{"id":24484,"date":"2020-09-05T08:00:47","date_gmt":"2020-09-05T15:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/?p=24484"},"modified":"2020-09-17T09:01:31","modified_gmt":"2020-09-17T16:01:31","slug":"on-this-day-sep-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/09\/05\/on-this-day-sep-5\/","title":{"rendered":"On This Day: Sep 5"},"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>30<\/strong> posts previously published on September 5th<\/p><ul class=\"todaypost\"><li><strong>2023<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2023\/09\/05\/%f0%9f%93%9a-barrayar-by-lois-mcmaster-bujold\/\">&#x1f4da; Barrayar by Lois McMaster Bujold<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Fascinating, sometimes relatable, and often very flawed characters, and a world that's an interesting mix of almost medieval feudalism and future technology. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2023\/09\/05\/%f0%9f%93%9a-barrayar-by-lois-mcmaster-bujold\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2023\/09\/05\/year-50-day-126\/\">Year 50 Day 126<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">By the pricking of my thumbs\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2023\/09\/05\/year-50-day-126\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2020<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/09\/05\/24447\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">&#x1f4da; thirty-five of 2020: Masks by John Vornholt &#x2b50;&#xfe0f;&#x2b50;&#xfe0f;&#x2b50;&#xfe0f; #startrek #tng &#x1f596; Given current events, it\u2019s kind of amusing to be reading a Trek adventure in a society where everyone wears masks at all times, and their status is determined by the type and quality of their mask. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/09\/05\/24447\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/09\/05\/on-this-day-sep-5\/\">On This Day: Sep 5<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Recognizing 20 years of blogging, here are my past posts from September 5 <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/09\/05\/on-this-day-sep-5\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2018<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2018\/09\/05\/constitutional-crisis\/\">Constitutional Crisis<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">\u201cImpeachment is a constitutional mechanism. The Twenty-Fifth Amendment is a constitutional mechanism. Mass resignations followed by voluntary testimony to congressional committees are a constitutional mechanism. Overt defiance of presidential authority by the president\u2019s own appointees\u2014now that\u2019s a constitutional crisis. \u201cIf the president\u2019s closest advisers believe that he is morally and intellectually unfit for his high ... <a title=\"Constitutional Crisis\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2018\/09\/05\/constitutional-crisis\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Constitutional Crisis\">Read more<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2018\/09\/05\/constitutional-crisis\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2018\/09\/05\/2018-summer-vacation-part-2\/\">2018 Summer Vacation, Part 2<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Here's my photo gallery from the second part of this year's summer vacation, when we spent a week on Lake Coeur d'Alene with friends, rented a lake house and a boat, and pretended we were living a life several tax brackets above what we actually do! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2018\/09\/05\/2018-summer-vacation-part-2\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2016<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/09\/05\/20221\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">A better photo of the cute lil&#8217; #goth #lego minifig we got today. He&#8217;s just so gloomy! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/09\/05\/20221\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/09\/05\/20224\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Yum\u2026Italian Prunes picked from our backyard and turned into a dessert crisp! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/09\/05\/20224\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/09\/05\/20227\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Today our @fredmeyerstores came through, and we added four more #Lego minifigs\u2026including the little #goth boy I wanted, plus the #Sikh, #banana, and #devil. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/09\/05\/20227\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/09\/05\/20230\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Two hours twenty minutes, almost seven and a half miles\u2026and seven unleashed dogs. Ah, well. (249\/366) <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/09\/05\/20230\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2015<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2015\/09\/05\/18941\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">And Smokey the Bear! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2015\/09\/05\/18941\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2015\/09\/05\/18944\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Wow &#8211; I can&#8217;t remember the last time I saw this! Gotta love small town America parades. #McDonalds #ronaldmcdonald #grimace #thehamburglar <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2015\/09\/05\/18944\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2015\/09\/05\/18947\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Waiting for the parade and peoplewatching. Bundled up against the freaking Ellensburg wind that simply will. not. stop. It&#8217;s cold out here! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2015\/09\/05\/18947\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2014<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2014\/09\/05\/18364\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Watching a neat Nova show on Netflix about space jellyfish! Well, okay, &#8220;sprites&#8221; of high-altitude lightening. But they look like giant space jellyfish to me. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2014\/09\/05\/18364\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2013<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2013\/09\/05\/on-dickwolves\/\">On Dickwolves<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Since I've commented a time or two on my problems with Penny Arcade (primarily including, but not limited to, the 'dickwolves' incident), it's only fair to recognize that Mike has posted a clarification expanding on his comments at this year's PAX. