{"id":13311,"date":"2014-07-26T00:04:37","date_gmt":"2014-07-26T07:04:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=13311"},"modified":"2014-07-26T00:04:37","modified_gmt":"2014-07-26T07:04:37","slug":"open-thread7262014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2014\/07\/26\/open-thread7262014\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread–7\/26\/2014"},"content":{"rendered":"

I\u2019m writing for tomorrow, day 96, and this is the only article.  Last night was election night for the group of prisoners I help.  I was pleased with their choices.  I could not help thinking that I wish Republican candidates had 10% of the integrity of those convicts.  After that I worked one on one with a few new guys.  I was happy that one in particular responded to questions by realizing how he could have intervened with better choices that would have prevented the entire situation, in which he felt he had no choice except to act.  One of the most valuable lessons learned is that today\u2019s seemingly unimportant decisions constrain tomorrow\u2019s available choices.  Today, I\u2019m quite pooped.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today\u2019s took me 2:49 (average 5:15).  To do it, click here<\/a>.  How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

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

From Upworthy<\/a>: <\/font>If \u2014 like me \u2014 you’re a sucker for the very small human stories behind huge historical events, you’ll want to hear this from Lt. Dan Choi, who chained himself to the White House fence in 2010 and helped bring down "Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell" less than a year later. Make sure you check out 2:18 for his amazing love story, 6:30 for what happened when he came out to his parents, and 10:40 for the heartwarming, totally unexpected email he received from an Iraqi doctor. But really, you’ll want to watch the whole thing.<\/p>\n