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Institutions hand out prizes; history hands down judgments.

Reflections on the FIFA “Peace Prize” tRrump recently received the FIFA “Peace Prize”, which is a grotesque Orwellian perversion. The world has gone mad. This maniac has so much blood on his hands – Covid victims, Ukrainian soldiers and civilians, those dependent on USAID, betrayed allies, kidnapped and disappeared brown people…. Elder G helps us […]

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Peas, Please

[ed. note: thanks to Elder DZ for his folklore contribution to today’s blott.] At WLBOTT, we keep a team of unpaid interns working the graveyard shift. They busy themselves by using the “Random Article” feature of Wikipedia, prospecting for WLBOTT blott topics. The Patent There Was Drama (Elder G’s Research) Pea-harvester patents – and they’re […]

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Music Musings

Reflections on “American Tune”

I was reflecting on a line from Paul Simon’s American Tune this afternoon. And I don’t know a soul who’s not been batteredI don’t have a friend who feels at ease I remember being brought to tears when I saw Paul Simon’s solo version of American Tune in the very darkest days of Covid. Not […]

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An Icelandic Getaway

Elder JimZim has been scouting locations for our upcoming mandatory WLBOTT Work/Life Balance team building exercise. Key considerations: Elder JimZim sent me this delightful venue: A little clarification was required…. Miss Iceland Another key consideration was that our mandatory Work/Life Balance team building exercise coincide with the Miss Iceland competition. WLBOTT is sponsoring Ingibjörg Twinedóttir […]

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Motivational Monday

December 1, 2025 – Make a difference “Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does. ”– William James (1842-1910) psychologist, philosopher, author “Believe that there’s light at the end of the tunnel. Believe that you might be that light for someone else.”– Kobi Yamada, author Every meaningful change begins with a single […]

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Domestic Tranquility Lasting Love Those Crazy Kids! Work-Life Balance

The Ministry of Love™ (part 2)

“War is Peace. Freedom is Slavery. Love is… complicated.” Ah, George (he’s single, ladies!). After being rejected by the Jehovah’s Witnesses, the local Astrology meet-up, and even the community college HTML class, he’s resorted to on-line dating. Again, he has bad luck – he signs up to an on-line dating service called “The Ministry of […]

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Domestic Tranquility Lasting Love

George and the Ministry of Love (part 1)

By now you’ve met our unpaid marketing intern George (he’s single, ladies!). He’s tried a variety of approaches to meet a nice girl, but without much luck. But George is being proactive. Allow us to enumerate some of the steps he has taken. Portlandia He’s watched all eight seasons of Portlandia. George learned valuable relationship […]

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Chlorophyll Sea Slug and Sister Botanicas

Today’s blott examines the chlorophyll sea slug, WLBOTT’s attempt to monetize chlorophyll-enhanced workers, and how it ultimately led to a spiritual revitalization in the American workplace. Chlorophyll sea slug So, the WLBOTT team of advanced researchers came across the sea slug Elysia chlorotica. This little guy has incorporated algae into its own genetic material, and […]

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Adventures of the Elders Domestic Tranquility Those Crazy Kids! Work-Life Balance

Happy Thanksgiving!

Let’s explore the Thanksgiving celebration at WLBOTT HQ. Elder Karyna Elder Karyna sent us a lovely Thanksgiving greeting. Elder KM Our very busy Elder KM splits her time between her ENGin duties and WLBOTT responsibilities. She sent us a lovely Ukrainian Christmas decoration, shown her with Sally the Intern. The Unpaid Interns We are so […]

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Gods, Goddesses, and Mythical Heros

Woman-Moose-Priestess: A Photographic Journey

Our photographic team assembled images of our woman-moose-priestess from all corners of the globe. The Arctic Priestess As the jagged sea ice extends into the gray Arctic Ocean, our brave mythic priestess stands peacefully amidst one of Earth’s great animal gatherings. Woman–Moose–Priestess: Protectoress of the Large Hadron Collider Calming the Wildebeest Migration Mythic, serene, and […]