Cuban Coffee Christmas Tree

From our longtime friends at the Black Bean Deli on Colonial Drive in Orlando, Florida. ¡Feliz Navidad!

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When the Puritans banned Christmas

What other activities have our modern-day Puritans tried to ban? More details here, via OpenCulture.

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Winter solstice: the astronomy of Christmas

That is the title of this report by Gareth Dorrian and Ian Whittaker, via phys.org. Today (21 Dec.) marks the winter solstice, the shortest day of the year.

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If blueberries had an FDA ingredients label …

… the label might look like this:

Lesson of the day: all of our foods, even all-natural ones, are full of chemical compounds. More details here and here, via James Kennedy. Hat tip: @pickover.

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European cartoon characters

Hat tip: u/Adaffor
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Rest in Peace: Judge Winter

Speaking of human mortality (cf. my previous post), I just learned that Judge Ralph K. Winter has died. Judge Winter was my business organizations and securities regulation professor at my alma mater, Yale Law School, and along with Guido Calabresi, was my mentor and role model.

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The mathematics of human mortality

More details here, via Wikipedia. Hat tip: @pickover.

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My Twitter Interaction Circle

What a cool creation by @Duiker101; create yours here, via chirpty.com.

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The saddest Christmas tree in the world …

… and perhaps the most beautiful one!

Hat tip: @smccannon
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Which one is the lesser evil?

Email or Zoom?

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