Just the Heads Let us drill down, just a bit. Judith The Handmaid Señor Holofernes
Author: Texas Toast
In our past couple of blotts, we’ve mentioned the Power of Women movement during the baroque and renaissance art periods, so we were digging into the paintings a bit more. Disturbingly, there are a huge number of renaissance paintings of a woman (Judith) cutting off the head of a scruffy guy (Holofernes). A Little Background- […]
Our Lady of Leiden — The Herring Sentinel Let us introduce you to Our Lady of Leiden – the mythological icon heroine who represents the bravery and fortitude of the people of Leiden when besieged by the Spanish in 1574. This story was featured in yesterday’s blott. Domains: Appearance & Iconography [ed. note: Our Lady […]
A herring and a round loaf of bread walk into a bar in Leiden.The bartender says, ‘Sorry, we can’t serve you.’The herrings reply, ‘That’s okay — we’ll serve you’ll serve you – every October 3rd!’- This knee-slapper was brought to you by Elder G. There’s a dark history behind the festival, because the Spanish were […]
We are shocked, shocked! how often people confuse Micronesia and Lichtenstein! Perfectly understandable, of course, but let’s do a compare-and-contrast to help us remember in the future. Lichtenstein is one of only two double-landlocked[1] countries. Micronesia is a group of islands in the middle of the Pacific. [1] Not only is Lichtenstein land-locked, but all […]
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Motivational Monday
October 27, 2025 – Empathy Empathy the ability to understand and share the feelings of another Tarana Burke – Activist
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The 12 Levels of WLBOTT Lucidity
Let me give you a little background. Recently I had a routine doctor’s visit, and afterwards I was checking the doctor’s notes on the patient portal. The doctor made a comment, which I think is standard medical boilerplate, that “the patient was alert and lucid.” I found that very funny, and frankly, that was the […]
It is almost harvest time for the back 40, and a sense of mystery envelopes the WLBOTT HQ. Since our crop is sweet potatoes, we don’t know how many or how big. So we’re having a contest! Guess the weight of the largest sweet potato we harvest! You may specify your weight in pounds, kilograms, […]
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Stone Age Tools
I vaguely recall, as a kid, being taken to museums where there would be rooms with tray after tray of arrowheads, and praying, “Dear God, I don’t want to ever be in a state where I find these things interesting.” Man prays and God laughs. Ducks often brightened the museum experience. While doing what passes […]
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The Pope’s Nose
10/22/2025, 7:08 AMElder JZ:I learned something dark and unsettling about myself yesterday. I become primal, even savage, when presented with fried chicken. I frighten myself. 0/22/2025, 7:32 AMElder JimZim:Okay, I need to get to work. Somebody’s got to pay for WLBOTT’s AI credits. But your interest in fried chicken is shared. I am particularly fond […]