{"id":24514,"date":"2020-09-18T08:00:47","date_gmt":"2020-09-18T15:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/?p=24514"},"modified":"2020-09-17T09:09:46","modified_gmt":"2020-09-17T16:09:46","slug":"on-this-day-sep-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/09\/18\/on-this-day-sep-18\/","title":{"rendered":"On This Day: Sep 18"},"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>28<\/strong> posts previously published on September 18th<\/p><ul class=\"todaypost\"><li><strong>2023<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2023\/09\/18\/year-50-day-139\/\">Year 50 Day 139<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Continuing to work on processing vacation photos. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2023\/09\/18\/year-50-day-139\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2023\/09\/18\/choose-your-mortal-kombat-figher-ava-max-vs-the-immortals\/\">Choose Your Mortal Kombat Figher (Ava Max vs. The Immortals)<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Barbie meets Mortal Kombat <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2023\/09\/18\/choose-your-mortal-kombat-figher-ava-max-vs-the-immortals\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2022<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2022\/09\/18\/%f0%9f%93%9a-what-if-2-by-randall-munroe\/\">&#x1f4da; What If? 2 by Randall Munroe<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Lots of giggles as Monroe takes ridiculous questions far, far, far too seriously. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2022\/09\/18\/%f0%9f%93%9a-what-if-2-by-randall-munroe\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2020<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/09\/18\/24548\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Dies At 87 : Just days before her death, as her strength waned, Ginsburg dictated this statement to her granddaughter Clara Spera: \u201cMy most fervent wish is that I will not be replaced until a new president is installed.\u201d I\u2019m generally an optimistic sort. But my god, is 2020 making it ... <a title=\"\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/09\/18\/24548\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about \">Read more<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/09\/18\/24548\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/09\/18\/24546\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">In a bit of pandemic-induced curiosity about just how far along my hair loss has gotten and how much grey might be mixed in, a few months ago I stopped doing my monthly head shave. Mid-June was the last time I shaved it all down, so I\u2019m now at three months of growth. Verdict so ... <a title=\"\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/09\/18\/24546\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about \">Read more<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/09\/18\/24546\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/09\/18\/on-this-day-sep-18\/\">On This Day: Sep 18<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Recognizing 20 years of blogging, here are my past posts from September 18 <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/09\/18\/on-this-day-sep-18\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2018<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2018\/09\/18\/the-why-of-silence\/\">The Why of Silence<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Why not speak up? Why stay silent? <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2018\/09\/18\/the-why-of-silence\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2016<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/09\/18\/20290\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Many thanks to my @norwescon friends who brought #Lego #minifigures to yesterday&#8217;s ConCom meeting to trade (and who were kind enough to let me snag a few more of their extras too&#8230;). Some nice new additions to our lineup! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/09\/18\/20290\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/09\/18\/20293\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Book forty-two of 2016: Star Trek Corps of Engineers: Out of the Cocoon, by William Leisner, Kevin Killiany, Phaedra M. Weldon, and Robert T. Jeschonek. &#x2b50;&#xfe0f;&#x2b50;&#xfe0f;&#x2b50;&#xfe0f; (262\/366) <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/09\/18\/20293\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2014<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2014\/09\/18\/18421\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">For #throwbackthursday: My untimely demise at the hands of Stefan (who was shortly dispatched by Kevin) somewhere in Germany during the summer of 1991. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2014\/09\/18\/18421\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2011<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2011\/09\/18\/the-frog-prince\/\">The Frog Prince<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">'It\u2019s not that you got what you wanted; it\u2019s that you settled for wanting what you got. And that is the precise opposite of a happy ending.' <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2011\/09\/18\/the-frog-prince\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2009<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2009\/09\/18\/summer-vacation-09-part-iia-travel\/\">Summer Vacation &#8217;09 Part IIa: Travel<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Part two of a series of posts about our summer vacation. Ashland to Carlsbad by way of Fresno. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2009\/09\/18\/summer-vacation-09-part-iia-travel\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2009\/09\/18\/summer-vacation-09-part-i-ashland\/\">Summer Vacation &#8217;09 Part I: Ashland<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Part one of a series of posts about our summer vacation. Kent to Ashland, the Oregon Vortex and House of Mystery, and Much Ado About Nothing at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2009\/09\/18\/summer-vacation-09-part-i-ashland\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2008<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2008\/09\/18\/delicious-september-17th-2\/\">Links for September 17th through September 18th<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Sometime between September 17th and September 18th, I thought this stuff was interesting. You might think so too! