{"id":24710,"date":"2020-11-02T08:00:47","date_gmt":"2020-11-02T16:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/?p=24710"},"modified":"2020-10-30T16:16:00","modified_gmt":"2020-10-30T23:16:00","slug":"on-this-day-nov-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/11\/02\/on-this-day-nov-2\/","title":{"rendered":"On This Day: Nov 2"},"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>19<\/strong> posts previously published on November 2nd<\/p><ul class=\"todaypost\"><li><strong>2025<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2025\/11\/02\/weekly-notes-october-27-november-2-2025\/\">Weekly Notes: October 27\u2013November 2, 2025<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">A week in the life of\u2026. Thoughts, photos, links, and miscellany from the past week. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2025\/11\/02\/weekly-notes-october-27-november-2-2025\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2023<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2023\/11\/02\/year-50-day-184\/\">Year 50 Day 184<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">It was quite the rainy and blustery day today. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2023\/11\/02\/year-50-day-184\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2020<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/11\/02\/24753\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Masks Work. Really. We\u2019ll Show You How: &#8220;With coronavirus cases still rising, wearing a mask is more important than ever. In this animation, you will see just how effective a swath of fabric can be at fighting the pandemic.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/11\/02\/24753\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/11\/02\/24749\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">\u201cDid you get the concentrate?\u201d &#8220;No problem.&#8221; He held up the vial full of coarse orange granules. &#8220;Finally!\u201d Moving quickly, she snatched the vial, uncorked it, and poured the contents into a glass of water. &#8220;TANG is so hard to find since Kraft seceded from the corporatocracy.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/11\/02\/24749\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/11\/02\/on-this-day-nov-2\/\">On This Day: Nov 2<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Recognizing 20 years of blogging, here are my past posts from November 2 <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/11\/02\/on-this-day-nov-2\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2019<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2019\/11\/02\/13528\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Nobody knew if people left the town on their own, or were taken against their will. All anyone knew for sure was that one day, they were there, and the next, they were gone \u2014\u00a0and there was one more mark carefully inscribed on the wall surrounding the town. Microblogvember: mark <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2019\/11\/02\/13528\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2016<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/11\/02\/20517\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Took a different route home tonight along the canal. Slightly longer, but pretty, and saw a heron fly overhead. (307\/366) <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/11\/02\/20517\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/11\/02\/20520\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">There were just a couple minutes of gorgeous sunrise on an otherwise grey morning, and I happened to be in the right spot to grab a shot on my way in to work. #nofilter #sunrise <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/11\/02\/20520\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2015<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2015\/11\/02\/about-that-new-star-trek-show\/\">About that new Star Trek show\u2026<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">A few thoughts on today's announcement of a new Star Trek series. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2015\/11\/02\/about-that-new-star-trek-show\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2009<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2009\/11\/02\/delicious-october-29th-2\/\">Links for October 29th through November 2nd<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Sometime between October 29th and November 2nd, I thought this stuff was interesting. You might think so too! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2009\/11\/02\/delicious-october-29th-2\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2007<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2007\/11\/02\/nablopomo\/\">NaBloPoMo<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">This year, I think it's worth trying for something a little more possible: NaBloPoMo, or National Blog Posting Month. Inspired by NaNoWriMo, it presents a much more feasible goal for most people. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2007\/11\/02\/nablopomo\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2004<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/11\/02\/monorail-is-a-go-again\/\">Monorail is a go (again)<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">On the bright side, though, Seattle voters have (for the fourth time) given the local monorail a go-ahead. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/11\/02\/monorail-is-a-go-again\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/11\/02\/254-252\/\">254 &#8211; 252<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Right now, things stand at 254 to 252 Electoral Votes, with Bush in the lead. New Mexico, Iowa, and (most critically) Ohio are still too close to call. Much as I'd like to believe that we could pull a rabbit out of our hat and pick up Ohio's twenty Electoral Votes, it really isn't looking terribly likely. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/11\/02\/254-252\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/11\/02\/election-overload\/\">Election overload<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Gotta get away from the computer for a bit &mdash; refreshing CNN.com faster doesn't make the results come in any faster. ;) <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/11\/02\/election-overload\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/11\/02\/first-exit-polls\/\">First exit polls<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Some of the very first early exit polls have been released. As such, take these with a large grain of salt &mdash; we've got a long way to go today. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/11\/02\/first-exit-polls\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/11\/02\/humidermy-so-very-very-disturbing\/\">Humidermy: So very, very disturbing<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Taking a break from election news, Julie pointed out one of the most seriously disturbing articles I've read in a long time. At the moment, I'm pretty sure that this is a Halloween hoax. Admittedly, a rather sucessfully creepy hoax&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/11\/02\/humidermy-so-very-very-disturbing\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2003<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/11\/02\/congratulations-bishop-robinson-2\/\">Congratulations, Bishop Robinson<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">After far too much controversy &mdash; which is, unfortunately, far from finished &mdash; Gene Robinson was consecrated as Bishop on Sunday. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/11\/02\/congratulations-bishop-robinson-2\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/11\/02\/jason-webley-deathday-2003\/\">Jason Webley Deathday 2003<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Last night was Jason Webley's Deathday concert. Incredible, beautiful, fun, funny, and moving &mdash; everything I've come to expect from Webley's shows. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/11\/02\/jason-webley-deathday-2003\/\">&#x27A1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2001<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2001\/11\/02\/okay-so-i-guess-its-a-real-warning\/\">Okay, so I guess it&#8217;s a real warning<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">The WTC\/Pentagon attacks killed around 5,000 people. 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