{"id":24368,"date":"2020-08-09T08:00:47","date_gmt":"2020-08-09T15:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/?p=24368"},"modified":"2020-08-13T08:04:04","modified_gmt":"2020-08-13T15:04:04","slug":"on-this-day-aug-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/08\/09\/on-this-day-aug-9\/","title":{"rendered":"On This Day: Aug 9"},"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>17<\/strong> posts previously published on August 9th<\/p><ul class=\"todaypost\"><li><strong>2025<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2025\/08\/09\/blaze-of-glory-by-simon-hawke\/\">Blaze of Glory by Simon Hawke<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">&#x1f4da; 44\/2025: &#x2b50;&#xfe0f;&#x2b50;&#xfe0f;&#x2b50;&#xfe0f;: A perfectly serviceable TNG adventure. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2025\/08\/09\/blaze-of-glory-by-simon-hawke\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2024<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2024\/08\/09\/%f0%9f%93%9a-forever-peace-by-joe-haldeman\/\">Forever Peace by Joe Haldeman<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">&#x1f4da;: &#x2b50;&#xfe0f;&#x2b50;&#xfe0f;&#x2b50;&#xfe0f;: This is one of those that, while unquestionably good, was difficult for me to really get into and ultimately just didn\u2019t resonate with me. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2024\/08\/09\/%f0%9f%93%9a-forever-peace-by-joe-haldeman\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2023<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2023\/08\/09\/year-50-day-99\/\">Year 50 Day 99<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">A small triumph, perhaps, but a triumph! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2023\/08\/09\/year-50-day-99\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2020<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/08\/09\/difficult-listening-hour-2020-08-08\/\">Difficult Listening Hour 2020.08.08<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Week twenty-four of my unplanned, unrehearsed, seat-of-the-pants goofing around. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/08\/09\/difficult-listening-hour-2020-08-08\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/08\/09\/on-this-day-aug-9\/\">On This Day: Aug 9<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Recognizing 20 years of blogging, here are my past posts from August 9 <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/08\/09\/on-this-day-aug-9\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2019<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2019\/08\/09\/aquaman\/\">Aquaman<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Aquaman: &#x2b50;&#xfe0f;&#x2b50;&#xfe0f; Completely ridiculous, and in the constant-eye-rolling sense, rather than the this-is-fun sense. Admittedly, it was nice to see a DC film that wasn\u2019t as dark (thematically and literally) as most have been, there were occasional gorgeous images, and I did get an occasional laugh. But there were just so many things that didn\u2019t ... <a title=\"Aquaman\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2019\/08\/09\/aquaman\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Aquaman\">Read more<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2019\/08\/09\/aquaman\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2018<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2018\/08\/09\/21927\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Gotta admit, seeing this near my bus stop was a little jarring at first, then just kinda funny\/creepy. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2018\/08\/09\/21927\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2018\/08\/09\/so-tired-of-the-greenies\/\">So Tired of the Greenies<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Great rant from The Root: Enough With the Shit, Green Party. The Coming Midterms Are Too Important for Your Shenanigans. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2018\/08\/09\/so-tired-of-the-greenies\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2017<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2017\/08\/09\/21276\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Heading up to Alaska to help mom out for a few days. Unexpected adventures! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2017\/08\/09\/21276\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2016<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/08\/09\/20128\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">I&#8217;m not a big veggie person, but even I can tell how good cucumber fresh picked from the garden is. Yum! (222\/366) <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/08\/09\/20128\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2014<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2014\/08\/09\/18174\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Saturday afternoon snack time. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2014\/08\/09\/18174\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2007<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2007\/08\/09\/best-voicemail-ever\/\">Best Voicemail Ever<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">'Some _white_ man answered.' <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2007\/08\/09\/best-voicemail-ever\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2006<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2006\/08\/09\/nikon-d80-revealed\/\">Nikon D80 Revealed<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Just a few months after getting my D70s, Nikon's wrapped up their 20-day teaser campaign by introducing the Nikon D80. Overall, it looks _really_ good -- the only thing I see that doesn't really excite me is that the D80 uses SD rather than Compact Flash, but it makes sense given SD's dominance of the small camera market. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2006\/08\/09\/nikon-d80-revealed\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2004<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/08\/09\/analogy\/\">Analogy<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Microsoft Windows : computer security :: George Bush : national security <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/08\/09\/analogy\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/08\/09\/august-11th-is-national-underwear-day\/\">August 11th is National Underwear Day<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">This is the day when underwear becomes not just the first thing you put on and the last thing you take off, but the most important thing you wear all day. Go on an underwear shopping spree to dress yourself. Dress from the inside out. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/08\/09\/august-11th-is-national-underwear-day\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/08\/09\/movie-scenes-that-need-to-be-made\/\">Movie scenes that need to be made<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">&hellip;when I'm at home it takes a conversation about brutally beating another woman with a blow-up doll to keep me up this late. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/08\/09\/movie-scenes-that-need-to-be-made\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2003<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/08\/09\/running-away\/\">Running away&#8230;<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Just a quick note right now &mdash; about to head out to the Taste of Edmonds food festival, about half an hour outside of Seattle, to see Starship and Kickshaw. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/08\/09\/running-away\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recognizing 20 years of blogging, here are my past posts from August 9<\/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-24368","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24368","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=24368"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24368\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24368"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24368"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24368"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}