{"id":31348,"date":"2018-02-05T11:44:05","date_gmt":"2018-02-05T19:44:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=31348"},"modified":"2018-02-05T11:44:05","modified_gmt":"2018-02-05T19:44:05","slug":"open-thread-2-5-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2018\/02\/05\/open-thread-2-5-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread – 2\/5\/2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

Oh God it’s Monday, and what a Monday!  Yesterday afternoon I was catching forty winks, before the game, when my smoke detector started chirping.  It was every 30 seconds, and it was very LOUD<\/strong>.  So I went down to the desk, and they came up to replace the battery right away.  I was very pleased, but did not know the new battery was defective.  The loud chirping resumed and woke me up at 1:00 AM.  It kept me up all night.  Staff replaced the battery again this morning, but I’m REALLY pooped.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Today’s took me 2:34 (average 4:26).  To do it, click here<\/a>.  How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

Ellipsoid Orb Report<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n

How can I best describe the Super Bowl?  It was not a punters’ duel.  Of the fifty two I have watched, it was probably most entertaining, breaking the record for total offence with over a quarter left to play.  The Eagles won 41 – 33.  Here are the highlights<\/a>.  Note the incomplete pass TO Brady, the touchdown pass TO Foles, and the Brady sack and fumble that, in my opinion, was the game breaker.  He may have been distracted by a ripping chili cheer from me.<\/font><\/p>\n