{"id":13804,"date":"2014-10-02T00:01:05","date_gmt":"2014-10-02T07:01:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=13804"},"modified":"2014-10-02T00:01:05","modified_gmt":"2014-10-02T07:01:05","slug":"open-thread1022014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2014\/10\/02\/open-thread1022014\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread–10\/2\/2014"},"content":{"rendered":"

I\u2019m writing for tomorrow, day 164.  I spent most of the day collecting and formatting data for the Monthly Report.  I also spent some time at Care2 deleting a bunch of \u201cfriends\u201d that do not seem to be there anymore.  It has gotten so bad that I have to delete over two hundred notices a day in my email that my eCard (used to forwards links) from a couple days earlier had not been picked up.  If you\u2019re reading this, and I deleted you by accident, appease add me again.  Store to Door will be delivering groceries this afternoon.  I have an extra large order to put away, because I had no delivery last week.  I was doing prison-volunteer work.  Tomorrow is my physical with fasting blood work with my primary care physician.  I will be leaving early in the morning.  God only knows when the Lift bus will get me back.  So in all probability, I will have only a Personal Update for Friday.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today’s took me 3:05 (average 5:33).  To do it, click here<\/a>.  How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

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

From Upworthy<\/a>: <\/font>Wendell Pierce, who played one of my favorite cops on HBO’s "The Wire," decided to share this personal story of the day he was dressed in a suit, had two toddlers in the backseat of his car, and was heading to a funeral. It was 100 degrees outside, he had the air-conditioner on and a police officer pulled him over. At 0:47, he starts sharing his story. At 2:28, he gets to the heart of the matter.<\/p>\n