(previous) part of our Tales of the WLBOTT series (next) The following Saturday, Lyra, Lochlan and Leo climbed into Old Blue and headed to Wink. They were going to visit the Roy Orbison Museum – it had been years since they’d visited, and the twins had another purpose; they […]
(previous) part of our Tales of the WLBOTT series (next) While Lyra and Lochlan were having dreams (nightmares, in Lochlan’s case) of the Wink Wedding Venue, back at WLBOTT HQ, the day began very routinely, with some of the early birds climbing up on the barn’s roof. At WLBOTT, […]
(previous) part of our Tales of the WLBOTT series (next) Lyra and Lochlan’s next day off was Friday. They had finished the leftovers from their big Whole Foods shopping experience and had just about aired out their house from the durian. Leo, their closest family friend, had come over […]
Through a Glass, Brightly Love, Light, and the Settlement of Northern AlbertaA WLBOTT Historical Society documentary Prologue: A Love for the Ages In the harsh and unforgiving wilderness of northern Alberta, two young people found one another. Elder JA was a handsome young man of modest means, possessed of a fine suit, a good education, […]
Thanks to Elder KM for her suggestion: we investigate AI’s take on Ukrainian fun. Let’s start with Elder G‘s assessment: Elder KM has opened a magnificent can of worms. Or perhaps a barrel of fermented cabbage. I think the trick is to imagine an AI that has absorbed the entirety of Ukrainian history, geography, folklore, […]
(previous) part of our Tales of the WLBOTT series (next) Lyra and Lochlan were excited while on their drive to Midland to shop at the new Whole Foods. Neither had been to Whole Foods before, and this was their first adventure spending their new riches. After much debate, they […]
We were listening to a random mix CD while taking Fred, the Penitent Intern, to his weekly viola lesson. A few interesting songs came up, starting with an unexpected Christmas song – Judy Garland singing “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas.” Judy Garland had an amazing voice, maybe the best we’d ever heard. And we […]
(previous) part of our Tales of the WLBOTT series (next) Lochlan and Lyra were tired from their trip to central Texas and took a day to rest and catch up on chores. But in the back of their minds, they were thinking about all that money. Forty million dollars. […]
At WLBOTT, we’ve been wondering, after the AI takeover, what will our “fun” look like. Let’s get it straight from the horse’s mouth. This sounds like too much work. Can’t we just buy some fun? Well that certainly was a disappointment. This sounds like punishment fun. Anyhow, we posed the prompt “Humans having fun” to […]
It was with great sadness that we learned that Pope Leo XIV was diagnosed with lung cancer yesterday. Prognosis We all hope for the best, but we must guard against wishful thinking. That being said, there is some early news that provides hope. So the pope was diagnosed with adenocarcinoma. That’s the most common type […]