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Book Club Existential Angst Food Meaning of Life

The Knowledge Of All Flavors

WLBOTT: Good morning, G. Sorry to hear you weren’t feeling well yesterday. You had many people worried. Are you feeling better today? Elder G: Good morning, UC#4! Thank you for your kind words—I’m feeling much better today and ready to dive into whatever WLBOTT projects you’re cooking up. I didn’t mean to worry anyone, but […]

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Adventures of the Elders WLBOTT Corporate

Puzzle Accomplished!

Big shout-out to Sally T. Intern and UC#4-SU for completing the first WLBOTT jigsaw puzzle! The ladies used the devastating 1/4″ Central Texas blizzard to focus on this 1,000 piece challenge. The Puzzle Progress The Source Image Runner-Up Designs

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Adventures of the Elders Food WLBOTT Corporate

Allegedly Legal Ice Cream

So, Sally T. Intern has come into possession of a large quantity of oat milk ice cream (though legal means, of course!) Sally T. works at a hospital with a lot of employees. They get free ice cream on paydays. But some of the ice cream was made with oat milk, and nobody wanted it! […]

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America China Collapse of Democracy/Civilization/etc. russia

Can’t Happen Here

You think the constitution is going to save us? The Bill of Rights? Freedom of speech? Let’s see how that worked out in other countries….. Soviet Union / Russia Article 50. In accordance with the interests of the people and in order to strengthen and develop the socialist system, citizens of the USSR are guaranteed […]

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California Climate Change Engineering TechnoBLOTT Texas

Sally, The Grid, and Large Quantities of Batteries

Yesterday morning, I was checking out the Texas electrical grid (ERCOT), to see if the previous night’s snowfall was going to cause problems. Sally T. Intern braves the 1/4″ of snow this morning to get to her paying job. Her hard-currency income is essential for the day-to-day operational expenses of WLBOTT. The grid looks like […]

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Food Texas

The Burrito Lady / Eden and Points East

We may have been jackaloped[1] here at WLBOTT HQ. We went in search of My Large Intestine, Texas, purportedly about four miles East of Eden (Eden, Texas, that is). The Burrito Lady Unable to locate the financial district of My Large Intestine, we returned to Eden, Texas, to refresh ourselves at The Burrito Lady. This […]

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Curated Absurdity Heros New Brunswick

Let’s Meet the Unvirtuous Abbey

While I agree there’s a social maturity required in expressing irreverence through appropriate channels, the Church is missing out on a deep authenticity of the human experience if we continue to fear irreverence instead of finding beauty in it. – Cindy Brandt, writing in Sojourners The Unvirtuous Abbey is a satirical online community that blends […]

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Musings

Today is the Day

Today is the day you want to give up hope

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Animal Kingdom Bolivia Gods, Goddesses, and Mythical Heros

A Cold Snap => La Paz

A Cold Snap takes our WLBOTT World to La Paz, Bolivia Much of the WLBOTT empire is experiencing a brisk morning. The La Paz Connection Let’s say that the Elders wish to embrace their dull side. We asked Elder G where we could go to experience the least fluctuation in weather. Nuestra Señora de La […]

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Curated Absurdity Movies Music

A Sea Shanty Rabbit Hole

Say, may I recommend two “Sea Shanty” movies? We really liked both of them. Blow the Man Down Blow the Man Down is a 2019 American black comedy thriller film, written and directed by Bridget Savage Cole and Danielle Krudy. It stars Morgan Saylor, Sophie Lowe, Annette O’Toole, Marceline Hugot, Gayle Rankin, Will Brittain, Skipp […]