{"id":15632,"date":"2015-07-17T11:22:32","date_gmt":"2015-07-17T18:22:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=15632"},"modified":"2015-07-17T11:22:32","modified_gmt":"2015-07-17T18:22:32","slug":"open-thread7172015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2015\/07\/17\/open-thread7172015\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread–7\/17\/2015"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday morning I reached Store to Door.  Someone had misplaced my grocery order, so it had not been filled.  They had not called, because they were gone by the time I called them, and they had not realized there was an order to call about.  They had just found my order and were very apologetic.  hey did an emergency shop for me and delivered mf food around noon.   After I put them away, I slept fore the rest of the day and night.  I\u2019m feeling groggy, but relieved.    We have three more days of very hot weather forecast: high 80\u00b0s today and 90\u00b0s Saturday and Sunday.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today\u2019s took me 3:37 (average 4:42).  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>By easing tensions with Cuba and now Iran, President Obama is \u201crecklessly squandering America\u2019s precious supply of enemies,\u201d the leader of a conservative think tank said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur adversarial relationships with Cuba and Iran took years of frostiness and saber-rattling to maintain,\u201d Harland Dorrinson, the executive director of the Washington-based Institute for Infinite Conflict, said. \u201cThanks to the President, decades of well-crafted hostility have been thrown out the window.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to Dorrinson, fears abound in conservative circles that the President might be \u201ccapriciously casting about for other powder kegs to defuse\u201d during his remaining time in office.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf his shameful record is any guide, he\u2019ll probably try to disarm North Korea,\u201d Dorrinson said. \u201cThat\u2019s the doomsday scenario.\u201d<\/p>\n

Oh Andy!! Down with that Kenyan!! If world peace were to break out, it would destroy the Republican party, who need hostility to feed the fires of hate and fear.<\/font><\/p>\n

From Upworthy<\/a>: <\/font>Business can thrive on kindness.<\/strong><\/p>\n

If this is the first time you’re hearing about Rosa’s, check out our interview with Wartman. And of course, pay it forward and pass it on. <\/p>\n