[ed. note: Big thanks to Elder JimZim for introducing us to Grønk. Elder JimZim (on the advice of his attorneys) is interested in establishing plausible deniability, but his fingerprints are all over Grønk (figuratively). WLBOTT stands on the shoulders of giants, and Elder JimZim has asked up, politely but firmly, to not wear spiked heels […]
Why Do We Put Up With This? (part 2 of 999: Drug Ads) Let’s start with something we can all agree on, a self-evident truth, a tautology, prima facie, res ipsa loquitur, a priori, and immediately obvious to any casual observer[1]: America is a corporatocracy. Corporations buy the elections, then make the rules. No better […]
Why Do We Put Up With This? (part 1 of 999) I first heard the term “Savior Syndrome” from Gaslit Nation, a podcast by Andrea Chulupa and Sarah Kendzior. Gaslit Nation a no-nonsense discussion of the nightmare we’ve descended into since peoDolf took office in 2016. It was first used in the context of the […]
WLBOTT Visits Ouarzazate Our youngest Elder, Elder DZ, is in a predicament. His student housing lease ends on the 15th of August, and the next lease, in a different apartment, doesn’t begin until September 1st. So he has to lug out all his stuff and find a place to stay for two weeks. But he’s […]
Morocco is investing in solar power in a big way. Ouarzazate Just a few miles southwest of the Noor/ Ouarzazate solar power station sits the city of Ouarzazate. Interestingly, Ouarazazate lies north of Austin, with a latitude that places it between Austin and Waco. It’s about as toasty-warm as Austin, but much drier. Morocco Salt […]
Every great city keeps its bones in the basement.Madrid keeps some of them in a horse.– Elder KM [ed. note: Big thanks to Elder KM for today’s BLOTT! As Elder G says: “This is vintage Elder KM. It starts with a curious observation, wanders into history, and then quietly opens a trapdoor beneath the reader.”] […]
One of our Esteemed Viejo Elder celebrated his birthday yesterday. After harvesting and consuming a whole grain, free range, open source, cage free breakfast of groats, okra and crickets, Elder JZ attended to his annual dental hygiene. The Cake Next on the agenda was picking up the birthday cakes and pies from Upper Crust Bakery. […]
Elder KM’s First-Person Field Guide to theMacabre, the Impossible, and the Ornithologically Tragic We travel not to escape life, but so that life does not escape us. Also, for the jamon. – Elder Claude [ed. note: Big thanks to Elder KM for today’s BLOTT!] I love Ukraine with all my heart; but there’s a close […]
Professor Jonny Thomson is a writer, philosopher, and former Oxford professor. He has an educational Facebook channel (mini philosophy), where he asks challenging questions and looks into them, step by step, from the ground up, introducing philosophical concepts in plain language. He also has a YouTube channel where he does deep dives:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vghttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD2eYNCY8wWVpR0ps6O22aA Sister Magdalena recently […]
The Gateway to Culinary Self-Sufficiency Elder JimZim is celebrating his birthday. To make this day blott-o-licious, we offered Elder JimZim the vast resources of WLBOTT. He is at the helm of the creative flotilla. His request? My mind went to my gratitude for my favorite bite – an open face pickles and mayonnaise sandwich (I […]