{"id":25020,"date":"2020-12-22T08:00:47","date_gmt":"2020-12-22T16:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/?p=25020"},"modified":"2020-12-18T08:18:50","modified_gmt":"2020-12-18T16:18:50","slug":"on-this-day-dec-22","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/12\/22\/on-this-day-dec-22\/","title":{"rendered":"On This Day: Dec 22"},"content":{"rendered":"<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>31<\/strong> posts previously published on December 22nd<\/p><ul class=\"todaypost\"><li><strong>2024<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2024\/12\/22\/milkshake-duck-status-and-rationales\/\">Milkshake Duck Status and Rationales<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">A list of currently known milkshake ducks and how I'm treating their work in my own consumption habits <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2024\/12\/22\/milkshake-duck-status-and-rationales\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2024\/12\/22\/a-deepness-in-the-sky-by-vernor-vinge\/\">A Deepness in the Sky by Vernor Vinge<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">&#x1f4da;: &#x2b50;&#xfe0f;&#x2b50;&#xfe0f;&#x2b50;&#xfe0f;&#x2b50;&#xfe0f;&#x2b50;&#xfe0f;: First contact with aliens, schemes and plots spanning decades and centuries, mind control\u2026an excellent read. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2024\/12\/22\/a-deepness-in-the-sky-by-vernor-vinge\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2023<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2023\/12\/22\/year-50-day-234\/\">Year 50 Day 234<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Pre-holiday-break week work shirt number four. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2023\/12\/22\/year-50-day-234\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2023\/12\/22\/%f0%9f%93%9a-storm-front-by-jim-butcher\/\">&#x1f4da; Storm Front by Jim Butcher<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Entertaining enough that I\u2019ll likely read at least another one or two in the series to see how it progresses. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2023\/12\/22\/%f0%9f%93%9a-storm-front-by-jim-butcher\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2022<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2022\/12\/22\/dont-ever-stop-talking-to-each-other\/\">Don\u2019t ever stop talking to each other<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">This is a long rant by Cat Valente- and it\u2019s really, really good. Though I\u2019m quoting a particularly good bit from the end, it\u2019s worth reading the whole thing. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2022\/12\/22\/dont-ever-stop-talking-to-each-other\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2022\/12\/22\/%f0%9f%93%9a-joy-to-the-worlds-by-maia-chance-janine-a-southard-raven-oak-and-g-clemans\/\">&#x1f4da; Joy to the Worlds by Maia Chance, Janine A. Southard, Raven Oak, and G. Clemans<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">G. Clemans\u2019 \u2018Bevel & Turn\u2019 and Raven Oak\u2019s \u2018The Ringers\u2019 were my particular favorites. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2022\/12\/22\/%f0%9f%93%9a-joy-to-the-worlds-by-maia-chance-janine-a-southard-raven-oak-and-g-clemans\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2020<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/12\/22\/25049\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Octopuses Observed Punching Fish, Perhaps Out of Spite, Scientists Say: &#8220;In new proof that 2020 has been a crappy year basically everywhere, scientists have captured video evidence of octopuses randomly punching at fish, possibly for no reason other than being spiteful.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/12\/22\/25049\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/12\/22\/25046\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">For a while I wasn&#8217;t sure I&#8217;d make it\u2014concentrating on reading has been difficult this year\u2014but with nine days to spare, I&#8217;ve completed my Goodreads challenge of 52 books this year. Sure, it&#8217;s lots of Star Trek, and I neglected my Hugo Best Novel project, but I hit my goal. &#x1f4da; <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/12\/22\/25046\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/12\/22\/25043\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">&#x1f4da; fifty-two of 2020: Race to the Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse &#x2b50;&#xfe0f;&#x2b50;&#xfe0f;&#x2b50;&#xfe0f; A fun YA fantasy monster fighting adventure based on Navajo mythology. Part of Rick Riordan\u2019s project to use his clout to to highlight marginalized voices and cultures, which I very much respect. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/12\/22\/25043\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/12\/22\/on-this-day-dec-22\/\">On This Day: Dec 22<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Recognizing 20 years of blogging, here are my past posts from December 22 <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/12\/22\/on-this-day-dec-22\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2019<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2019\/12\/22\/22672\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">&#x1f4da; sixty of 2019: The Wanderer, by Fritz Leiber. &#x2b50;&#xfe0f;&#x2b50;&#xfe0f; 1965 Hugo Best Novel Veers wildly between interesting concepts (a planet the size of Earth appears in Earth\u2019s orbit, affecting tectonics, tides, etc.), and incredibly dated plots that do not age well. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2019\/12\/22\/22672\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2019\/12\/22\/22669\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">I\u2019ve been avoiding Star Wars reviews, as I don\u2019t get to see Ep. 9 until next weekend, but I took a chance on this one by John Scalzi (because he promised it would be spoiler-free, and I trust him to follow through on that), and thought it was an interesting viewpoint. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2019\/12\/22\/22669\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2016<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/12\/22\/20745\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Bedtime! Just one more day of work to get through, then holiday break! (357\/366) <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/12\/22\/20745\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2008<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2008\/12\/22\/snowpocalypse-photos\/\">Snowpocalypse Photos<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">My (still in progress) set of photos from this winter's bizarre weather can be found right here. I've got another day's worth of shots to put in when I get a chance, but that may not happen for another few days or so. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2008\/12\/22\/snowpocalypse-photos\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2005<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/12\/22\/program-on-the-emergence-of-civilization\/\">Program on the emergence of civilization.