{"id":11221,"date":"2013-09-27T02:05:11","date_gmt":"2013-09-27T09:05:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=11221"},"modified":"2013-09-27T02:05:11","modified_gmt":"2013-09-27T09:05:11","slug":"open-thread9272013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2013\/09\/27\/open-thread9272013\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread–9\/27\/2013"},"content":{"rendered":"

I\u2019m writing for tomorrow, day 105.  My gut has fully recovered, and the only ill effects from the bug that I still have is from the missed sleep.  I\u2019m fortunate.  With those, I usually have Republicitis and need to spend hours on the throne.  Tomorrow I\u2019m meeting one of my friends, with whom I do volunteer work, for lunch, so on Saturday, I may have just an Open Thread, or nothing at all.<\/font><\/p>\n

Jig Zone<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n

Today\u2019s took me 3:24 (average 4:34).  To do it, click here<\/a>.  How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

Short Takes<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n

From Upworthy<\/a>: <\/font>Who would have thought that such a simple action can have such a profound effect on the level of happiness in our lives? Catch the setup in the first 30 seconds, the beauty of the experiment unfolding, the perfect moment at 4:25 that had me a bit choked up, and the best takeaway from it all at 6:25\u2026<\/p>\n