{"id":24589,"date":"2020-10-02T08:00:47","date_gmt":"2020-10-02T15:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/?p=24589"},"modified":"2020-10-01T07:55:23","modified_gmt":"2020-10-01T14:55:23","slug":"on-this-day-oct-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/10\/02\/on-this-day-oct-2\/","title":{"rendered":"On This Day: Oct 2"},"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>29<\/strong> posts previously published on October 2nd<\/p><ul class=\"todaypost\"><li><strong>2024<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2024\/10\/02\/%f0%9f%93%9a-no-mans-land-by-kirsten-beyer-and-mike-johnson\/\">No Man\u2019s Land by Kirsten Beyer and Mike Johnson<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">&#x1f4da;: &#x2b50;&#xfe0f;&#x2b50;&#xfe0f;&#x2b50;&#xfe0f;: Somehow I missed the bit in the blurb telling me this was a script for an audio play, so that was a bit of a surprise, though not a bad one. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2024\/10\/02\/%f0%9f%93%9a-no-mans-land-by-kirsten-beyer-and-mike-johnson\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2023<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2023\/10\/02\/year-50-day-153\/\">Year 50 Day 153<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">The Halloween lights I put up yesterday look more interesting when they're lit up. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2023\/10\/02\/year-50-day-153\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2023\/10\/02\/spooky-season-redesign\/\">Spooky Season Redesign<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">I've given my blog a minor redesign for spooky season. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2023\/10\/02\/spooky-season-redesign\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2023\/10\/02\/why-dont-you-get-a-job-la-di-cecilia-simon-garfunkel-vs-the-beatles-vs-the-offspring\/\">Why Don&#8217;t You Get A Job-La-Di, Cecilia? (Simon &#038; Garfunkel vs. The Beatles vs. The Offspring)<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Now you get to suffer too! ;) <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2023\/10\/02\/why-dont-you-get-a-job-la-di-cecilia-simon-garfunkel-vs-the-beatles-vs-the-offspring\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2022<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2022\/10\/02\/%f0%9f%93%9a-a-master-of-djinn-by-p-djeli-clark\/\">&#x1f4da; A Master of Djinn by P. Dj\u00e8l\u00ed Clark<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Can definitely see why this got its Hugo nomination. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2022\/10\/02\/%f0%9f%93%9a-a-master-of-djinn-by-p-djeli-clark\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2020<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/10\/02\/a-wish-for-a-best-case-scenario\/\">A wish for a Best-Case Scenario<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">We\u2019ve had a year of worst-case scenarios, of course, so the odds are against this. But I can hope. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/10\/02\/a-wish-for-a-best-case-scenario\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/10\/02\/from-qa-to-the-cage\/\">From Q&#038;A to The Cage<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">I may not agree with every choice the current stewards of Trek are making, but I think it\u2019s clear that they have a lot of love and respect for the universe. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/10\/02\/from-qa-to-the-cage\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/10\/02\/on-this-day-oct-2\/\">On This Day: Oct 2<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Recognizing 20 years of blogging, here are my past posts from October 2 <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/10\/02\/on-this-day-oct-2\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2019<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2019\/10\/02\/alligator-house-dance-party\/\">Alligator House Dance Party<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Nothing terribly fancy here \u2014 just an hour's worth of playing around, entertaining my nieces (ages 10 and 7) during a visit. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2019\/10\/02\/alligator-house-dance-party\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2018<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2018\/10\/02\/12556\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">&#8220;Yakko&#8217;s World&#8221; \u2014\u00a0the Animaniacs song with all the countries of the world \u2014 just got a brand new verse with all the countries added since the song was written! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2018\/10\/02\/12556\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2018\/10\/02\/21933\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Book thirty-five of 3018: Flash Gordon: The Time Trap of Ming XIII, by Alex Raymond and Con Steffanson. &#x2b50;&#xfe0f;&#x2b50;&#xfe0f;&#x2b50;&#xfe0f; <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2018\/10\/02\/21933\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2018\/10\/02\/siri-shortcut-for-xyzzy\/\">Siri shortcut for &#8220;xyzzy&#8221;<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Old-school geeks will (well, maybe) be amused by this: a very simple, very stupid, tiny iOS 12 Siri shortcut. Tap it in Shortcuts and Siri will reply with, 'Nothing happens.' <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2018\/10\/02\/siri-shortcut-for-xyzzy\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2016<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/10\/02\/20326\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Tried two new kinds of apple we hadn&#8217;t seen before: Koru and Aurora. Both were good, but the Aurora was our favorite. Quite good. