The battle lines have been drawn. Today we’re going to explore Team Heresy .vs. Team Blasphemy. My son, Elder DZ, and I both agree that Blasphemy is more fun, but tends to get you into more trouble. Heresy requires you to, like, be smart and know stuff, and who has the time? How did we […]
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Elder JA and Lady R are excited about the upcoming visit from their grandchildren! But they have a concern: they must childproof the house and safeguard their Fabergé egg collection. We are TEAM WLBOTT. We are offering some options to Elder JA and Lady R. Option 1: Inverted Petting Zoo We presented this suggestion to […]
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Filie Regum
[Thanks to Elder JimZim for today’s exploration.] Elder G2 (Gemini) Analysis Currently on display in the home of Elder JimZim. Tours available for groups of 5 or more. Contact him directly for more information. And AI says this is Dominican monks singing this “exact chant”. – Elder JimZim. We Explore GregoBase GregoBase: a must for […]
So Elder G and I have been playing a little game. I’ll give her/him an intentionally vague and ambiguous image prompt, so see how AI is thinking about the world. Full disclosure – in addition to Elder G, we enlisted the help of Gemini, Perchance, and NightCafe. Today’s prompt is “Ah, the sacrifices we make […]
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2001: A Food Odyssey
Clementine DuCinema, WLBOTT film critic, here. I am constantly humbled. I thought it might be fun to explore the masterpiece 2001: A Space Odyssey through a culinary lens. Was I ever late to the party! There’s a lot of sites devoted to this topic. But hey, what’s one more? How This All Started My fellow […]
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Fall Webworms
Don’t let the name fool you. These guys are busy all year long! Recently the WLBOTT Ag Extension Service (Go Waggies!) noticed an infestation of fall webworms in our 80-semi-demi-hemi-acre pecan orchard. We took immediate action, and it gave us an opportunity to explore WLBOTT Science! The web is soft, silky, a bit sticky, and […]
First Mate’s log, Tour Date 0003 We arrived in one piece at the Starlite Wilderness Hospitality Complex quite late last night and just barely had time for evening tea (Earl Grey, hot). The motel was ok, but definitely not one of the better ones in this galaxy. The sign on the door gave an indication […]
Anyone remember the Holland Tulip Bubble? You may have been very young then – it occurred in February of 1637. It was a cold, dreary day, as I recall. Sadly…. The original Semper Augustus tulip bulb is extinct and cannot be purchased. Famous as the most expensive tulip in history, its signature red-and-white flame pattern […]
We would encourage our WLBOTT followers to read this Guardian article. For those of you who have read The Ministry of the Future (Kim Stanley Robinson), you will realize that not only is the suffering of the Delhi homeless tragic and unconscionable, but that the future holds unthinkable tragedy. The question is not whether AI […]
Elder G:The proposed Stratos Project is not near Brigham City, Tremonton, or the populated parts of Box Elder County. It is planned for a very remote section of western Box Elder County in the Hansel Valley, west of the Great Salt Lake and north of the Newfoundland Mountains. Multiple reports describe the site as being […]