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2013\/09\/05\/on-dickwolves\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2008<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2008\/09\/05\/delicious-september-5th\/\">Links for September 5th from 09:15 to 13:50<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Sometime between 09:15 and 13:50, I thought this stuff was interesting. You might think so too! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2008\/09\/05\/delicious-september-5th\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2008\/09\/05\/delicious-september-4th\/\">Links for September 4th through September 5th<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Sometime between September 4th and September 5th, I thought this stuff was interesting. You might think so too! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2008\/09\/05\/delicious-september-4th\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2008\/09\/05\/geek-code-updated\/\">Geek Code Updated<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">After finding one old post, and being prompted by one new post, I decided to update my geek code. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2008\/09\/05\/geek-code-updated\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2005<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/09\/05\/cascadiacon\/\">CascadiaCon<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Thursday evening Prairie and I went out for dinner with some friends from the Vogue, and found out that Erin had been asked to showcase some of her clothing in a fashion show at CascadiaCon. Over the course of the conversation, I ended up getting asked to photograph the show, and Prairie was asked to be one of Erin's models! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/09\/05\/cascadiacon\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/09\/05\/first-steps\/\">First Steps<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">As of approximately 10:15 this morning, I've officially applied for admission to North Seattle Community College, intending to start in January with the Winter 2006 quarter. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/09\/05\/first-steps\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2004<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/09\/05\/third-times-the-charm\/\">Third time&#8217;s the charm?<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">This is getting insane. Hurricane Frances is still working its way across Florida, and in the last paragraph of one article about the storm comes word that a third hurricane may be on the way. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/09\/05\/third-times-the-charm\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2003<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/09\/05\/another-idea\/\">Another idea<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Work continues on reworking the design of this place. I think I've finally come up with something that I like, too &mdash; miracles never cease! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/09\/05\/another-idea\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/09\/05\/pshaw-rank-amateur\/\">Pshaw. Rank amateur.<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">I think I mentioned to Bob [Geldof] I could make love for eight hours. What I didn't say was that this included four hours of begging and then dinner and a movie. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/09\/05\/pshaw-rank-amateur\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/09\/05\/company-on-the-way\/\">Company on the way!<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">And yeah &mdash; for the next week, I'm living in a studio apartment with two or three girls. Gee, ain't life tough? ;) <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/09\/05\/company-on-the-way\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/09\/05\/in-the-beginning\/\">In the beginning&#8230;<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">And God created Day and Night. And God saw there were 0 errors. And God logged off at 12:02:00 AM, Sunday, March 1. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/09\/05\/in-the-beginning\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2002<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2002\/09\/05\/what-kind-of-god\/\">What kind of God&#8230;?<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">The last gasps of isolationism will be snuffed out by more humiliation, until we get the truth, we aren't above the rest of the world, but we are part of it. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2002\/09\/05\/what-kind-of-god\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2002\/09\/05\/dont-hold-back\/\">Don&#8217;t hold back!<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2002\/09\/05\/dont-hold-back\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2002\/09\/05\/yahoo-editorializing\/\">Yahoo! editorializing<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">It may have been just an editorial mistake, as pointed out in the MeFi thread...even so, it's certainly an interesting editorial gaffe. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2002\/09\/05\/yahoo-editorializing\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2002\/09\/05\/ascii-pr0n\/\">Ascii-pr0n!<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Okay, sure, so I'll freely admit that i've been curious about seeing Deep Throat for a long time. Somehow, I never thought that my first chance would be through the magic of ASCII animation! Curiously engrossing, I've got to admit. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2002\/09\/05\/ascii-pr0n\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2002\/09\/05\/rights-we-used-to-have\/\">Rights we used to have<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Some of the fundamental changes to Americans' legal rights by the Bush administration and the USA Patriot Act following the terror attacks. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2002\/09\/05\/rights-we-used-to-have\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recognizing 20 years of blogging, here are my past posts from September 5<\/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-24484","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24484","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=24484"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24484\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24484"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24484"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24484"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}