatted text. I'm using Markdown formatting for this blog post (which WordPress then automatically translates into HTML), I've written many, many discussion board posts for school in Markdown format before pasting them into BlackBoard, and I use Markdown formatting whenever I'm writing email messages. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2011\/07\/02\/markdown-is-the-new-word-5-1\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2011\/07\/02\/a-real-first-class-news-experience\/\">A Real First-Class News Experience<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Now, I'm not a die-hard 'information wants to be free' crusader, and I really don't have a problem with paying a reasonable fee for media that I'm interested in. However, I do want to be able to _use_ the information that I pay for, and a specialized system is _not_ something I'm willing to pay for. Give me text on a webpage, RSS feeds for my newsreader...information I can _use_, not something that locks it away. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2011\/07\/02\/a-real-first-class-news-experience\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2011\/07\/02\/my-first-and-only-online-handle\/\">My First and Only Online Handle<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">I'm actually kind of lucky in this respect. I've only ever used one online handle, and while I've deprecated it a bit these days in favor of my real name, I still actively use it as a login name and occasional identifier. Most anyone who's interacted with me online for any appreciable amount of time will recognize my online alias of djwudi. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2011\/07\/02\/my-first-and-only-online-handle\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2007<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2007\/07\/02\/me-and-prairie\/\">Me and Prairie<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">...as seen on the Simpsons. If we were ever on the Simpsons, that is. Courtesy of the character generator in The Simpsons Movie website. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2007\/07\/02\/me-and-prairie\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2005<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/07\/02\/tsunami-early-warning-system\/\">Tsunami Early Warning System<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">After the massive destruction of the south Asia tsunami, the Red Cross has decided to distribute FREE Tsunami Early Warning System\/ Earthquake Detectors. Earthquakes can be dangerous. Especially at beaches where Tsunamis can occur. Know the signs to watch for of a nearby earthquake! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/07\/02\/tsunami-early-warning-system\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2004<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/07\/02\/eau-de-power-mac\/\">Eau de Power Mac<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Taste and scent specialists International Flavors and Fragrances have partnered with fashion and art magazine Visionaire to produce a special fragrance capturing the scent of computers &mdash; specifically, 'the headspace in the Apple computer store in Manhattan's SoHo neighborhood.' <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/07\/02\/eau-de-power-mac\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/07\/02\/911-iraq\/\">9\/11 \u2260 Iraq<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Designs on the White House has been running a t-shirt design contest, and they've just announced the winners. Some good shirts in there, I'm hard pressed to find a favorite. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/07\/02\/911-iraq\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/07\/02\/hagar-the-horrible\/\">Hagar the Horrible<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">&hellip;Hagar used his position on the reproductive health committee to oppose the otherwise overwhelmingly approved vote to recommend over-the-counter sale of the morning-after contraceptive Plan B. The vote to approve the sale of Plan B was then overruled by the Bush administration. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/07\/02\/hagar-the-horrible\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2003<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/07\/02\/woof\/\">Woof<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Just what every goth dog lover needs &mdash; a doggie bones costume! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/07\/02\/woof\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/07\/02\/still-looking\/\">Still looking<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">I could have sworn that I linked to this before (it's been on the 'net for months), but I can't find it now, and it's bouncing around the 'net again. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/07\/02\/still-looking\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/07\/02\/livejournal-rss-feeds\/\">LiveJournal RSS feeds<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Just a note to myself: RSS feeds are available for any LiveJournal simply by adding \"\/rss\" to the end of the URL. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/07\/02\/livejournal-rss-feeds\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/07\/02\/yummy\/\">Yummy!<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">I just looked at the label on the soda machine here and could have sworn that rather than Cherry Coke, it read Chewey Coke. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/07\/02\/yummy\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/07\/02\/juxtapositioning\/\">Juxtapositioning<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Interesting, if depressing, combinations of headlines on MSNBC's main page right now: Bring them on! \/ Two more soldiers die. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/07\/02\/juxtapositioning\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/07\/02\/bring-em-on\/\">Bring &#039;em on!<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Can we get away with starting a 'Ball Gags for Bush' fundraiser drive? <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/07\/02\/bring-em-on\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/07\/02\/the-hat\/\">The hat?!?<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">No one wants to put words in J. K. Rowling's mouth, but it's safe to assume that when she hails her readers' creativity, she has in mind something other than tales wherein Professor Snape is fellated by the Sorting Hat. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/07\/02\/the-hat\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/07\/02\/old-school\/\">Old School<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Went out to the Vogue last night for an old-school techno night. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/07\/02\/old-school\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/07\/02\/angels-or-devils\/\">Angels or Devils<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">...if you're frightened of dying, and you're holding on, you'll see devils tearing your life away. But, if you've made your peace, then the devils are really angels, freeing you from the earth. It's just a matter of how you look at it, that's all. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/07\/02\/angels-or-devils\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/07\/02\/2010-winter-olympics-in-vancouver-bc\/\">2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, BC<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Vancouver, BC has just been awarded the 2010 Olympics. Pretty nifty &mdash; they're just a couple hours north of Seattle, so I might actually be able to wander up that way and see some of the fun in seven years or so. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/07\/02\/2010-winter-olympics-in-vancouver-bc\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/07\/02\/great-wall-of-china-disappearing\/\">Great Wall of China disappearing<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">This was a little distressing to read about: the Great Wall of China, one of the few (the only?) man-made structures visible from space, is falling apart. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/07\/02\/great-wall-of-china-disappearing\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/07\/02\/people-powered-democracy\/\">People Powered Democracy<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Most of all, these people seemed to be supporting Dean because other people they know and trust are supporting Dean. 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