{"id":21263,"date":"2016-04-13T12:17:58","date_gmt":"2016-04-13T19:17:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=21263"},"modified":"2016-04-13T12:17:58","modified_gmt":"2016-04-13T19:17:58","slug":"open-thread-4132016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2016\/04\/13\/open-thread-4132016\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread–4\/13\/2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

I\u2019m waiting for Lu to come for her last appointment.  I have found a certified replacement through the Oregon Home Care Commission.  She starts Saturday, and assuming we get along, she\u2019ll be long term.  I have a big grocery order coming today, that I\u2019ll need to put away.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today\u2019s took me 2:32 (average 4:30).  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>No one in the United States has taken note of the total disappearance of New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, who vanished from view several weeks ago.<\/p>\n

In interviews with residents across the country, few if any Americans displayed interest in, or concern about, the whereabouts of Christie, who, until he disappeared, had been a once-prominent political figure.<\/p>\n

\u201cI hadn\u2019t really thought about him until you mentioned it,\u201d said Trenton resident Carol Foyler, echoing the opinions of many others in the Garden State.<\/p>\n

\u201cHuh,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n

Great catch Andy!! PIGnocchio has disappeared, and that\u2019s a LOT of disappearing! What diet was he on?<\/font><\/p>\n

From Daily Kos<\/a>: <\/font>A Beaumont, Texas, high school teacher was arrested last week after video emerged online of her smacking a student. Here\u2019s the video:<\/p>\n