{"id":28979,"date":"2017-08-12T14:22:21","date_gmt":"2017-08-12T21:22:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=28979"},"modified":"2017-08-12T14:22:21","modified_gmt":"2017-08-12T21:22:21","slug":"open-thread-8122017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2017\/08\/12\/open-thread-8122017\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread – 8\/12\/2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today has been a better day.  It hags been much cooler.  The sun is about to come out, and the temperature will climb to the low 80\u00b0s, my outside wall will become a heater, and I’ll have to button up the room and turn on the AC, but until is does, I’m enjoying an open window and fresh air.  I took my first trip without using the lift bus in a long time.  I went to the Ubank in a mall two blocks away.  I found getting around much easier with one eye that can see well than it has been in years.  I hope you are having a great weekend.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today’s took me 3:08 (average 4:37).  To do it, click here<\/a>.  How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

Fantasy Football Update<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n

I reset the live draft of our fantasy football league, Lefty Blog Friends<\/a>, from next Saturday to Saturday, September 2 at 10:00 AM PDT (11 MDT, 12 CDT, 1 EDT).  I did it so we will have a better idea, who the starters will be in the NFL.  However the regular season opener is the evening of Thursday, 9\/7, just 5 days after the draft, so set your lineups right away.  I cut the league from ten teams to eight.  Two players stopped playing last year in mid-season.  I think I have confirmation from every player except Rob.  I sent him one last email, and if I don’t hear from him this weekend, I’ll replace him with Wendy.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

From YouTube<\/a> (Funny or Die Channel<\/a>): <\/font>Mike Pence on Currency<\/p>\n