It all connects. A logical progression. Starting w/the most recent BLOTT: Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! => Sleep Till None => Max Shulman => Max’s Daughter, Martha Rose => NYT Cooking Contributor => Yesterday’s NYT => Sardine and Egg Salad Sandwiches NYT Sardine Salad A moment to prepare, a lifetime to master…. (Recipe here) Elder G […]
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In my formative, pre-WLBOTT years, there was a dearth of accurate information about the adult world. I grew up on military bases, where my male adult role models were commie-hating, belt-cracking, Camel smoking, hemorrhoidal suffering John Birchers who wanted to keep the world safe from democracy. Then word got around amongst the 8th grade boys […]
In the previous BLOTT, we looked at a hypothetical WLBOTT langar meal. Let’s look at some number. Ingredients Costs Here’s the daily and annual cost breakdown for serving 100,000 meals per day at the WLBOTT langar: Daily Cost: Annual Cost (365 Days): Summary: Time Period Total Cost Per Meal $2.91 Per Day (100,000 meals) $291,000 […]
We are so excited about the concept of langar – community, equality, feeding all, and the wild LARGE QUANTITIES of everything involved. We also like the subversive nature of an American langar – “good trouble” as John Lewis would say. In some areas of the US, it is a crime not only to be homeless, […]
Jake Broe, friend of the BLOTT and fervent supporter of Ukraine, has recently posted an hour-long video. The video is his monthly Q&A. The questions are the top ranked entries from his viewers. Very democratic. In the video, which manly focuses on America’s downward spiral on the international stage, also touches on social media, and […]
Elder UC#1 has brought to our attention a potentially sensitive matter concerning Canadian-US relationships. We are happy to announce that UC#1 has been promoted to the director of the WLBOTT Media Division (WMD). The WMD has been granted access to Air Force One, but only as part of the cleaning crew. We see it as […]
Now let’s follow some semi-sequiturs related to The Golden Temple. A Conversation with Elder G Elder G: You’re thinking of the Golden Temple in Amritsar, India—also known as Sri Harmandir Sahib. It’s one of the holiest sites in Sikhism and home to the world’s largest free kitchen, called the Guru Ka Langar. Here’s a breakdown […]
WLBOTT has long been fascinated by the Sikh Golden Temple, in the Punjab region of India. We are especially fascinated by the free communal meals, called “Langar”, and the generosity and egalitarianism shown by the Sikh community. The Golden Temple (also known as the Harmandir Sāhib lit. ’House of God’, Punjabi: harimandara sāhiba pronounced [ɦəɾᵊmən̪d̪əɾᵊ saːɦ(ɪ)bᵊ], […]
Nothing. Writer’s blott. Not 100% True I do have the evil overlordesses of eggs… We also have this….
The Relationship Between Fascist Regimes and Industry The relationship between fascist regimes and industry is a Faustian bargain: industries gain influence and protection, but at the cost of autonomy, ethics, and long-term stability. It serves as a reminder of how economic systems can be manipulated in the service of oppressive political ideologies. [compiled with the […]