{"id":24842,"date":"2020-11-20T08:00:47","date_gmt":"2020-11-20T16:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/?p=24842"},"modified":"2020-11-17T15:33:57","modified_gmt":"2020-11-17T23:33:57","slug":"on-this-day-nov-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/11\/20\/on-this-day-nov-20\/","title":{"rendered":"On This Day: Nov 20"},"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>25<\/strong> posts previously published on November 20th<\/p><ul class=\"todaypost\"><li><strong>2024<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2024\/11\/20\/wolfs\/\">Wolfs<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">&#x1f3a5;: &#x2b50;&#xfe0f;&#x2b50;&#xfe0f;&#x2b50;&#xfe0f;: A thoroughly entertaining blend of Heat and Adventures in Babysitting. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2024\/11\/20\/wolfs\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2024\/11\/20\/living-memory-by-christopher-l-bennett\/\">Living Memory by Christopher L. Bennett<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">&#x1f4da;: &#x2b50;&#xfe0f;&#x2b50;&#xfe0f;&#x2b50;&#xfe0f;&#x2b50;&#xfe0f;: Picks up the thread of how Uhura was affected by her loss of memory during the Nomad incident, something never (or very rarely) explored. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2024\/11\/20\/living-memory-by-christopher-l-bennett\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2023<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2023\/11\/20\/year-50-day-202\/\">Year 50 Day 202<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Our fall gnomes were joined by a new gnone ready for another holiday. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2023\/11\/20\/year-50-day-202\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2020<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/11\/20\/24903\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">It had started simply enough:\u00a0Use music to determine the tuning frequencies fed into the dimensional portal generator. Hooking up a second and connecting them using a mixer was a lark. But when the DJ started to fade from one universe of song into another? Best. Rave. Ever. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/11\/20\/24903\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/11\/20\/24882\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">From Daniel Jalkut: \u201cThanksgrieving, the holiday on which Americans remember those whose lives were lost in reckless family gatherings, is observed on the second Thursday of December.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/11\/20\/24882\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/11\/20\/on-this-day-nov-20\/\">On This Day: Nov 20<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Recognizing 20 years of blogging, here are my past posts from November 20 <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/11\/20\/on-this-day-nov-20\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2019<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2019\/11\/20\/13612\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">She\u2019d heard all the comments: Everyone only remembers the first person to do something. Once it\u2019s done once, it\u2019s not exciting. Who was the second person on the moon, after all? But really\u2014being the second person on Mars was still pretty damn exciting. Microblogvember: second <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2019\/11\/20\/13612\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2019\/11\/20\/13610\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Apple sleuths hunt Northwest for varieties believed extinct: \u201cE.J. Brandt and David Benscoter, who together form the nonprofit Lost Apple Project, log countless hours and hundreds of miles in trucks, on all-terrain vehicles and on foot to find orchards planted by settlers as they pushed west more than a century ago.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2019\/11\/20\/13610\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2018<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2018\/11\/20\/transgender-day-of-remembrance\/\">Transgender Day of Remembrance<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">I know and count as friends a number of transgender (including genderqueer, genderfluid, etc.) people today, and I'm very glad to know each of them, and to know them as they are. As horrible as this world can be, I hope that through ever-increasing education, visibility, and acceptance, each of them can continue to be true to themselves, and to stay safe and healthy, and are people I know for a long time to come. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2018\/11\/20\/transgender-day-of-remembrance\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2016<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/11\/20\/20607\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Our house, all lit up for the holidays. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/11\/20\/20607\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/11\/20\/20610\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Whole putting together the bouquet for the table, Prairie decided I needed to be pretty too. Lacking a boutonni\u00e8re, my zipper pull did the trick. (325\/366) <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/11\/20\/20610\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/11\/20\/criticism-is-patriotism\/\">Criticism is Patriotism<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/11\/20\/criticism-is-patriotism\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2008<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2008\/11\/20\/the-answer-is-probably-yes\/\">The Answer is Probably &#8220;Yes&#8221;<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">I'm trying to decide if I'm a hypocrite for being unsure about how I feel about Kid Rock's new single 'All Summer Long' -- which, though catchy, is little more than new lyrics on top of the riff from Warren Zevon's 'Werewolves of London' -- when I'm sitting on a 10.79 GB collection of 1,462 mashups. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2008\/11\/20\/the-answer-is-probably-yes\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2008\/11\/20\/delicious-november-17th-2\/\">Links for November 17th through November 20th<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Sometime between November 17th and November 20th, I thought this stuff was interesting. You might think so too! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2008\/11\/20\/delicious-november-17th-2\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2007<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2007\/11\/20\/filler-post\/\">Filler Post<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">This post was intentionally left blank. If this were a real post, I'd actually say something with some actual content, rather than simply throwing a few random words up here to continue with the (mostly) one-a-day theme. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2007\/11\/20\/filler-post\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2006<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2006\/11\/20\/header-images\/\">Header Images<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">I'd like to get further into customizing my site later on down the line, but for the moment, I think most of my tweaks will be pretty simple. I have had fun grabbing a selection of images to use for the randomized header image at the top of the page, however. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2006\/11\/20\/header-images\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2006\/11\/20\/pop-culture-disconnect\/\">Pop Culture Disconnect<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">The professor spent a few minutes talking about the Mongol's invasion techniques, which were simple but could be fairly ruthless. After summarizing this, he commented, 'really, they were pretty close to the Borg.' <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2006\/11\/20\/pop-culture-disconnect\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2005<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/11\/20\/tacoma-mall-shooting-report-roundup\/\">Tacoma Mall shooting report roundup<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Thankfully, this didn't happen at the mall I work at. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/11\/20\/tacoma-mall-shooting-report-roundup\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2004<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/11\/20\/basketbrawl\/\">Basketbrawl<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">I'm not much of a sports fan --rother's many years of goalkeeping -- but even I am likely to sit up and take notice when reports start hitting the 'net of pro basketball players jumping into the stands and beating the fans. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/11\/20\/basketbrawl\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/11\/20\/the-typical-briton\/\">The Typical Briton<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">The typical Briton is polite, witty and phlegmatic, but lacks a certain style and has a dental hygiene issue while having an occasional drinking problem. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/11\/20\/the-typical-briton\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/11\/20\/2004-weblog-awards\/\">2004 Weblog Awards<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Nominations are now open for the 2004 Weblog Awards. I'm not sayin'. I'm just sayin'. ;) <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/11\/20\/2004-weblog-awards\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/11\/20\/its-like-a-violin\/\">It&#8217;s like a violin&#8230;<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Now, okay, admittedly, I have a somewhat stronger grounding in music than many people, but I am having real difficulties trying to envision how someone could make it to their mid-20's and have absolutely no idea what an upright bass is. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/11\/20\/its-like-a-violin\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2003<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/11\/20\/miss-digital-world\/\">Miss Digital World<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Here's a fun idea for a new-millennium beauty contest: Miss Digital World, a beauty contest complete with virtual contestants! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/11\/20\/miss-digital-world\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/11\/20\/human-stupidity\/\">Human Stupidity<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Always and inevitably everyone underestimates the number of stupid individuals in circulation. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/11\/20\/human-stupidity\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2001<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2001\/11\/20\/belinda-rocks\/\">Belinda rocks!<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Just a quick note to say that Belinda is all sorts of cool, and that I hereby bestow instant celebrity status upon her (at least among the five or so people that read my website). <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2001\/11\/20\/belinda-rocks\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recognizing 20 years of blogging, here are my past posts from November 20<\/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-24842","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24842","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=24842"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24842\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24842"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24842"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24842"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}