{"id":24599,"date":"2020-10-07T08:00:47","date_gmt":"2020-10-07T15:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/?p=24599"},"modified":"2020-10-01T07:56:24","modified_gmt":"2020-10-01T14:56:24","slug":"on-this-day-oct-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/10\/07\/on-this-day-oct-7\/","title":{"rendered":"On This Day: Oct 7"},"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>28<\/strong> posts previously published on October 7th<\/p><ul class=\"todaypost\"><li><strong>2023<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2023\/10\/07\/year-50-day-158\/\">Year 50 Day 158<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Medically unremarkable <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2023\/10\/07\/year-50-day-158\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2020<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/10\/07\/harris-v-pence\/\">Harris v. Pence<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Watched the first hour of the VP debate (which means I turned it off before the fly landed, which I\u2019m a little disappointed about). On the whole, I thought Harris did well. She had actual answers for the questions, presented them solidly (even when they were answers I didn\u2019t like, such as the repeated emphasis ... <a title=\"Harris v. Pence\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/10\/07\/harris-v-pence\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Harris v. Pence\">Read more<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/10\/07\/harris-v-pence\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/10\/07\/on-this-day-oct-7\/\">On This Day: Oct 7<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Recognizing 20 years of blogging, here are my past posts from October 7 <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/10\/07\/on-this-day-oct-7\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2017<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2017\/10\/07\/21394\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Just a few hours until #LordsofAcid! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2017\/10\/07\/21394\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2016<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/10\/07\/20371\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">The #tinydinosaur was quite entertained by the laser #pinkfloyd show (as was I\u2026it had been decades since I&#8217;d been to one of these)! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/10\/07\/20371\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/10\/07\/20374\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">The #tinydinosaur is quite excited to be taking the #tinyelephant out on a date to Burgerville &#8211; and the sweet potato fries and pumpkin milkshakes are in season! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/10\/07\/20374\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/10\/07\/20377\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Turns out the #tinydinosaur is a fan of, well&#8230;whatever kind of architecture this is. He&#8217;s not quite educated enough to know the terminology, just that he likes it. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/10\/07\/20377\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/10\/07\/20380\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Ellensburg just doesn&#8217;t get fall colors like this. Quite impressive to the #tinydinosaur! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/10\/07\/20380\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/10\/07\/20383\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">There is at least one old-school #Apple #Mac fan on this campus! #clarus #clarusthedogcow #moof <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/10\/07\/20383\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/10\/07\/20356\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Exploring the Reed College campus with the #tinydinosaur while we wait for Prairie&#8217;s conference to end. This is a really pretty campus! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/10\/07\/20356\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/10\/07\/20359\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Indian food makes a great lunch for a #tinydinosaur! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/10\/07\/20359\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/10\/07\/20362\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Shelves and shelves of #startrek! The #tinydinosaur is going to have a hard time choosing. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/10\/07\/20362\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/10\/07\/20365\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">The #tinydinosaur is debating what to do on a grey, drizzly day in Portland. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/10\/07\/20365\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/10\/07\/20368\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">First time ever taking advantage of a hotel&#8217;s exercise room. Got the morning workout in! (280\/366) <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/10\/07\/20368\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2015<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2015\/10\/07\/18989\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">I&#8217;m very disturbed by this flavor of goldfish snacks. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2015\/10\/07\/18989\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2015\/10\/07\/18992\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Just got another neat Kickstarter project &#8211; a collection of comics by Native American creators. Looking forward to reading it! #moonshot <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2015\/10\/07\/18992\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2014<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2014\/10\/07\/18493\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">This really is a gorgeous campus. Glad I had a reason to get out of the office for a bit! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2014\/10\/07\/18493\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2009<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2009\/10\/07\/next-month-yes-on-r-71-no-on-i-1033\/\">Next Month: YES on R-71, NO on I-1033<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">That's it, then. Slightly less than a month. Two important measures, both of which could use more support. Yes on R-71. No on I-1033. Don't forget to vote. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2009\/10\/07\/next-month-yes-on-r-71-no-on-i-1033\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2008<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2008\/10\/07\/delicious-october-7th\/\">Links for October 7th from 09:19 to 17:24<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Sometime between 09:19 and 17:24, I thought this stuff was interesting. You might think so too! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2008\/10\/07\/delicious-october-7th\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2005<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/10\/07\/ins-reproduction-bill-yoinked\/\">IN&#8217;s Reproduction Bill Yoinked<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">A controversial proposed bill to prohibit gays, lesbians and single people from using medical procedures to become pregnant has been dropped by its legislative sponsor. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/10\/07\/ins-reproduction-bill-yoinked\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2004<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/10\/07\/about-the-server-switch\/\">About the server switch<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Okay, so what's up with switching servers? Those of you who are regulars have probably seen me mention that I was considering doing this a time or two in the past, and now I've just gone and done it. Well, really, the primary motivation is very simple&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/10\/07\/about-the-server-switch\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/10\/07\/server-switch\/\">Server Switch<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">If you're seeing this entry, it means that the transfer to my new server has gone through. Expect images to be broken for a while as I get them transferred over &mdash; all the actual information should be here, though. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/10\/07\/server-switch\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/10\/07\/ex-cellent\/\">Ex-cellent\u2026<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Parody image of Edwards and his opponet at the VP debates. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/10\/07\/ex-cellent\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2003<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/10\/07\/42-minutes\/\">42 minutes<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Not having a digital video camera to play with video bits, and hot having any multi-megabyte Photoshop files to play with, I have to admit that I haven't exactly been taxing my G5 since I got it. I'm loving the speed, to be sure &mdash; but I also know I haven't even begun to push the limits of what this machine can do. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/10\/07\/42-minutes\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/10\/07\/no-kidding-2\/\">No kidding<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Microsoft Digital Image Pro 9: Sorry, this file can't be opened. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/10\/07\/no-kidding-2\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2002<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2002\/10\/07\/shameless-greed\/\">Shameless greed<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Seeing as how Christmas is slightly less than three months away, I figured I'd indulge my lust for new-'n'-shiny-things and add a link to my Amazon Wishlist to my site (it's towards the bottom of the sidebar, just above the shameless plea for money &mdash; gotta keep my greed centralized!). <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2002\/10\/07\/shameless-greed\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2002\/10\/07\/the-argument-for-war\/\">The argument for war<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">So it seems that Bush will be making his case for war against Iraq tonight on television. Unfortunately, I'll be at work, and won't be able to listen in. Bummer. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2002\/10\/07\/the-argument-for-war\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2002\/10\/07\/not-in-our-name-rally\/\">Not In Our Name rally<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Today was the day for NION rallies across the country. Something of a new experience for me &mdash; I'm fairly vocal with my friends and occasionally here on my site about my beliefs, but I'd yet to ever actually participate in anything like this. 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