Much as General Sternwood lives vicariously* through Philip Marlowe in The Big Sleep, WLBOTT admins live vicariously through you, dear readers. If you haven’t seen The Big Sleep, go check under the couch cushions for loose change to see if you can come up with $2.99. Blue Bell Rankings / Favorites Unindicted Co-conspirator #3 will […]
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Sardines, part 1
Ketchikan Many years ago I bought my wonderful spousal unit a silver sardine can pendant . At the time it was a pretty unique gift, but sadly there has been an explosion in this line of jewelry. The commodification of Sardine Can Necklaces. The SCN Cartel. Anyhow, the necklace came from an on-line jewelry store […]
We offer, for your culinary and bijouterie(*) enjoyment, the following food-themed earrings.
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Haiku, part 1
Unindicted co-conspirator #3 is fervently working on a WLBOTT public awareness campaign for the Haiku. Just to give a little background, Haiku (俳句) is a type of short form poetry originally from Japan. Traditional Japanese haiku consist of three phrases composed of 17 phonetic units (called on in Japanese, which are similar to syllables) in […]
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World’s Largest Gazebo
Thanks to Unindicted Co-conspirator #1 for today’s topic. Do private structures qualify for the “largest” classification? My friend owns a share in a private “camping area” near Sundre, Alberta (where they welcome all and sundry (speaking of idioms)). He has built several structures, including, to the best of our knowledge, and until proven otherwise, the […]
Getting started…. Started writing this post about favorite / least favorite insects, but ended up writing about the LEAST favorite. Fascination took over. The thought process reminds me of a song by Kris Kristofferson: I started writing a song about Chris Gentry and ended up writing about Dennis Hopper, Johnny Cash… Norman, Norbert, Funky Donnie […]
No Blotts About It Obliviscatur eius May The Blott Be With You Vinctus per Twine We are not amused. 2024-02-02: “It’s such a fine line between clever and stupid.” – Spinal Tap 2024-01-24: “the abasement of reason” – Wikipedia 2023-12-20: With a little help from our friend ChatGPT: 1. “Where loopholes meet profits – because […]
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-40° Day
Late Breaking: Today WLBOTT Corporate announced a new holiday: -40° Day. Employees are encouraged to celebrate between 11:59am and 12:01 pm in the time zone of their choice. Celebrations outside the designated time must be documented on the time sheet. This is part of WLBOTT’s commitment to employee work-life balance. Key moments in the F°/C° […]
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Proud Mary
1969 was an amazing year. Humans walked on the moon. The first ATM was installed in America, development of UNIX commenced, Nixon was inaugurated, the Concord made its first test flight, and…. Creedence Clearwater Revival released Proud Mary. Proud Mary / Beethoven Connection Interesting Covers Pretty cool jazz/accordion cover by Australian accordionist and singer Bernadette […]
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Ungawa
As a child, I was fascinated with the Johnny Weissmuller Tarzan movies. What an idyllic life! A loving family, living in a tree house, no boring school all day, ostrich eggs over easy for breakfast, and a pet chimpanzee. Every day was a field day with a picnic. And Tarzan had a magic word! Ungawa! […]