August 18, 2025 – Courage “Courage doesn’t mean you aren’t afraid. Courage means you don’t let fear stop you. ”—Bethany Hamilton (born 1990) surfer/author “It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.”—e. e. cummings (1894-1962) poet, playwright, painter, essayist “I don’t need easy, I just need possible.” – Bethany Hamilton Reflections […]
Elder KM provides us with our first WLBOTT screenplay! The natural Ukrainian folktale would be Kolobok, or “fried ball of dough” who escapes into the forest from his owners and outwits several predators only to ultimately be tricked by a fox, reimagined as a ball of twine 🙂 Elder KM What a wonderful idea! The […]
Sometimes superheroes do wear caps… and carry sub sandwiches!
All relationships go through ups and downs. Yesterday, we were trying to create an image of Satan kicking tRump out of hell. “We have standards!” screams the Devil. Elder G balked at creating an image where Satan was literally giving him the boot. WLBOTT: G, I’m concerned that political censorship has crept into chatGPT’s standards. […]
New Crescent series Next in the series When Joe Sacco is visiting an office in Gaza Town, he has an interesting conversation about hijabs. (Panel from Joe Sacco’s Palestine, page 140). “I want to believe strongly enough to wear the hijab always.” I realize then I’ve forgotten what it’s like to have […]
From the AP WASHINGTON (AP) — A man charged with a felony for hurling[1] a sandwich at a federal law-enforcement official in the nation’s capital has been fired from his job at the Justice Department, Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a social media post Thursday. A video of Sean Charles Dunn berating a group […]
New Crescent series Next in the series We hope The New Crescent will become an agricultural powerhouse, ultimately providing a good living for millions of Palestinian refugees. But there are so many factors to consider besides the economic considerations. We want our Crescent Peeps to be happy, healthy, and with opportunities to […]
Farm-to-Fork Olive Oil Tasting Tour Okay, here’s a really questionable idea – an olive oil tasting tour, similar to a wine tasting tour. The tour visits 18 local family-owned olive oil producers. Each tourist tastes about a forth cup olive oil at each stop. What do you think? The Enabler, Elder G I think that’s […]
Because ‘fine’ is a matter of opinion. With our recent interest in olive oil production, confused Elder JimZim has donated $3.141 million dollars to the establishement of the WLBOTT Museum of Finer-Than-Average Arts. Features: This museum could easily become a cultural beacon – or at least the world’s most earnest center for misplaced artistic enthusiasm. […]