{"id":15723,"date":"2015-07-29T11:02:10","date_gmt":"2015-07-29T18:02:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=15723"},"modified":"2015-07-29T11:02:10","modified_gmt":"2015-07-29T18:02:10","slug":"open-thread7292015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2015\/07\/29\/open-thread7292015\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread–7\/29\/2015"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last week I had a small but thoroughly enjoyable meeting with five of my guys.  The prison fouled-up the turnout, so ten were not released for it.  We discussed the importance of maintaining an ongoing personal inventory, and using it as a tool to recognize when we are wrong, admit it, make amends, and learn from it.  As always, I could not be more proud of them.  It was very hot, as the Activities section is over the kitchen.  I feel tired and sore, but I did get some good sleep last might.  Today is a grocery delivery day, so I have some cleaning to do in preparation.  The forecast high is 95\u00b0 and will not dip below 90\u00b0 until 8\/3 at the earliest, so the next heat wave is officially here.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today\u2019s took me 3:22 (average 5\/26).  To do it, click here<\/a>.  How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

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

From Upworthy<\/a>: <\/font>Changing austerity measures starts with changing how we value our own work.<\/strong> <\/p>\n

Like the frog in the pot that didn’t know it was boiling until it was too late, some of us have gotten used to these things. But some of us haven’t and aren’t willing to. Like Agnes T\u00f6r\u00f6k, who filmed this moving poem that puts into words the frustrations so many of us have felt. <\/p>\n

Her words are inspiration for those of us who’ve internalized economic disparities as our own character failures. <\/p>\n