{"id":25034,"date":"2020-12-29T08:00:47","date_gmt":"2020-12-29T16:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/?p=25034"},"modified":"2020-12-18T08:20:08","modified_gmt":"2020-12-18T16:20:08","slug":"on-this-day-dec-29","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/12\/29\/on-this-day-dec-29\/","title":{"rendered":"On This Day: Dec 29"},"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>27<\/strong> posts previously published on December 29th<\/p><ul class=\"todaypost\"><li><strong>2025<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2025\/12\/29\/rough-trails-by-l-a-graf\/\">Rough Trails by L.A. Graf<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">&#x1f4da; 66\/2025: &#x2b50;&#xfe0f;&#x2b50;&#xfe0f;&#x2b50;&#xfe0f; A solid mid-series entry, with a good focus on Sulu, Uhura, and Chekov. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2025\/12\/29\/rough-trails-by-l-a-graf\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2024<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2024\/12\/29\/falling-free-by-lois-mcmaster-bujold\/\">Falling Free by Lois McMaster Bujold<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">&#x1f4da;: &#x2b50;&#xfe0f;&#x2b50;&#xfe0f;&#x2b50;&#xfe0f;: Not quite as good as later Vorkosigan books, but also one of the earliest written, and still very enjoyable. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2024\/12\/29\/falling-free-by-lois-mcmaster-bujold\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2023<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2023\/12\/29\/year-50-day-241\/\">Year 50 Day 241<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">After a whirlwind three days of visiting family, we made it home this afternoon. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2023\/12\/29\/year-50-day-241\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2021<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2021\/12\/29\/non-amazon-book-tracking-and-buying\/\">Non-Amazon Book Tracking and Buying<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Little things, perhaps, but they make me feel better about how I choose to spend my money. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2021\/12\/29\/non-amazon-book-tracking-and-buying\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2021\/12\/29\/25636\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">_Serpents in the Garden_ by Jeff Mariotte <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2021\/12\/29\/25636\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2020<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/12\/29\/25069\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">&#x1f4da; fifty-four of 2020: Star Trek: The Motion Picture: Inside the Art and Special Effects by Jeff Bond and Gene Kozicki &#x2b50;&#xfe0f;&#x2b50;&#xfe0f;&#x2b50;&#xfe0f;&#x2b50;&#xfe0f; A gorgeous look at the visuals of Trek\u2019s ambitious first film, and a great companion to Return to Tomorrow. Highly recommended for TMP fans. &#x1f596; <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/12\/29\/25069\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/12\/29\/on-this-day-dec-29\/\">On This Day: Dec 29<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Recognizing 20 years of blogging, here are my past posts from December 29 <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2020\/12\/29\/on-this-day-dec-29\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2019<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2019\/12\/29\/23155\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">From last night, when we took Mom out for her holiday lobster dinner. Was a good weekend of family visits, but right now we\u2019re happy to be home and out of I-5 holiday traffic. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2019\/12\/29\/23155\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2018<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2018\/12\/29\/22016\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Book sixty of 2018: Explorers, by George Gipe. &#x2b50;&#xfe0f;&#x2b50;&#xfe0f;&#x2b50;&#xfe0f; <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2018\/12\/29\/22016\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2017<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2017\/12\/29\/21498\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Book fifty-two of 2017: Shadow, by Dean Wesley Smith and Kristine Kathryn Rusch. &#x1f31f;&#x1f31f;&#x1f31f; I made my book-a-week average (52 books in a year goal) for 2017 (thanks to this quick push through a few easy, quick, and enjoyable bits of Trek fluff at the end)! #startrek #voy #section31 &#x1f596; <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2017\/12\/29\/21498\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2016<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/12\/29\/20775\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Though the original plan was to work through the Alien\/Predator films, we decided that was a bit bleak for this week. Instead, we&#8217;ve been binging on classic comedies and classic and modern musicals. Chicago, How to Steal A Million, Royal Wedding, Hairspray, How to Marry A Millionaire, and others. Much easier to deal with right ... <a title=\"\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/12\/29\/20775\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about \">Read more<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2016\/12\/29\/20775\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2014<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2014\/12\/29\/18592\/\"><\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">The current post-Christmas state of my &#8220;to read&#8221; bookcase. Even in the midst of working on a master&#8217;s degree, somehow I can&#8217;t stop picking up more books. