{"id":13351,"date":"2014-08-01T00:08:02","date_gmt":"2014-08-01T07:08:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=13351"},"modified":"2014-08-01T00:08:02","modified_gmt":"2014-08-01T07:08:02","slug":"open-thread812014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2014\/08\/01\/open-thread812014\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread–8\/1\/2014"},"content":{"rendered":"

I\u2019m writing for tomorrow, day 102.  It will be a difficult day, because I have physical therapy during a heat wave.  It is also the day I normally spend hours collecting the data for and compiling the Monthly Report for Politics Plus to post on the second.  Because of the timing, the Monthly Report will be a day or two late, and I may have nothing at all to post on Saturday.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today\u2019s took me 2:54 (average 4:32).  To do it, click here<\/a>.  How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

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

From Upworthy<\/a>: <\/font>As much as people love sex, you’d think we’d know better! If we just got rid of myths like these, we’d feel a lot better about our bodies, our relationships, and our sex lives.<\/p>\n