{"id":24394,"date":"2020-08-21T08:00:47","date_gmt":"2020-08-21T15:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/?p=24394"},"modified":"2020-08-13T08:09:48","modified_gmt":"2020-08-13T15:09:48","slug":"on-this-day-aug-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/08\/21\/on-this-day-aug-21\/","title":{"rendered":"On This Day: Aug 21"},"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>19<\/strong> posts previously published on August 21st<\/p><ul class=\"todaypost\"><li><strong>2023<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2023\/08\/21\/year-50-day-111\/\">Year 50 Day 111<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">More lectures and more evening dancing. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2023\/08\/21\/year-50-day-111\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2022<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2022\/08\/21\/%f0%9f%93%9a-devils-bargain-by-tony-daniel\/\">&#x1f4da; Devil&#8217;s Bargain by Tony Daniel<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">A decent Trek adventure, with some interesting explorations of the Horta. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2022\/08\/21\/%f0%9f%93%9a-devils-bargain-by-tony-daniel\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2020<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/08\/21\/on-this-day-aug-21\/\">On This Day: Aug 21<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Recognizing 20 years of blogging, here are my past posts from August 21 <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/08\/21\/on-this-day-aug-21\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2017<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2017\/08\/21\/21343\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Got my #MunchkinSpecialDelivery treasure chest today, packed with a basic set and a random assortment of expansion cards and other goodies. Unfortunately, I had to mangle the box to get it out of our mailbox, since our postal carrier crammed it in and got it stuck. Ah, well. It&#8217;s what&#8217;s inside that&#8217;s important anyway. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2017\/08\/21\/21343\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2017\/08\/21\/21346\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">At totality (or as close as we can get, at least)! With shots of peak #eclipse with the pinhole box viewer and my phone camera through our eclipse glasses. #eclipse2017 <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2017\/08\/21\/21346\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2017\/08\/21\/21349\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Gaps between leaves acting as natural pinhole viewers and showing the bite taken out of the sun. #eclipse #eclipse2017 <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2017\/08\/21\/21349\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2017\/08\/21\/21322\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">My pinhole #eclipse viewer is working great, too! #eclipse2017 <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2017\/08\/21\/21322\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2017\/08\/21\/21325\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Out to enjoy the #eclipse at a local park. Really cool! &#x1f60e; #eclipse2017 <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2017\/08\/21\/21325\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2016<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/08\/21\/20167\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Mmmmm\u2026rice krispy treat! (234\/366) <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/08\/21\/20167\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2015<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2015\/08\/21\/18866\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Almost time for the Masquerade! Looking forward to actually watching one instead of being in the photographer&#8217;s scrum in the lobby. ;) #Sasquan <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2015\/08\/21\/18866\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2015\/08\/21\/18869\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Got a cute little squishy UFO from the Montreal in 2017 Worldcon bid. #Sasquan <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2015\/08\/21\/18869\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2015\/08\/21\/18842\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Prairie&#8217;s sister Hope and family (Peter, Nalah, and Finn) stopped in Spokane on their way back home from their vacation, and we got to visit with them for breakfast! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2015\/08\/21\/18842\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2014<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2014\/08\/21\/18244\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">On my 24th birthday in &#8217;97, organizing my CDs for DJing. My bedroom is the door behind me with the &#8220;caution&#8221; tape around the frame and (though it&#8217;s hard to see) &#8220;Parental Advisory: Explicit Lyrics&#8221; sight on the door. :) #throwbackthursday <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2014\/08\/21\/18244\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2008<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2008\/08\/21\/my-kind-of-gymnastics\/\">My Kind of Gymnastics<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Jason Kottke's done a wonderful job of rounding up some of history's best Olympic moments on YouTube. However, I think he missed a select few that truly deserve to be seen and appreciated. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2008\/08\/21\/my-kind-of-gymnastics\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2007<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2007\/08\/21\/boy-and-turtle-black-sand-beach\/\">Boy and Turtle (Black Sand Beach)<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">It'll be a bit before I get my Hawaii shots posted. In the meantime, Prairie's posted all of her photos from Hawaii, and has put up a few posts about the trip on her weblog! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2007\/08\/21\/boy-and-turtle-black-sand-beach\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2004<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/08\/21\/hempfest-2004\/\">Hempfest 2004<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">I spent some time today wandering around this year's Hempfest. I've avoided this particular Seattle festival for the past few years I've been down here, mostly because of my personal opinions regarding pot. Today, though, I had nothing else planned, and figured it might be worth wandering down with my camera for some peoplewatching. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/08\/21\/hempfest-2004\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2003<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/08\/21\/ow\/\">Ow&#8230;<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Woke up this morning with a headache. Still have the headache now. I think I'm likely heading to bed as soon as I get home. Bleah. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/08\/21\/ow\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/08\/21\/a-worthy-cause\/\">A worthy cause<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Memorials in her honor can be made to any organization working for the removal of President Bush. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/08\/21\/a-worthy-cause\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/08\/21\/antici\/\">Antici&#8230;<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">So, I'm going to be waiting a bit longer &mdash; current estimations for shipping on the high end G5's are mid to late September. But that gives me a few more weeks to scrape up the last $600 I need, and when the time comes, I'll have the absolute top of the line high-end dual 2Ghz G5 Power Mac sitting in my apartment. The waiting's gonna kill me &mdash; but the final result will be more than worth it. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/08\/21\/antici\/\">&#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 21<\/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-24394","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24394","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=24394"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24394\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24394"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24394"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24394"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}