{"id":13975,"date":"2014-10-26T00:01:19","date_gmt":"2014-10-26T07:01:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=13975"},"modified":"2014-10-26T00:01:19","modified_gmt":"2014-10-26T07:01:19","slug":"open-thread10262014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2014\/10\/26\/open-thread10262014\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread–10\/26\/2014"},"content":{"rendered":"

I\u2019m writing for tomorrow, day 188.  Yesterday I reached into my drawer for a pair of undershorts and came up empty, so despite sleeping most of the day, I did the dreaded task last night.  Tomorrow is a holy day in the Church of the Ellipsoid Orb, but my meditations will be limited.  I\u2019m already religiously ecstatic.  I afraid I have another hectic week on tap.  Tuesday is a prison volunteer day, Wednesday is a grocery delivery day, and Thursday I have the appointment with my Pulmonologist, for which I recently had the CT Scan done.  So I\u2019ll be intermittent with my posting.  I did complete my most important task of the year.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today\u2019s took me 2:53 (average 4:47).  To do it, click here<\/a>.  How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

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

From The New Yorker<\/a>: <\/font>An organization of University of North Carolina athletic boosters expressed shock and outrage today over a report that a few members of U.N.C. sports teams may have taken real classes, despite the widespread availability of fake ones.<\/p>\n

The report, which alleges that several players may have fulfilled the curriculum requirements of actual classes, sent shock waves through the U.N.C. booster community.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese players apparently attended classes, wrote papers, and took exams,\u201d Hal Cowlington, the president of a prominent U.N.C. booster club, said. \u201cThe impact of these distractions on their athletic performance is, to put it mildly, incalculable.\u201d<\/p>\n

Andy is on top of it. The last thing the boys on the Bubba Bagger Booster Bus ever intended is for college athletes, especially black ones, to actually get an education.<\/font><\/p>\n

From Upworthy<\/a>: <\/font>Attacks on Canada are rare. But what’s special is how they handle times of crisis. Instead of getting engulfed with fear and sensationalism, they remain who they are. They won’t allow such an attack to shake them up or change them.<\/p>\n