{"id":24287,"date":"2020-07-20T08:00:47","date_gmt":"2020-07-20T15:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/?p=24287"},"modified":"2020-07-13T15:11:47","modified_gmt":"2020-07-13T22:11:47","slug":"on-this-day-jul-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/07\/20\/on-this-day-jul-20\/","title":{"rendered":"On This Day: Jul 20"},"content":{"rendered":"<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 July 20th<\/p><ul class=\"todaypost\"><li><strong>2025<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2025\/07\/20\/weekly-notes-july-14-20-2025\/\">Weekly Notes: July 14\u201320, 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\/07\/20\/weekly-notes-july-14-20-2025\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2023<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2023\/07\/20\/year-50-day-79\/\">Year 50 Day 79<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Tasty homemade mango\/tangerine\/canteloupe popsicles for dessert. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2023\/07\/20\/year-50-day-79\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2020<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/07\/20\/on-this-day-jul-20\/\">On This Day: Jul 20<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Recognizing 20 years of blogging, here are my past posts from July 20 <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/07\/20\/on-this-day-jul-20\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2018<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2018\/07\/20\/21887\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">I\u2019m on a boat! Heading out to the @norwescon Exec retreat weekend to dive into planning for #nwc42! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2018\/07\/20\/21887\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2017<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2017\/07\/20\/21255\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">The latest additions to our #cah #cardsagainsthumanity collection! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2017\/07\/20\/21255\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2016<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/07\/20\/20038\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Feeling scruffy and amused at the ever increasing grey in my beard. (202\/366) <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/07\/20\/20038\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2015<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2015\/07\/20\/18797\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">At the final &#8220;meet the parents&#8221; event for this summer. 90\u00b0 and breezy\u2026not bad in the shade, at least. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2015\/07\/20\/18797\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2015\/07\/20\/black-lives-matter-vs-all-lives-matter\/\">&#8216;Black Lives Matter&#8217; vs. &#8216;All Lives Matter&#8217;<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">TL;DR: The phrase 'Black lives matter' carries an implicit 'too' at the end; it's saying that black lives should also matter. Saying 'all lives matter' is dismissing the very problems that the phrase is trying to draw attention to. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2015\/07\/20\/black-lives-matter-vs-all-lives-matter\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2014<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2014\/07\/20\/18075\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Living dangerously &#8211; swinging in a kilt! ;) <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2014\/07\/20\/18075\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2009<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2009\/07\/20\/delicious-july-20th\/\">Links for July 20th from 08:37 to 16:27<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Sometime between 08:37 and 16:27, I thought this stuff was interesting. You might think so too! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2009\/07\/20\/delicious-july-20th\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2009\/07\/20\/40-years-ago-today\/\">40 Years Ago Today<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">...men first walked on the moon. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2009\/07\/20\/40-years-ago-today\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2007<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2007\/07\/20\/silencio\/\">Silencio!<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Due to time's slow march around the globe, Muggles across the world are already diving into the final year of adventures at Hogwarts, and while Prairie and I will be receiving our copies tomorrow, due to a prior engagement we won't actually be able to read them until Sunday. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2007\/07\/20\/silencio\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2006<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2006\/07\/20\/what-now\/\">What now?<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">'So, what'cha gonna do _now_? You've run out of Internet.' <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2006\/07\/20\/what-now\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2005<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/07\/20\/podcast-06-torimix-v2\/\">Podcast 06: ToriMix v2<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">I'm posting a series of mix sessions I did a few years back. This is ToriMix v2 (46m 37s, 53.36Mb). Download, drop into your .mp3 player, and -- hopefully -- enjoy! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/07\/20\/podcast-06-torimix-v2\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2004<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/07\/20\/as-the-apple-turns-rss-feed\/\">As the Apple Turns RSS feed<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">I'm tossing this up here because until today, I had never, ever, ever seen nor heard of any mention of an RSS feed for everyone's favorite Apple-flavored soap opera, As the Apple Turns. However, in a typically off-the-cuff mention, the heretofore super-secret-ninja-RSS-feed address has been leaked (and leaked by no less august a personage than the AtAT team themselves). <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/07\/20\/as-the-apple-turns-rss-feed\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/07\/20\/uninspired\/\">Uninspired<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">So&hellip;as long as I'm a bit lacking at the moment &mdash; any questions, curiosity, or comments from the peanut gallery? No particular topic, anything goes. I'm just curious to see what might pop up if anyone actually responds. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/07\/20\/uninspired\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2003<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/07\/20\/convert-kmph-to-mph\/\">Convert Kmph to Mph<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Note for Americans, that the speed is kilometers per hour not miles. To convert you multiple by 5 and divide by 8 then add 32 less the number you first thought of and then cross out the answer and write \"really fast for an old car\" or something like that. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/07\/20\/convert-kmph-to-mph\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/07\/20\/tps-syndrome\/\">TPS Syndrome<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Am I suffering from TPS: TypePad Snobbery? You know it, baby! ;) <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/07\/20\/tps-syndrome\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/07\/20\/pirates-of-the-caribbean-the-curse-of-the-black-pearl\/\">Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">It's an absolute blast, start to finish. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/07\/20\/pirates-of-the-caribbean-the-curse-of-the-black-pearl\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/07\/20\/live-comment-previews\/\">Live Comment Previews<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">The 'Live Comment Preview' hack that I use on The Long Letter has now been implemented here on Eclecticism. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/07\/20\/live-comment-previews\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/07\/20\/turn-down-the-heat\/\">Turn down the heat!<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">On the downside, I haven't wanted to leave the apartment \u2014 once temperatures hit the mid-80's to 90's, I'm quite content to lay in a near-comatose puddle on my bed. ;) However, this being the weekend for the Bite of Seattle food festival, I couldn't very well stay indoors in the shade all weekend. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/07\/20\/turn-down-the-heat\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2002<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2002\/07\/20\/so-true\/\">So true&#8230;<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">I like to have a martini, two at the very most -- after three I'm under the table, after four I'm under my host. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2002\/07\/20\/so-true\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2002\/07\/20\/best-of-times-worst-of-times\/\">Best of times, worst of times<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">I've been thinking about the weddings I've been at or involved in lately. It got me thinking back to one of my favorite weddings that I've been part of -- which, unfortunately, led to more problems than I ever wanted to have to deal with. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2002\/07\/20\/best-of-times-worst-of-times\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2001<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2001\/07\/20\/neighbors-and-a-new-desk\/\">Neighbors, and a new desk<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">The landlord stopped by my apartment to see how I was getting along, and it turned out that he had some more old furniture that he was willing to give to me. So in addition to the couch he gave me last week, I've now got an absolutely ginormous table in my place. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2001\/07\/20\/neighbors-and-a-new-desk\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>1998<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/1998\/07\/20\/from-usenet-72098-2300\/\">[From Usenet: 7.20.98 2300]<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Truthfully, the disc surprised me...a lot of the remixes are pretty good. Those songs can acutually get decent when you strip out the vocals and tweak the remixes enough...  <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/1998\/07\/20\/from-usenet-72098-2300\/\">&#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 20<\/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-24287","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24287","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=24287"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24287\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24287"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24287"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24287"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}