{"id":11630,"date":"2013-11-12T00:01:34","date_gmt":"2013-11-12T08:01:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=11630"},"modified":"2013-11-12T00:01:34","modified_gmt":"2013-11-12T08:01:34","slug":"open-thread11122013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2013\/11\/12\/open-thread11122013\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread–11\/12\/2013"},"content":{"rendered":"

I\u2019m writing for<\/font> tomorrow and am still improving slowly.  I\u2019m feeling down, because I need to cancel my volunteer work in prison tomorrow.  I\u2019m just not well enough to handle the exertion yet.  This will be today\u2019s only article, but I hope to be back to full time later this week.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today\u2019s took me 3:01 (average 4:44).  To do it, click here<\/a>.  How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

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

From The Nation (via surveymonkey)<\/a>: <\/font>The Nation’s Fox or Fox [Typo: should read Fox or Fiction<\/em>] Quiz is not authorized, sponsored or associated with Fox News Channel or Fox Entertainment Group.<\/p>\n

I got them all. How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

From Crooks and Liars<\/a>: <\/font>Texas Attorney General and Republican gubernatorial candidate<\/strong> Greg Abbott is one of a growing number of wealthy residents who are drilling wells to get around water restrictions during one of the worst droughts in history — a practice that environmentalists are warning could leave less water for everyone else. <\/p>\n

The Texas Tribune reported<\/a> on Sunday that Abbott had installed the well just months before the city of Austin began cracking down on lawn-watering restrictions.<\/p>\n

According to the Tribune, some of the resident’s in Abbott’s luxury Pemberton Heights neighborhood had marked their lawns with signs that noted "Watering by Private Well\u201d to avoid being hassled by the city\u2026 [emphasis added<\/em>]<\/p>\n