{"id":13206,"date":"2014-07-12T00:17:08","date_gmt":"2014-07-12T07:17:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=13206"},"modified":"2014-07-12T00:17:08","modified_gmt":"2014-07-12T07:17:08","slug":"open-thread7122014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2014\/07\/12\/open-thread7122014\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread–7\/12\/2014"},"content":{"rendered":"

I\u2019m writing for tomorrow, day 82, my first day without Chantix.  It\u2019s early in the morning.  Street noise awakened me.  I feel very tired, but I dare not return to bed, lest I miss my physical therapy.  So I\u2019m writing this now, since I know I will be unable to do so later.  It is the only article.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today\u2019s took me 3:13 (average 5:30).  To do it, click here<\/a>.  How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

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

From Upworthy<\/a>: <\/font>Sure, we aren\u2019t doing everything the civil rights movement set out to achieve in the ’60s, but goodness gracious, as long as there are 12-year-olds like this one, I know we’ll get there. <\/p>\n

If you think it\u2019s getting intense around 2:45, when she gets the Dixie cups, wait for the closing line of the whole thing. Emotions! <\/p>\n