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2014\/12\/29\/18592\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2013<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2013\/12\/29\/sounds-from-the-lost-abbey-10\/\">Sounds From the Lost Abbey 10<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Back in February, I took up a challenge from one of my friends to create a mix based around songs that I'd have played at the Lost Abbey, during the mid- to late-1990s. Here's the tenth in the series! <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2013\/12\/29\/sounds-from-the-lost-abbey-10\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2007<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2007\/12\/29\/kynt-and-vyxsin\/\">Kynt and Vyxsin<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">While sure, I'll admit that part of the 'drama' of reality programming is the relationships (good and bad, but often bad) between the contestants, it's been nice to see that at least two of the final five teams in this race actually treat each other like people should be treated -- and it's more than a little thrilling that it's the two 'counter-culture' teams that have the best relationships. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2007\/12\/29\/kynt-and-vyxsin\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2005<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/12\/29\/distorted-tunes-test\/\">Distorted Tunes Test<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">According to the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders' Distorted Tunes Test, I have a fine sense of pitch. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/12\/29\/distorted-tunes-test\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/12\/29\/typekey-broken\/\">TypeKey broken?<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">I'm not sure how I've managed to do this, but while disabling the OpenID Comment plugin, I've managed to break the ability to log in via TypeKey for authentication. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/12\/29\/typekey-broken\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/12\/29\/ten-years-roughly\/\">Ten Years (roughly)<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Going by my earliest archived entry, I've been blogging in one form or another for _ten years_ as of 3:13am (Alaska time), December 29, 2005. Here's to the next ten years. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/12\/29\/ten-years-roughly\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2004<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/12\/29\/goodbye-grandpa\/\">Goodbye, Grandpa<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">I just got word from my dad that my mom's father, Harold Ward, died peacefully in his sleep last night, at the age of 88. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/12\/29\/goodbye-grandpa\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/12\/29\/seattle-rep-noises-off\/\">Seattle Rep: Noises Off<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Prairie and I just returned from using her dad's Christmas present to her, which while it originally appeared in the form of cash, was soon converted into two tickets to the Seattle Rep's performance of Noises Off. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/12\/29\/seattle-rep-noises-off\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/12\/29\/santas-flight-exam\/\">Santa&#8217;s Flight Exam<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Santa Claus, like all pilots, gets regular visits from the Federal Aviation Administration, and it was shortly before Christmas when the FAA examiner arrived. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/12\/29\/santas-flight-exam\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/12\/29\/my-netflix\/\">My Netflix<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">I've just added a new page to the site (and linked it in the header navigation of every page): my Netflix queues. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2004\/12\/29\/my-netflix\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>2003<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/12\/29\/truth-in-advertising-2\/\">Truth in advertising<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">An ad for FHM: 'We're not sure why we bother with the words.' <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/12\/29\/truth-in-advertising-2\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/12\/29\/peter-pansoon\/\">Peter Pan&#8230;soon!<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">I've been looking forward to the new film version of Peter Pan ever since I stumbled across the trailer in mid-November. Kalyx just got to see it, and her writeup just makes me want to see it more&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/12\/29\/peter-pansoon\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/12\/29\/dont-feed-the-trolls\/\">Don&#039;t feed the trolls<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">troll: v.,n. To utter a posting on Usenet designed to attract predictable responses or flames; or, the post itself. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/12\/29\/dont-feed-the-trolls\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/12\/29\/mms-go-goth\/\">M&amp;M&#039;s go goth<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">M&amp;M's will be available in only black and white for the next few months instead of the standard six colors as part of a promotional campaign. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/12\/29\/mms-go-goth\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/12\/29\/this-shouldnt-be-a-surprise\/\">This shouldn&#039;t be a surprise<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">I should be used to this kind of thing by now, but it still catches me off guard when I notice little things like being the second primary Google result for 'apple g5'. <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2003\/12\/29\/this-shouldnt-be-a-surprise\/\">&#x27a1;<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>1995<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/1995\/12\/29\/from-the-archives-122995-0313\/\">[From the archives: 12.29.95 0313]<\/a> <span class=\"today_excerpt\">Well, Christmas has come and gone. Didn't get much on my wish list, but then, that was expected...especially when the first item was a $2700 computer. 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