<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">I have no idea what prompted someone to leave this comment on my site, or what relation (if any) they think it might have to the post that it was added to...but it's just long and bizarre enough that I think I'll keep it. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/12\/22\/program-on-the-emergence-of-civilization\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2004<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/12\/22\/gallimaufry\/\">Gallimaufry<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Terrance resurrects an old meme as a weekly thing. The rules are simple: put your entire music playlist on random, and post the first ten songs your music player comes up with. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/12\/22\/gallimaufry\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/12\/22\/book-of-blogs-ii\/\">Book of Blogs II<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Earlier this month, I linked to a blog anthology project by Tvindy. I liked the idea and nominated a few entries for inclusion, but as more is better: as readers, are there any posts that stand out in your mind as particularly noteworthy, for whatever reason? <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/12\/22\/book-of-blogs-ii\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/12\/22\/post-melodramatic-stress-disorder\/\">Post-Melodramatic Stress Disorder<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Okay, okay, I'll admit it &mdash; I actually like The Phantom of the Opera. In my defense, though (if a defense can even be mounted), I couldn't help it. I've been brainwashed! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/12\/22\/post-melodramatic-stress-disorder\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/12\/22\/our-kings-older-than-yours\/\">Our King&#8217;s older than yours.<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">This was going to be a linklog post, but then I decided I wanted to give it a little more visibility. With all the current blathering about Christmas being 'stolen', I thought today's Something Positive strip was especially funny. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/12\/22\/our-kings-older-than-yours\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/12\/22\/a-republican-christmas\/\">A Republican Christmas<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the land, not a critic was stirring, for stirring was banned. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/12\/22\/a-republican-christmas\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2003<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/12\/22\/the-gift-that-keeps-on-giving\/\">The gift that keeps on giving<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">(&hellip;as long as you replace the batteries, of course.) <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/12\/22\/the-gift-that-keeps-on-giving\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/12\/22\/got-it-got-it-need-it-got-it-not-a-chance-need-it-got-it\/\">Got it, got it, need it, got it, not a chance, need it, got it&#8230;<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">While I'm still partial to the 'Old School' purity tests, Kirsten pointed out a page that bills itself as the 'ultimate' purity test, and I had to give it a shot&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/12\/22\/got-it-got-it-need-it-got-it-not-a-chance-need-it-got-it\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/12\/22\/famous-faces\/\">Famous Faces<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">&hellip;wasn't everyone in Seattle in a band at some point? <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/12\/22\/famous-faces\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/12\/22\/typepad-user-group\/\">TypePad User Group<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">I've been hanging out on the TypePad User Group for a while now. It's a great little resource for TypePad users -- entirely unofficial, but a good place to go as a first resource for figuring out issues with coding and maintaining TypePad weblogs. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/12\/22\/typepad-user-group\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/12\/22\/tower-ghost-filmed\/\">Tower ghost filmed<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Closed-circuit security cameras at Hampton Court Palace, the huge Tudor castle outside London, seem to have snagged an ethereal visitor. Could it be a ghost? <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/12\/22\/tower-ghost-filmed\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2002<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2002\/12\/22\/clubbing-in-alaska\/\">Clubbing in Alaska<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Why I'm glad I don't have to rely on bars in Alaska to go clubbing: three words &mdash; The Electric Slide. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2002\/12\/22\/clubbing-in-alaska\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2002\/12\/22\/belief-faith-and-the-church\/\">Belief, faith, and the church<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">On top of it all, I count my beliefs as mine, and other people's beliefs as theirs. If they want to talk about it fine &mdash; but I'm not about to attempt to convince them that I'm 'right' and they're 'wrong', and I expect the same respect from them. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2002\/12\/22\/belief-faith-and-the-church\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2002\/12\/22\/dont-fly-pregnant\/\">Don&#8217;t fly pregnant<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">A husband and his pregnant wife were attempting to fly out of Portland to go to a friend's wedding when they were both pulled off for extra 'security screening'&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2002\/12\/22\/dont-fly-pregnant\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2001<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2001\/12\/22\/back-in-anchorage\/\">Back in Anchorage<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">I've got to say, that was the most all-out terrified I've ever been -- one drop I might have made it through with just being a little frightened, but when it kept happening over and over, I really started to freak out. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2001\/12\/22\/back-in-anchorage\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2000<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2000\/12\/22\/congratulations-kevin-and-emily\/\">Congratulations Kevin and Emily!<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">I just got a visit from my dad, and it seems that my little brother proposed to his girlfriend Emily last night on Winter Solstice -- and she accepted! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2000\/12\/22\/congratulations-kevin-and-emily\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>1995<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/1995\/12\/22\/from-usenet-122295-0000\/\">[From Usenet: 12.22.95 0000]<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Oh...sweet disc, too. `<grin>` Sorry, I'm holding onto this one. 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