{"id":24249,"date":"2020-07-12T08:00:47","date_gmt":"2020-07-12T15:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/?p=24249"},"modified":"2020-07-06T10:13:34","modified_gmt":"2020-07-06T17:13:34","slug":"on-this-day-jul-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/07\/12\/on-this-day-jul-12\/","title":{"rendered":"On This Day: Jul 12"},"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>28<\/strong> posts previously published on July 12th<\/p><ul class=\"todaypost\"><li><strong>2025<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2025\/07\/12\/uncanny-magazine-issue-65-edited-by-michael-damian-thomas\/\">Uncanny Magazine Issue 65 edited by Michael Damian Thomas<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">&#x1f4da; 35\/2025: &#x2b50;&#xfe0f;&#x2b50;&#xfe0f;&#x2b50;&#xfe0f;: Favorites by Catherynne M. Valente, Emma T\u00f6rzs, and Daniel H. Wilson. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2025\/07\/12\/uncanny-magazine-issue-65-edited-by-michael-damian-thomas\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2023<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2023\/07\/12\/year-50-day-71\/\">Year 50 Day 71<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">My partner was a little stiff and not very talkative. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2023\/07\/12\/year-50-day-71\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2020<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/07\/12\/difficult-listening-hour-2020-07-11\/\">Difficult Listening Hour 2020.07.11<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Week twenty of my unplanned, unrehearsed, seat-of-the-pants goofing around. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/07\/12\/difficult-listening-hour-2020-07-11\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/07\/12\/on-this-day-jul-12\/\">On This Day: Jul 12<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Recognizing 20 years of blogging, here are my past posts from July 12 <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/07\/12\/on-this-day-jul-12\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2019<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2019\/07\/12\/13423\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Heading out for this year\u2019s Goth Tropicxs goth beach party night at the Mercury. Tweaked one of my favorite silly shirts in a particularly appropriate way, I think. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2019\/07\/12\/13423\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2018<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2018\/07\/12\/12341\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Die Hard at 30: how it remains the quintessential American action movie: \u201cThe lesson of Die Hard, however, is that the small, incidental details are just as consequential \u2013 and often exactly what\u2019s missing from the films that tried to emulate it.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2018\/07\/12\/12341\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2017<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2017\/07\/12\/21240\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Out at the park for tonight&#8217;s free concert. Enjoying living someplace where we actually feel like going outside! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2017\/07\/12\/21240\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2016<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/07\/12\/19987\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Absolutely blanking on a caption tonight. So no silly or snark or much of anything else. Just me. (194\/366) <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/07\/12\/19987\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/07\/12\/19990\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Chucks of the day (42\/?): black high tops with grey pinstripes. #chucks #converse <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/07\/12\/19990\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2014<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2014\/07\/12\/18044\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Fresh picked green beans and cherry tomatoes from Prairie&#8217;s garden to go with dinner tonight. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2014\/07\/12\/18044\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2014\/07\/12\/18047\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Lounging on the back patio while the nieces splash around in a kiddie pool. Aaahhh, summer! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2014\/07\/12\/18047\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2014\/07\/12\/18020\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">My nieces, all face painted at the farmer&#8217;s market. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2014\/07\/12\/18020\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2011<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2011\/07\/12\/awkward-family-photos-the-game\/\">Awkward Family Photos: The Game!<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Long-time readers will know that my family has been featured on the Awkward Family Photos website not just once, but twice, and both photos were also featured in the Awkward Family Photos book. Well, you can't keep a good thing down -- we're now also featured in the Awkward Family Photos game! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2011\/07\/12\/awkward-family-photos-the-game\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2010<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2010\/07\/12\/delicious-july-4th-2\/\">Links for July 4th through July 12th<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Sometime between July 4th and July 12th, I thought this stuff was interesting. You might think so too! \u2022\u00a0Invincible Apple: 10 Lessons From the Coolest Company Anywhere \u2022\u00a0What Could Possibly Go Wrong \u2022\u00a0The Name of the Game \u2022\u00a0Bookstore Embraces, Bucks Web \u2022\u00a0Mac SSD performance and TRIM in OSX <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2010\/07\/12\/delicious-july-4th-2\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2009<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2009\/07\/12\/official-norwescon-photographer\/\">Official Norwescon Photographer<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">A couple of weeks ago I got an invitation from the Norwescon 33 publications director asking if I might be interested in the con photographer position. I, of course, said that I was very interested, and we agreed to meet at today's Volunteer Appreciation Picnic. