Rest in peace

We have completed multiple Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) over the years and know first-hand how challenging it is to complete them. My MOOC-taking strategy was to set aside 90 minutes every other day to watch the videos, take notes, and complete the quizzes, but I never did more than one MOOC at a time. Screen-time burnout is a real thing.

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St Charles Borromeo

We drive or walk by this serene statue of St Charles Borromeo almost every day, so we decided to stop today to take a picture. It’s located in the College Park neighborhood of Orlando, Florida.

Photo credit: F. E. Guerra-Pujol

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Recursive art

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“Cold as ºF”

Even in Florida! (hat tip: @johnpelwood)

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The partial government shutdown as a game of chicken

Update (1/28): Looks like little-hands Trump is the chicken!

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President Trump wants Congress to fund a border wall; the Democrats, who now have regained control of the House of Representatives, do not want to fund a border wall. Which side will “swerve” first? The Game of Chicken, along with the Prisoner’s Dilemma and the Battle of the Sexes, is one of the ways in which this political conflict can be modeled. Here is the Wikipedia entry for the Game of Chicken; here is a memorable example of Chicken from the movie “Footloose”. Update (6pm): As I replied to Kathy H. in the comments section, I find it fascinating that in this particular case the intransigence of both sides is due to their moralizing of the border wall, which suggests an inverse relationship between the ability to reach a pragmatic compromise and the strength of one’s moral convictions!

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Piano bookcase

Where have we seen this before? More creative bookcases here.

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Is this painting a late Picasso or my five-year old daughter’s?

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Family fun project: football playoff conifer

Why throw away a perfectly good Christmas tree when you can “repurpose” it for the NFL playoffs season? Thanks to Adys Ann who helped me decorate the tree. (We began this tradition in 2016.)

Happy Extended Holidays!

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Definitely a dog person

How many dogs is too many dogs?

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In praise of capitalism

Source: @JimPethokoukis

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