{"id":24957,"date":"2020-12-08T08:00:47","date_gmt":"2020-12-08T16:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/?p=24957"},"modified":"2020-12-01T09:47:02","modified_gmt":"2020-12-01T17:47:02","slug":"on-this-day-dec-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/12\/08\/on-this-day-dec-8\/","title":{"rendered":"On This Day: Dec 8"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[]'><\/div>\n<p>Since I 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 December 8th<\/p><ul class=\"todaypost\"><li><strong>2023<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2023\/12\/08\/%f0%9f%93%9a-clarkesworld-issue-207-edited-by-neil-clarke\/\">&#x1f4da; Clarkesworld Issue 207 edited by Neil Clarke<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Standout stories this month were by Fiona Moore, Samara Auman, and Fu Qiang. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2023\/12\/08\/%f0%9f%93%9a-clarkesworld-issue-207-edited-by-neil-clarke\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2023\/12\/08\/year-50-day-220\/\">Year 50 Day 220<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">I just thought our tree was pretty. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2023\/12\/08\/year-50-day-220\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2022<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2022\/12\/08\/hey-come-jump-off-a-bridge-with-me\/\">Hey, come jump off a bridge with me!<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">We're not just jumping off bridges, we're grabbing other people and pulling them over the edge with us. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2022\/12\/08\/hey-come-jump-off-a-bridge-with-me\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2020<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/12\/08\/on-this-day-dec-8\/\">On This Day: Dec 8<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Recognizing 20 years of blogging, here are my past posts from December 8 <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/12\/08\/on-this-day-dec-8\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2019<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2019\/12\/08\/15635\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Of our two silly little window things, one seems notably more invested than the other. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2019\/12\/08\/15635\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2019\/12\/08\/the-silent-coup\/\">The Silent Coup<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">The US is being run by a government that no longer represents the people: Today, representative democracy is on the brink as our government demonstrates an unprecedented disconnect from public opinion. For instance, 83% of the public supports background checks for gun owners, but that hasn&#8217;t come to fruition. Some 77% of Americans want Roe ... <a title=\"The Silent Coup\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2019\/12\/08\/the-silent-coup\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about The Silent Coup\">Read more<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2019\/12\/08\/the-silent-coup\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2016<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/12\/08\/20688\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Wandering downtown Seattle on a brisk winter evening. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/12\/08\/20688\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/12\/08\/20691\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">In Seattle! Around buildings more than three stories high! ;) (343\/366) <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/12\/08\/20691\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2014<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2014\/12\/08\/18541\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Day three (I think) of @cah is here! Hopefully my day two envelope shows up soon! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2014\/12\/08\/18541\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2014\/12\/08\/a-better-bond\/\">A Better Bond<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Skyfall was the first Bond film in years to hit the right balance between action and humor. Here's hoping that the upcoming SPECTRE keeps that trend going. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2014\/12\/08\/a-better-bond\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2008<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2008\/12\/08\/breadcrummy\/\">Breadcrummy<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Would it be too much trouble to say 'I read about this _here_, and you can buy it or get more info _here_,' instead of forcing your readers to jump through multiple hoops? By the time I found my way to the source page, I'd pretty much lost interest in it. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2008\/12\/08\/breadcrummy\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2008\/12\/08\/that-isnt-the-question\/\">&#8230;that isn&#8217;t the question.<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">After some reviewing of finances and priorities, Prairie and I decided to stay in Standard Definition for the time being, and save our purchase of a fancy-schmancy new HDTV set for some as-yet undetermined future date. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2008\/12\/08\/that-isnt-the-question\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2008\/12\/08\/delicious-december-5th\/\">Links for December 5th through December 8th<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Sometime between December 5th and December 8th, I thought this stuff was interesting. You might think so too! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2008\/12\/08\/delicious-december-5th\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2005<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/12\/08\/narnia-followup\/\">Narnia followup<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">A selection of quotes from reviews of The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe... <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/12\/08\/narnia-followup\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2004<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/12\/08\/100-overlooked-films-of-the-90s\/\">100 Overlooked Films of the &#8217;90s<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">I stumbled across this list of the 100 most overlooked films of the 1990's yesterday, meant to do a meme-style 'seen it' list, and then spaced it. I was reminded today when DeAnna beat me to the punch &mdash; so here's mine. Bold title films I've seen&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/12\/08\/100-overlooked-films-of-the-90s\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/12\/08\/konichiwa\/\">Konichiwa!<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">First off, my apologies, as it's entirely likely that I managed to mangle the Americanized version of a Japanese greeting. Looks like the recent Wired article that I'm mentioned in just got picked up in Japan, which is sending another round of visitors my way. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/12\/08\/konichiwa\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2003<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/12\/08\/get-a-cheap-pc-from-aol\/\">Get a cheap PC from AOL<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Okay &mdash; I'm no great fan of either AOL or Windows-based PCs, but I have to admit that if you're looking for a cheap computer and are willing to settle for Windows XP Home and use AOL for your 'net connection, this isn't a bad deal (though not quite as good as they lead you to believe on first blush). <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/12\/08\/get-a-cheap-pc-from-aol\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/12\/08\/middleearth-mania-week-one-the-fellowship-of-the-ring\/\">MiddleEarth mania, week one: The Fellowship of the Ring<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Saturday Prairie and I started our three-week string of Lord of the Rings movie watching with the Cinerama's showing of Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Extended Edition. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/12\/08\/middleearth-mania-week-one-the-fellowship-of-the-ring\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2002<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2002\/12\/08\/tchkung-at-the-func\/\">\u00a1TchKunG! at the FUNC<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">It's so difficult to convey in words the energy that is present during one of their shows, but they're by far one of my favorite bands to see live. 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