{"id":11493,"date":"2013-10-25T00:43:42","date_gmt":"2013-10-25T07:43:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=11493"},"modified":"2013-10-25T00:43:42","modified_gmt":"2013-10-25T07:43:42","slug":"open-thread10252013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2013\/10\/25\/open-thread10252013\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread–10\/25\/2013"},"content":{"rendered":"

I\u2019m writing for tomorrow and preparing to leave for volunteer work in prison.  It\u2019s our annual victims\u2019 impact meeting in which around 100 of my guys will have an opportunity to talk to crime victims about the effects that being victimized had on their lives.  I overslept today, and that\u2019s a good thing, but as a result, this will be tomorrow\u2019s only article.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today\u2019s took me 3:21 (average 4:33).  To do it. click here<\/a>.  How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

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

From Upworthy<\/a>: <\/font>Ever Hear About The Lady Who Spilled Coffee On Herself At McDonald’s, Then Sued For Millions?<\/p>\n

It’s really unbelievable what happened to Stella Liebeck. You just have to watch to see how the media turned on this little old lady who lived in Albuquerque. Obviously a villain, right? And at 5:00, prepare to see what the coffee actually did to her. It’s not pretty. Well … nothing in her situation was.<\/p>\n