{"id":24388,"date":"2020-08-18T08:00:47","date_gmt":"2020-08-18T15:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/?p=24388"},"modified":"2020-08-13T08:08:50","modified_gmt":"2020-08-13T15:08:50","slug":"on-this-day-aug-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/08\/18\/on-this-day-aug-18\/","title":{"rendered":"On This Day: Aug 18"},"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>22<\/strong> posts previously published on August 18th<\/p><ul class=\"todaypost\"><li><strong>2025<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2025\/08\/18\/seattle-worldcon-2025-wednesday-night-dance\/\">Seattle Worldcon 2025 Wednesday Night Dance<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">The opening night's dance at Seattle Worldcon 2025, recorded live at the Sheraton Grand hotel in downtown Seattle. Enjoy four hours of the Seattle Worldcon nightlife! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2025\/08\/18\/seattle-worldcon-2025-wednesday-night-dance\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2024<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2024\/08\/18\/%f0%9f%93%9a-binti-the-complete-trilogy-by-nnedi-okorafor\/\">Binti: The Complete Trilogy by Nnedi Okorafor<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">&#x1f4da;: &#x2b50;&#xfe0f;&#x2b50;&#xfe0f;&#x2b50;&#xfe0f;&#x2b50;&#xfe0f;: I really enjoyed this, and am looking forward to exploring more of Okorafor's books. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2024\/08\/18\/%f0%9f%93%9a-binti-the-complete-trilogy-by-nnedi-okorafor\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2024\/08\/18\/%f0%9f%8e%a5-abigail\/\">Abigail<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">&#x1f3a5;: &#x2b50;&#xfe0f;&#x2b50;&#xfe0f;&#x2b50;&#xfe0f;&#x2b50;&#xfe0f;: A bit of Agatha Christie, a bit of The Ransom of Red Chief, and a lot of blood. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2024\/08\/18\/%f0%9f%8e%a5-abigail\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2023<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2023\/08\/18\/year-50-day-108\/\">Year 50 Day 108<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">This trip isn\u2019t over yet! And further posts may be delayed by about a week. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2023\/08\/18\/year-50-day-108\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2020<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/08\/18\/on-this-day-aug-18\/\">On This Day: Aug 18<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Recognizing 20 years of blogging, here are my past posts from August 18 <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/08\/18\/on-this-day-aug-18\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2018<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2018\/08\/18\/12431\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Leaning ever closer to closing down my Twitter account once I\u2019ve passed on the keys to the Norwescon social media accounts. Between their inconsistent application of rules and their neutering of third-party clients, it\u2019s harder to care about staying. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2018\/08\/18\/12431\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2016<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/08\/18\/20146\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Well, that&#8217;s unpleasant. I did not authorize this. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/08\/18\/20146\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/08\/18\/20149\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Well, that was interesting. I was taking an afternoon walk by Kiwanis Park when I heard a big cracking, ripping noise. Looked over, and a big branch had fallen off one of the trees, right near the picnic shelter. Startled a small family, too\u2026lucky they weren&#8217;t any closer! Emailed the #Ellensburg Parks Dept. to let ... <a title=\"\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/08\/18\/20149\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about \">Read more<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/08\/18\/20149\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/08\/18\/20152\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Found a nice shady spot in the campus Japanese Gardens for lunch today. (231\/366) <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/08\/18\/20152\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2015<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2015\/08\/18\/18827\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">This one&#8217;s for mom and dad, who use the Alaska Native words &#8220;Aga&#8221; and &#8220;Apa&#8221; rather than &#8220;grandma\/mother&#8221; and &#8220;grandpa\/father&#8221; with their grandchildren. The &#8220;in&#8221; on the end of &#8220;again&#8221; getting rubbed off made it look like part of this restaurant&#8217;s mission is a plan to return mum (Aga) soon. I was rather surprised that ... <a title=\"\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2015\/08\/18\/18827\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about \">Read more<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2015\/08\/18\/18827\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2014<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2014\/08\/18\/18226\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">From the walk back to the car after work this afternoon. 95 degrees, and I&#8217;m wearing black. Goth fashion and desert climates don&#8217;t play well together. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2014\/08\/18\/18226\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2009<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2009\/08\/18\/delicious-august-15th\/\">Links for August 15th through August 18th<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Sometime between August 15th and August 18th, I thought this stuff was interesting. You might think so too! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2009\/08\/18\/delicious-august-15th\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2008<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2008\/08\/18\/delicious-august-18th-2\/\">Links for August 18th from 06:12 to 14:58<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Sometime between 06:12 and 14:58, I thought this stuff was interesting. You might think so too! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2008\/08\/18\/delicious-august-18th-2\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2008\/08\/18\/delicious-august-14th-2\/\">Links for August 14th through August 18th<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Sometime between August 14th and August 18th, I thought this stuff was interesting. You might think so too! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2008\/08\/18\/delicious-august-14th-2\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2006<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2006\/08\/18\/conversation\/\">Conversation<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">90's rock group Soul Asylum gave a free show at the Pike Place market on Thursday morning, and Prairie and I headed down to see them. While we were waiting for the show to start I took a few random people shots around the gathering crowd. This shot is by far my favorite of the morning. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2006\/08\/18\/conversation\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2005<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/08\/18\/bad-ui-mozilla-thunderbird\/\">Bad UI: Mozilla Thunderbird<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">I'm honestly not entirely sure if I should be grumbling at Mozilla's authors or Windows' authors, but this drives me up the wall. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/08\/18\/bad-ui-mozilla-thunderbird\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/08\/18\/webpage-screenshots-on-os-x\/\">Webpage Screenshots on OS X<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Enter Paparazzi for OS X: give it a URL and dimensions, and get a single image of the entire page. Quick, simple, and occasionally _very_ handy. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/08\/18\/webpage-screenshots-on-os-x\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/08\/18\/its-the-little-things-that-count\/\">It&#8217;s the little things that count<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Two things that gave me a grin (for very different reasons) on my way home from lunch today. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/08\/18\/its-the-little-things-that-count\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2003<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/08\/18\/oh-lord-now-what\/\">Oh, lord, now what?<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">I think I preferred the never-ending stream of Viagra spam, to be honest. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/08\/18\/oh-lord-now-what\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/08\/18\/are-you-registered-to-vote\/\">Are you registered to vote?<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">I certainly hope that everyone is registered to vote, and is planning on voting when the time comes. However, on the off chance that you're not registered yet, you can now do so through Howard Dean's website. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/08\/18\/are-you-registered-to-vote\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/08\/18\/a-little-bit-of-magic\/\">A little bit of magic<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">The elusive elf has enchanted Twin Citians ever since the 6-inch wooden door appeared eight years ago, just off a walking path around popular Lake Harriet. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/08\/18\/a-little-bit-of-magic\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/08\/18\/warning-these-hurt\/\">Warning: These hurt!<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Just remember&hellip;the beauty of the pun is in the 'oy&hellip;' of the beholder. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/08\/18\/warning-these-hurt\/\">&#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 18<\/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-24388","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24388","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=24388"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24388\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24388"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24388"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24388"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}