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2009\/07\/12\/official-norwescon-photographer\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2005<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/07\/12\/seattle-flickr-meetup\/\">Seattle Flickr Meetup<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">A Seattle Flickr Meetup is in the works, folks -- first one is Thursday, July 28th at 7pm, at the Six Arms Pub. Stop by and say hi! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/07\/12\/seattle-flickr-meetup\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2004<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/07\/12\/another-thing-i-keep-meaning-to-investigate\/\">Another thing I keep meaning to investigate<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Over the years, there have been two martial art forms that have caught my interest, and it was more than a little amusing to see both of them pop up tonight in my daily reads. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/07\/12\/another-thing-i-keep-meaning-to-investigate\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/07\/12\/awww-shucks\/\">Awww, shucks!<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">This was rather flattering to run across tonight&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/07\/12\/awww-shucks\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/07\/12\/election-day-usa-protest-music-cd-compilation\/\">Election Day USA: Protest music CD compilation<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">I haven't downloaded any of these yet, so I can't vouch for any of the actual songs, but I like the project: Election Day USA. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/07\/12\/election-day-usa-protest-music-cd-compilation\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/07\/12\/a-bird-in-the-hand-is-worth-one-from-the-bush\/\">A bird in the hand is worth one from the Bush<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Adam, Brendan, and I rose our banner (the More Trees, Less Bush one) and he turned to wave to our side of the road. His smile faded, and he raised his left arm in our direction. And then, George W. Bush, the 43rd president of the United States of America, extended his middle finger. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/07\/12\/a-bird-in-the-hand-is-worth-one-from-the-bush\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/07\/12\/kevin-came-through\/\">Kevin came through<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">My little brother stopped by yesterday to hang out with Prairie and I for a while on his way down to Corvallis to scout out job and housing options, as he and Emily will be moving there soon after the birth of their baby. We had a fun time visiting for a few hours, playing music, swapping stories, and generally just hanging out. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/07\/12\/kevin-came-through\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/07\/12\/the-terrorists-have-already-won\/\">The terrorists have already won<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Okay, let me get this straight. Because we're worried about a terrorist attack disrupting the election process, we're planning to disrupt the election process in the event of a terrorist attack? That doesn't even start to make sense to me. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/07\/12\/the-terrorists-have-already-won\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2003<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/07\/12\/lego-fun\/\">Lego fun<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Leonard posted a ton of links too cool Lego creations. My personal favorite is the soccer stadium \u2014 complete with hooligans. :) <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/07\/12\/lego-fun\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/07\/12\/howard-dean-guest-blogger\/\">Howard Dean, guest blogger<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Larry Lessig, one of the top copyright lawyers in the nation (I believe), and a well-known personality in the blogosphere is going on vacation next week, and his replacement guest blogger is going to be none other than Howard Dean! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/07\/12\/howard-dean-guest-blogger\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/07\/12\/capitol-hill-block-party\/\">Capitol Hill Block Party<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Another addition to the various nifty clicky-bits (that's a technical term) here on the site! I spent some time today wandering around in the sun at the Capitol Hill Block Party and snapped a few pictures. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/07\/12\/capitol-hill-block-party\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2002<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2002\/07\/12\/well-im-not-surprised\/\">Well, I&#8217;m not surprised<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Those who surf the Web using a Mac tend to be better educated and make more money than their PC-using counterparts. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2002\/07\/12\/well-im-not-surprised\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2002\/07\/12\/hiv-positive-muppets\/\">HIV-positive muppets?<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">The first HIV-positive Muppet will soon join the cast of 'Sesame Street' in South Africa to educate children about the deadly virus that infects more than 10 percent of the country. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2002\/07\/12\/hiv-positive-muppets\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2001<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2001\/07\/12\/final-fantasy-sleeping-in-a-shoebox\/\">Final fantasy, sleeping in a shoebox<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">First off -- as soon as I can afford it, I need a bed. While I can deal with sleeping on the floor, it's not the most comfortable way of doing things. 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