{"id":24396,"date":"2020-08-22T08:00:47","date_gmt":"2020-08-22T15:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/?p=24396"},"modified":"2020-08-13T08:10:03","modified_gmt":"2020-08-13T15:10:03","slug":"on-this-day-aug-22","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/08\/22\/on-this-day-aug-22\/","title":{"rendered":"On This Day: Aug 22"},"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 August 22nd<\/p><ul class=\"todaypost\"><li><strong>2025<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2025\/08\/22\/clarkesworld-issue-226-edited-by-neil-clarke\/\">Clarkesworld Issue 226 edited by Neil Clarke<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">&#x1f4da; 45\/2025: &#x2b50;&#xfe0f;&#x2b50;&#xfe0f;&#x2b50;&#xfe0f;: Favorites by Tia Tashiro, Fiona Moore, Gary Kloster, and Bam Bruin. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2025\/08\/22\/clarkesworld-issue-226-edited-by-neil-clarke\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2023<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2023\/08\/22\/year-50-day-112\/\">Year 50 Day 112<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">More shipboard fun until the sniffles started. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2023\/08\/22\/year-50-day-112\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2023\/08\/22\/%f0%9f%8e%a5-bridget-joness-diary\/\">&#x1f3a5; Bridget Jones&#8217;s Diary<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">A perfect choice to watch on an evening in during our New York to London voyage. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2023\/08\/22\/%f0%9f%8e%a5-bridget-joness-diary\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2023\/08\/22\/%f0%9f%8e%a5-notting-hill\/\">&#x1f3a5; Notting Hill<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Late '90s\/early '00s Hugh Grant is Hugh at his peak Hugh Grant-i-ness. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2023\/08\/22\/%f0%9f%8e%a5-notting-hill\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2021<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2021\/08\/22\/25447\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">&#x1f4da; 28\/2021: Fortune&#8217;s Light by Michael Jan Friedman &#x2b50;&#xfe0f;&#x2b50;&#xfe0f;&#x2b50;&#xfe0f; &#x1f596;&#x1f3fb; <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2021\/08\/22\/25447\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2020<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/08\/22\/on-this-day-aug-22\/\">On This Day: Aug 22<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Recognizing 20 years of blogging, here are my past posts from August 22 <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/08\/22\/on-this-day-aug-22\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2016<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/08\/22\/20164\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Bathroom selfie. Because why not? (235\/366) <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/08\/22\/20164\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2015<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2015\/08\/22\/18875\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Prairie and me in our seats for the #hugos! #hugoawards #worldcon #sasquan <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2015\/08\/22\/18875\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2015\/08\/22\/18878\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">All spiffed up for the #hugos (complete with Batman socks)! #sasquan #hugoawards #worldcon <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2015\/08\/22\/18878\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2015\/08\/22\/18881\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Hugo Award ceremony tickets acquired! #sasquan #hugos #hugoawards #worldcon <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2015\/08\/22\/18881\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2015\/08\/22\/18884\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Wow, this restroom fixture has been here a while. Sit, do your business, and have a smoke? <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2015\/08\/22\/18884\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2015\/08\/22\/18857\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">This year&#8217;s Hugo trophy, to be awarded at the ceremonies tonight. #Sasquan #hugoaward #hugos <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2015\/08\/22\/18857\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2015\/08\/22\/18860\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Captured! #Sasquan #starwars #hansolo #bobafett <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2015\/08\/22\/18860\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2015\/08\/22\/18863\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Lots of walking yesterday! #Sasquan <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2015\/08\/22\/18863\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2014<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2014\/08\/22\/18241\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Normally I&#8217;d wait until a night out at the Mercury to debut this, but I don&#8217;t know when I&#8217;ll next be able to be all goth clubby, so here we are. Thanks to Mickey for posting a photo of someone else with this shirt, and Gracy for tracking down where to buy it. :D #goth ... <a title=\"\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2014\/08\/22\/18241\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about \">Read more<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2014\/08\/22\/18241\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2008<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2008\/08\/22\/delicious-august-20th\/\">Links for August 20th through August 22nd<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Sometime between August 20th and August 22nd, I thought this stuff was interesting. You might think so too! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2008\/08\/22\/delicious-august-20th\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2008\/08\/22\/hits-close-to-home\/\">Hits Close to Home<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Given recent adventures, this made me laugh... <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2008\/08\/22\/hits-close-to-home\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2004<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/08\/22\/to-gmail-or-not-to-gmail\/\">To gmail or not to gmail?<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">So I've finally given in and gotten myself a gmail address. I have no idea how much I might or might not use it &mdash; I already have e-mail addresses @speakeasy.net, @myrealbox.com, and @mac.com, plus a literally infinite number of addresses available @michaelhanscom.com &mdash; but I finally figured it was worth jumping on the bandwagon. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/08\/22\/to-gmail-or-not-to-gmail\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/08\/22\/aircraft-maintenance-problems-and-solutions\/\">Aircraft maintenance problems and solutions<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">AF Form 781 is aboard all Air Force aircraft to record any malfunctions so maintenance personnel can fix the problem before the next flight. Here are some of the problems (P) as posted by the aircrews and solutions (S) of the maintenance personnel to clear the write-up&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/08\/22\/aircraft-maintenance-problems-and-solutions\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/08\/22\/but-what-about-janitor\/\">But what about &#8216;janitor&#8217;?<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">&hellip;due to what is described as an 'unfortunate error in translation,' the Spanish version of Windows XP 'gave users an option to select their gender from not specified, male, or 'bitch.'' Uh, whoops. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/08\/22\/but-what-about-janitor\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2003<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/08\/22\/lord-of-the-rings-marathon\/\">Lord of the Rings Marathon<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Two weeks before 'Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King' opens, the extended versions of 'LOTR: The Fellowship of the Ring' and 'LOTR: The Two Towers' will be released to theaters &mdash; and some theaters will have a day-long LOTR marathon with back-to-back screenings of all three films on Dec. 16th. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/08\/22\/lord-of-the-rings-marathon\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/08\/22\/iraq-intelligence-public-forum\/\">Iraq Intelligence &#8211; Public Forum<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">I wish I'd been able to go to this event &mdash; however, while I couldn't make it, natasha has a write-up that's well worth reading. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/08\/22\/iraq-intelligence-public-forum\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/08\/22\/baby-shit-green\/\">Baby shit green<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Mothers don't do that! They're sweet, and nice, and kiss skinned knees after you fall down, and tell you not to ride your bike out of the boundaries of the neighborhood &mdash; but they don't describe cars as 'baby shit green!' <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/08\/22\/baby-shit-green\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2001<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2001\/08\/22\/creative-test-answers\/\">Creative test answers<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">In any school district, one must give credit to the creative minds among us. These are actual test answers from various schools in the Huntsville, Alabama metropolitan area. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2001\/08\/22\/creative-test-answers\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>1998<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/1998\/08\/22\/from-usenet-82298-2300\/\">[From Usenet: 8.22.98 2300]<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">One of the funniest I've seen was watching Disney's 'Sleeping Beauty' in fast forward while listening to nin's broken album. Fit way too well...funny as shit, too. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/1998\/08\/22\/from-usenet-82298-2300\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recognizing 20 years of blogging, here are my past posts from August 22<\/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-24396","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24396","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=24396"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24396\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24396"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24396"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24396"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}