{"id":24231,"date":"2020-07-03T08:00:47","date_gmt":"2020-07-03T15:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/?p=24231"},"modified":"2020-07-06T10:10:52","modified_gmt":"2020-07-06T17:10:52","slug":"on-this-day-jul-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/07\/03\/on-this-day-jul-3\/","title":{"rendered":"On This Day: Jul 3"},"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>24<\/strong> posts previously published on July 3rd<\/p><ul class=\"todaypost\"><li><strong>2024<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2024\/07\/03\/%f0%9f%93%9a-my-monster-girlfriend-edited-by-andrea-purcell-and-amanda-lafrenais\/\">My Monster Girlfriend edited by Andrea Purcell and Amanda Lafrenais<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">&#x1f4da;: &#x2b50;&#xfe0f;&#x2b50;&#xfe0f;&#x2b50;&#xfe0f;&#x2b50;&#xfe0f;: Quite a few good offerings here, but I think Anderjak\u2019s 'Trash Mob Romance' was my favorite. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2024\/07\/03\/%f0%9f%93%9a-my-monster-girlfriend-edited-by-andrea-purcell-and-amanda-lafrenais\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2023<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2023\/07\/03\/year-50-day-62\/\">Year 50 Day 62<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Geeky flirting at its finest. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2023\/07\/03\/year-50-day-62\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2023\/07\/03\/star-trek-collectors-series-by-dr-pepper\/\">Star Trek Collector&#8217;s Series by Dr. Pepper<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">A fun little entry in my small and random collection of Trek stuff. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2023\/07\/03\/star-trek-collectors-series-by-dr-pepper\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2023\/07\/03\/my-twitter-archives\/\">My Twitter Archives<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Thanks to a simple Twitter archiver, I've just added my Twitter archives to my website. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2023\/07\/03\/my-twitter-archives\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2022<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2022\/07\/03\/%f0%9f%8e%a5-sing-2\/\">&#x1f3a5; Sing 2<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Actually only made it halfway through before tapping out. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2022\/07\/03\/%f0%9f%8e%a5-sing-2\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2020<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/07\/03\/on-this-day-jul-3\/\">On This Day: Jul 3<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Recognizing 20 years of blogging, here are my past posts from July 3 <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/07\/03\/on-this-day-jul-3\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2018<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2018\/07\/03\/who-is-reading-your-gmail\/\">Who is reading your Gmail?<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Gmail users, be aware: &#8220;Gmail has 1.4 billion email users. Every one of those users has agreed to terms of service that give third parties permission to read their email. And, of course that&#8217;s just what they do.\u201d Admittedly, this summary is slightly alarmist (but only slightly), as you do need to have given permission ... <a title=\"Who is reading your Gmail?\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2018\/07\/03\/who-is-reading-your-gmail\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Who is reading your Gmail?\">Read more<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2018\/07\/03\/who-is-reading-your-gmail\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2016<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/07\/03\/19927\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Chucks of the day (33\/?): dark brown low tops with tan sidewall stripes, black sidewall and toe, and matching dark brown laces. #chucks #converse <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/07\/03\/19927\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/07\/03\/19930\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Posting from our car&#8217;s WiFi hotspot\u2026because this car has a freaking WiFi hotspot! o.O (Don&#8217;t worry, Prairie&#8217;s driving.) (185\/366) <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/07\/03\/19930\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2014<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2014\/07\/03\/17999\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">From 1999, just before I cut my hair short. I like to call this one my &#8220;Metallica wannabe&#8221; shot. #throwbackthursday <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2014\/07\/03\/17999\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2013<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2013\/07\/03\/personal-privileges\/\">Personal Privileges<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">A list that rumbled its way through my head today at lunch: I am a 40 year old middle-class employed cisgendered straight white male married homeowner in good physical and mental health. That's a whole lot of privilege all piled up. And I'm sure that doesn't cover all of it. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2013\/07\/03\/personal-privileges\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2012<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2012\/07\/03\/things-i-will-not-do\/\">Things I Will Not Do<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">I'm sure this list will grow over time. These just popped into my head this morning based on things I've seen posted recently. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2012\/07\/03\/things-i-will-not-do\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2008<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2008\/07\/03\/scalzi-on-obama\/\">Scalzi on Obama<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">I'll freely admit that I'm not terribly happy about Obama's announcement that he's planning on continuing and expanding Bush's 'Faith Based' programs. However, I think that John Scalzi has a very interesting take on what this might mean for the Presidential race. