{"id":6154,"date":"2011-10-19T15:43:11","date_gmt":"2011-10-19T22:43:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2011\/10\/19\/open-thread10192011\/"},"modified":"2011-10-19T15:43:11","modified_gmt":"2011-10-19T22:43:11","slug":"open-thread10192011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2011\/10\/19\/open-thread10192011\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread–10\/19\/2011"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday, everyone at my computer store was ill, so they delivered by messenger service instead of personally.  Instead of arriving at noon, it came at 4:00 PM.  This was my fifth computer from this supplier, over the years.  Their service has always been perfect, until now.  They did not configure my network settings, as instructed, so it took me half an hour just to get online.  They transferred my contacts, but not my email settings, so I had to reconfigure all six email accounts by hand.  They did not transfer my user settings, so I had to reauthorize and reconfigure every software application that I own.  They did not update Windows, so I had to wait through 81 updates and five reboots.  They installed Norton (unwanted), but did not update it, so I had to wait through 118 MB of definition downloads.  Nothing in this world is slower than Norton\u2019s servers.  It took over 90 minutes.  They did not open my display to be sure all the parts were present.  The audio cable was missing.  I just got that 20 minutes ago.  In short, the work I had to do increased exponentially over what I was expecting.  However, it is screaming fast!  I have most of it done, but except for a two hour cat nap,  I\u2019ve worked on it continuously for the last 24 hours, and I\u2019m in no shape to do research.  I will post again early Friday morning.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Tuesday\u2019s took me 4:30 (average 5:05).  To do it, click here<\/a>.  Wednesday\u2019s took me 3:54 (average 4:30).  To do it, click here<\/a>.  How did you do?<\/font><\/p>\n

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

Here\u2019s the latest in our league, Lefty Blog Friends.<\/font><\/p>\n

Scores:<\/font><\/p>\n

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TomCat Teabag Trashers<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Progressive Underdogs<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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121.30<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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123.38<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Playing without a helmet<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Texans Will Rise Again<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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136.20<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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82.98<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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hugos renegades<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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ManOnDogSantorum<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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108.32<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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82.66<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Standings:<\/font><\/p>\n

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Points<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Rank<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Team Name<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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W-L-T<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Pct<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Streak<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Waiver<\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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For<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Against<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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1 (1)<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Progressive Underdogs<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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5-1-0<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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.833<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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W1<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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6<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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759.20<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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668.80<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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2 (2)<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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ManOnDogSantorum<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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4-2-0<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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.667<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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L1<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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5<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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728.32<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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711.88<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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3 (3)<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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hugos renegades<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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4-2-0<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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.667<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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W1<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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4<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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727.58<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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670.42<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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4 (4)<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Playing without a helmet<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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3-3-0<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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.500<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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W2<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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3<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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669.54<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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690.92<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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5 (5)<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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TomCat Teabag Trashers<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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2-4-0<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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.333<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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L1<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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2<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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747.34<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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696.92<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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6 (6)<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Texans Will Rise Again<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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0-6-0<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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.000<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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L6<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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1<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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561.02<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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754.06<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Rob is one lucky fellow.  Adrian Peterson had his worst showing of the season.<\/font><\/p>\n

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

From Me:  Republicans exixt only to be voted out of office.<\/font><\/p>\n

Cartoon<\/strong>:<\/font><\/p>\n

\"19Cartoon\"<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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