You know our friend, Elder KM? She runs the organization ENGin to promote English language skills to Ukrainians. The other day, out of the blue, she says how much she hates English desserts. That was enough to spark an idea for a blog post – the absolutely worst, grossest desserts across cuisines, cultures, countries. We […]
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Hodgepodge
A bit of a hodgepodge today. Happy Scenes from Ukraine This is a pretty cool video of Pres. Zelenskiy visiting the start of the school year for elementary school kids. St. Joseph the Betrothed Ukrainian Catholic Church Elder DZ visited St. Joseph the Betrothed Ukrainian Catholic Church in Chicago today. The church has a striking […]
We find it fascinating how many of the WLBOTT communal ideals intersect with The Shakers. Radical equality between the genders and the races. Communal living. Compassion and a joy for life. This morning the editorial staff was pleasantly surprised to find a review of a new movie in The Guardian. The movie, The Testament of […]
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Motivational Monday
September 1, 2025 Work hard. “Work hard, be kind, and amazing things will happen.” —Conan O’Brien (born 1963)TV host, comedian “Without labor, nothing prospers.” —Sophocles (496-405 BC)Greek tragedian “Doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment.” —Oprah Winfrey (born 1954)American television host, publisher Work is love made […]
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The Windows of the Soul
Today, instead of words, let’s explore a series of gazes – eyes that carry decades of living, in faces from many places. Look closely. What do you see? This gallery is more than a meditation on eyes. It’s also an experiment in how artificial intelligence interprets emotion. Can a machine capture the glimmer of joy, […]
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Harissa
Elder JimZim is WLBOTT’s muse-du jour. Lastly, I wrote a Harissa haiku when I was out of harissa: Harissa – how I miss yaA staining red pasteTo spread on shawarma pita Droubi’s Elder JimZim was referring to Droubi’s, at 7333 Hillcroft Street, in Houston. You can see a nice video of the owners in this […]
Just when we thought we’d run out of curated absurdities, The Guardian comes to our rescue! With this story, the road can go on forever, and the party will never end. The Legal Settlement Bizarrely, the legal settlement requires Tripp to attend Thanksgiving dinner at the General’s house. WLBOTT Ministry of Poultry Affairs notes: His […]
Life is a river that simply flows. – Eternalised In a moment of self reflection, the entire WLBOTT board meditated on the question “What Kind of Fool Am I?” We got our research department on this topic, toot-sweet! They found a very illuminating video, by a the creater Eternalised. Eternalised identifies different archetypal fools: In […]
Long view: History shows anti-science waves (from Galileo to climate denial) rise and fall. What remains steady is the truth itself – and those who hold to it. Let me explain the source of today’s agitation. The director of the CDC was just fired because she was following science-based criteria for various CDC policies. The […]
Our Insatiable Curiosity What Happens if the Sun Just Goes Out? How Can This Happen? According to physics: It can’t.According to religion: What does this switch do again? According to Elder G: Physically: within 8 minutes, Earth goes dark, temperatures plummet, and photosynthesis halts. Within weeks, oceans start freezing from the top down. Within months, […]