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/10\/02\/20326\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/10\/02\/20329\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Before and after my end of the month shave-and-a-haircut (two bits!). I&#8217;m much more presentable now. (276\/366) <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/10\/02\/20329\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2014<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2014\/10\/02\/18475\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">The first rule of thermodynamics is\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2014\/10\/02\/18475\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2007<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2007\/10\/02\/soylent-cheese\/\">Soylent Cheese<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Of course milk comes from cows, but we know that cheese comes from people... <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2007\/10\/02\/soylent-cheese\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2005<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/10\/02\/bad-books-reading-list\/\">Bad Books Reading List<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Via Terrance: How many of the 100 most frequently challenged books of 1990-2000 have you read? The ones I've read are in **bold**... <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/10\/02\/bad-books-reading-list\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/10\/02\/shining\/\">Shining<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Okay, so I'm a bit late to the party on this one, but if you haven't seen it yet, you've _really_ got to check out the trailer for a little heartwarming family comedy called Shining (9.5Mb QT .mov). A definite must-see! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/10\/02\/shining\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/10\/02\/dilbert-on-doocing\/\">Dilbert on Doocing<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Everyone's favorite geeky office shlub takes a look at job-related weblogging today. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/10\/02\/dilbert-on-doocing\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/10\/02\/bouncing-and-flirting\/\">Bouncing and flirting<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Much fun out at the_vogue tonight. Flirting with friends I hadn't seen in a while (Tej, Suzanne, Noreen) and friends I just made tonight (Margarite, Amanda, Sarah). All in all, definitely worth going. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/10\/02\/bouncing-and-flirting\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2004<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/10\/02\/disney-turning-bloom-county-3-d\/\">Disney turning Bloom County 3-D<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">You know, much as I'd like to get excited about the prospect of a Bloom County feature film, given Disney's track record over the past few years, the news that their first foray into 3-D animation without Pixar's involvement will be a Bloom County film doesn't thrill me. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/10\/02\/disney-turning-bloom-county-3-d\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2003<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/10\/02\/and-this-is-a-surpise-towho\/\">And this is a surpise to&#8230;who?<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Remember all those weapons of mass destruction that Bush et al assured us were all over Iraq, just waiting to be found? Funny thing, that &mdash; apparently, they don't exist after all. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/10\/02\/and-this-is-a-surpise-towho\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/10\/02\/graham-out\/\">Graham out?<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">It's a little unclear, but it looks like Bob Graham is abandoning the Democratic nomination race. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/10\/02\/graham-out\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/10\/02\/silliness-reigns-supreme\/\">Silliness reigns supreme<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Looking foolish does the spirit good. The need not to look foolish is one of youth's many burdens; as we get older we are exempted from more and more. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/10\/02\/silliness-reigns-supreme\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/10\/02\/get-your-dj-name\/\">Get your DJ name!<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">According to Quiz Me's Get Your DJ Name page, I'm either DJ Broken Box, DJ Master Storm, or DJ Hell-Bent Storm, depending on whether I start with Michael, Woody, or Wudi. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/10\/02\/get-your-dj-name\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/10\/02\/a-marriage-made-in-heaven\/\">A marriage made in heaven<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">If  Ivana Trump married, in succession, Orson Bean (actor), King Oscar (of Norway), Louis B. Mayer (of MGM), and Norbert Wiener (mathematician), she would then be Ivana Bean Oscar Mayer Wiener <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/10\/02\/a-marriage-made-in-heaven\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/10\/02\/genetic-engineering\/\">Genetic Engineering<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Aside from the obvious (and brilliant) attention-getting shock tactics of the image, there's some interesting questions being raised here. Unfortunately, it's time for me to head out the door to get to work. Discuss amongst yourselves. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/10\/02\/genetic-engineering\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/10\/02\/acme-catalog\/\">ACME catalog<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">How wonderful: the ACME catalog, a collection of every ACME product ever seen in the classic Warner Brothers cartoons! Me, I think I'm going for the Instant Girl <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/10\/02\/acme-catalog\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/10\/02\/democrat-fundraising-outdoing-bush\/\">Democrat fundraising outdoing Bush<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Based on the preliminary estimates for the third quarter, the 10-person Democratic field collectively will have outraised the Bush campaign, an indication of how fired up Democratic donors are. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/10\/02\/democrat-fundraising-outdoing-bush\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recognizing 20 years of blogging, here are my past posts from October 2<\/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-24589","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24589","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=24589"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24589\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24589"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24589"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24589"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}