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2008\/07\/03\/scalzi-on-obama\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2008\/07\/03\/more-on-pixar-or-why-i-suck-at-soundbites\/\">More on Pixar (Or, Why I Suck at Soundbites)<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">A couple weeks ago, I got an e-mail from Jaime Weinman, who writes for Macleans, asking for a quote for an article she was working on about Pixar's future. I agreed, and in my usual style, sent her a small book. Proving yet again that I just _cannot_ write for soundbites, my quote was boiled down to one simple line. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2008\/07\/03\/more-on-pixar-or-why-i-suck-at-soundbites\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2008\/07\/03\/all-about-electricity\/\">All About Electricity<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">So last night, about 5:30pm, as I'm working in Aperture, the power dies. Odd. Just us? Nope, the hallway lights were out too, so it was at least our whole building. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2008\/07\/03\/all-about-electricity\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2004<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/07\/03\/independence-day\/\">Independence Day<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Have a happy and safe 4th of July, everyone. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/07\/03\/independence-day\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/07\/03\/fahrenheit-911\/\">Fahrenheit 9\/11<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">At this point, writing up much of a review is more or less pointless. If you're of a mind to see this film, you're quite likely to already, and if you're not planning on seeing it &mdash; well, you should. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/07\/03\/fahrenheit-911\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2003<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/07\/03\/happy-4th-of-july\/\">Happy 4th of July<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Happy 4th of July, everyone. This post was going to be a lot longer, and a lot more bitter, but then I erased it all. Just go out, have fun, celebrate the fact that we're all still around, and spare a moment for those who aren't. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/07\/03\/happy-4th-of-july\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/07\/03\/blogshares-whats-the-point\/\">BlogShares (what&#039;s the point?)<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">I just got an e-mail telling me that I'd been given 50 shares of The Book of FSCK as Jonas empties his portfolio. This gives me a cash balance of $1,106.43, and my total portfolio totals $152,415.64 with shares in four blogs (two of which are mine). The funny thing is, I really haven't got the faintest clue what all that means. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/07\/03\/blogshares-whats-the-point\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/07\/03\/bush-the-dominator\/\">Bush &#8211; the dominator<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">President Bush, like many dominant personality types, uses dependency-creating language. He employs language of contempt and intimidation to shame others into submission and desperate admiration. While we tend to think of the dominator as using physical force, in fact most dominators use verbal abuse to control others. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/07\/03\/bush-the-dominator\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/07\/03\/wheres-boba-fett-when-you-need-him\/\">Where&#039;s Boba Fett when you need him?<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Well, there are now $25 million bounties out for both Saddam Hussein and Osama bin Laden. I'm <em>sure<\/em> that'll help. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/07\/03\/wheres-boba-fett-when-you-need-him\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/07\/03\/blogathon-2003\/\">Blogathon 2003<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">After being prompted by D, I've signed up for Blogathon 2003. 24 hours of weblogging, raising money for charity (in my case, Amnesty International)! Of course, I won't raise any money if I'm not sponsored&hellip;so won't you be so kind as to sponsor me? <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/07\/03\/blogathon-2003\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/07\/03\/a-dozen-urls\/\">A dozen URL&#039;s<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Can you name more than a dozen URLs by heart? <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/07\/03\/a-dozen-urls\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/07\/03\/the-rocky-and-bullwinkle-horror-picture-show\/\">The Rocky and Bullwinkle Horror Picture Show<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">I'm torn between being impressed and frightened, but I have to admit, it's quite a piece of work: the script for The Rocky and Bullwinkle Horror Picture Show! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/07\/03\/the-rocky-and-bullwinkle-horror-picture-show\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recognizing 20 years of blogging, here are my past posts from July 3<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2040],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24231","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24231","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24231"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24231\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24231"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24231"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24231"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}