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2008\/09\/18\/delicious-september-17th-2\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2008\/09\/18\/obama-vs-palin\/\">Obama vs. Palin<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">...on the whole, it's an effective summary of some of the (many, _many_) reasons why people who think that McCain\/Palin is a better choice for the White House than Obama\/Biden drive me batty, and why there's no chance I'd give my vote to anyone other than the Democratic party this election. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2008\/09\/18\/obama-vs-palin\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2006<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2006\/09\/18\/21st-century-terrorism\/\">21st Century Terrorism<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Don't worry about having to get your 'sleeper cells' set up with bombs or pilots licenses. Instead, figure out enough biology and chemistry to mix up an effective E. Coli solution, put together some simple form of distribution mechanism, then send your agents shopping. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2006\/09\/18\/21st-century-terrorism\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2005<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/09\/18\/appropriate-blame\/\">Appropriate Blame<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">I don\u2019t think the President should have taken responsibility\u2026. I don\u2019t blame the President. I blame the American people. Y\u2019all knew the man was slow when you voted him in. You can\u2019t blame the blind man for wrecking your car when you\u2019re the one who gave him the keys. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/09\/18\/appropriate-blame\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/09\/18\/presidential-potty-break\/\">Presidential Potty Break<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">President Bush wasn't checking to make sure he could wander out to the restroom without offending anyone. The real story is that he _wasn't sure_. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/09\/18\/presidential-potty-break\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2003<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/09\/18\/canon-eos-digital-rebel\/\">Canon EOS Digital Rebel<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Now that my new computer is on the way (two weeks to go, at most&hellip;), I've started fixating on a new item for my techno-lust: the Canon EOS Digital Rebel. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/09\/18\/canon-eos-digital-rebel\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/09\/18\/driving-sounds-better-all-the-time\/\">Driving sounds better all the time<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Southeast Airlines said it plans to install digital video cameras throughout the cabins of its planes to record the faces and activities of its passengers at all times, as a precaution against terrorism and other safety threats. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/09\/18\/driving-sounds-better-all-the-time\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/09\/18\/tis-a-silly-place\/\">&#039;tis a silly place&#8230;<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Monty Python's 'Quest for the Holy Grail' is going to be a Broadway musical. Ni! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/09\/18\/tis-a-silly-place\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/09\/18\/ogni-homo-me-guarda-come-fosse-una-testa-de-cazi\/\">Ogni homo me guarda come fosse una testa de cazi<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">A leading British museum has paid $387,000 for a Renaissance plate which shows a male head made up entirely of phalluses. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/09\/18\/ogni-homo-me-guarda-come-fosse-una-testa-de-cazi\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/09\/18\/more-info-on-jetblue\/\">More info on JetBlue<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Wired has released more info on JetBlue's release of 5 million passenger records. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/09\/18\/more-info-on-jetblue\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2002<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2002\/09\/18\/stoopid-with-two-os\/\">Stoopid. With two &#8216;O&#8217;s.<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">It keeps amazing me just how many complaints and\/or comments we're getting from customers that they wouldn't have if they would read the information on the page. I'm convinced that the lowest common denominator is sinking minute by minute. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2002\/09\/18\/stoopid-with-two-os\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2002\/09\/18\/testing-espressoblog\/\">Testing EspressoBlog<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Just making sure that this is working. I'm trying out EspressoBlog, an OS X app for posting to MT or Blogger powered weblogs. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2002\/09\/18\/testing-espressoblog\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2002\/09\/18\/stuart\/\">Stuart<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Any celebrity who quotes the Dead Milkmen is cool by me. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2002\/09\/18\/stuart\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2001<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2001\/09\/18\/too-cool-for-words\/\">Too cool for words<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">I just found a listing on the Corona Coming Attractions movie news\/rumor site detailing a film that I will have my skinny lil' butt planted in the seat for come opening day -- HardWired. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2001\/09\/18\/too-cool-for-words\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2001\/09\/18\/no-more-virus-alerts\/\">No more virus alerts<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Please do not blindly forward every 'alert', 'warning', or whatever else to everyone you know. 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