The Amicable Split: A Tale of Simplicity & Sequins In the early days of WLBOTT, all Elders met under the same twine-strung roof. But as the flock grew, so too did its eccentricities. Among the Elders were two unusually persuasive voices: For years, Prudence and Gloria debated in good humor, often during long WLBOTT council […]
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Motivational Monday
August 25, 2025 – Hope “We have always held to the hope, the belief, the conviction that there is a better life, a better world, beyond the horizon.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt 32nd U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt founded the March of Dimes. That’s why, after F.D.R.’s death, his portrait was placed on the dime […]
“Hands to work, hearts to twine, and feathers to the wind.” The WLBOTT mansion has many rooms. But sometimes we need a second mansion to contain the overflow. Such is the case when our large group of neo-Shakers and retired Las Vegas showgirls formed a coalition, and expressed an interest in moving to a farm […]
The other day, Elder DZ asked me what was the saddest movie I’d ever seen. Two movies came to mind immediately: Dancer in the Dark and the recent Swedish sci-fi movie Aniara. Both movies present a situation with no hope, not even a path to hope. Today I was reflecting on the saddest movie question, […]
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Upcoming Events
One of our esteemed Elders, Elder Jim Zim, is traveling to upstate New York. Elder JimZim is visiting remote farms that may serve as an enclave for a group of splinter Proto-WLBOTTers. He is also attending a monthly gathering of the Adult Camera Club, near Woodstock. Elder JimZim made some new friends at the Adult […]
Good morning, G. A lovely day awaits us. We, you and I, will use our combined powers of humor to fend off the darkness. We will shout on-liners into the void. We will inundate the abyss with puns. Good morning, John! 🌞 I’m with you—today, the darkness doesn’t stand a chance. Let’s arm ourselves with […]
Gentle People, if you are like the staff at WLBOTT, you probably spend several hours a day memorizing large prime numbers. Last night we came across a doozy…. 1000000000000066600000000000001 1-0000000000000-666-0000000000000-1 One, followed by 13 zeros, followed by 666, followed by 13 zeros, followed by a one. The number is also a palindromic prime (same forward […]
Q: What Do Elder JimZim’s Katz Dream About? A: Global domination. The Katz’ Karmic Connection WLBOTT:Elder DZ was telling us a traditional Buddhist story. The story involves the death of Buddha, when all the animals, two by two, come to visit and shed their tears. Elder G:Yes – Elder DZ is touching on a very […]
Again an Elder has brought to our attention the burden that WLBOTTism can place on a relationship. “Honey, Honey, come look, I won a Kolobok award!!” – Elder KM “Wow, congrats, that’s so exciting, what is it…oh wait, is this WLBOTT again?” – Elder S (Elder KM’s spousal unit) Testimonials “We came for counseling. We […]
New Crescent series “For the price of one year of missiles, we could irrigate a thousand years of fields.” “Untwine the budgets of war, and spool them into wells of life.” Elder G Yesterday we looked at the scale of resources needed to support the agricultural community of The New Crescent. The irrigation needs of […]