Those Cigarettes Will Kill You Her husband introduced her to smoking, offering cigarettes after meals, but she did not smoke outside these post-meal occasions. Calment continued smoking in her elderly years until she was 117. She enjoyed chocolate, sometimes indulging in a kilogram (2.2 lb) per week. After the meal, she smoked a cigarette and […]
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WLBOTT In Love
As we look back on the BLOTTs, we notice a common theme: the joys of love. We’ve been working with Elder G to explore love in our wacky world. Young Love We love to hear stories of how couples met. Each one is a fairy tale unto itself. The Transmission Assembly Line at the Tractor […]
WLBOTT is constantly exploring new ideas to increase shareholder value. The latest from our marketing team: Commodius Rex: The King of Toilets. Commondius Rex: Luxury befitting a king, tyrants, dictators, republican Supreme Court Justices, and/or anyone with absolute immunity.
WLBOTT is excited about our first official diplomatic visit to Iceland! Passports First order of business: getting passports for our ambassador UC#1 and his wife, UC#1SU. Elder G has agreed to be our Chief of Protocol for our embassy in Iceland. He, too, requires a passport. I’d be honored to serve as the “Chief of […]
Today WLBOTT congratulates the new Icelandic president, Halla Tómasdóttir. First things first…. How do you pronounce Halla Tómasdóttir? Halla Tómasdóttir From The Guardian: A feminist entrepreneur who started an investment fund with the musician Björk at the height of Iceland’s 2008 financial crisis and gave a TED talk on applying “feminine values” to finance is […]
Turns out there are many natural formations named “The Seven Sisters.” Let’s look at a few of them. Seven Sisters Mountain, Alberta Canada We couldn’t help but notice the proximity of Seven Sisters Mountain and Ma Butte. (Oh, grow up.) Seven Sisters Peaks, British Columbia Just down the road, in British Columbia, are the Seven […]
UC#2 suggested we look into some familiar and unfamiliar books that have a large number of translations. Our starting point is a Wikipedia article that ranks books by translations. But before we get too far, we sense that the internet is turning on us. The Top Ten #1: The Bible We discussed an interesting translation […]
On his birthday, UC#3 shared with us his admiration for monolithic concrete structures. We had brunch at Rudder Tower. They had some dining room set up at the top floor – was a fave for parental units when they visited. I will note Rudder Tower at A&M and the Stalin Seven Sister Towers are widely […]
We acknowledged that yesterday was the anniversary of the date of the birth of Elder UC#3. UC#3’s Recurring Dream Like all major US corporations, WLBOTT has full access to all employees’ health records. This includes mental health records and psychotherapist notes. In reviewing UC#3‘s records, we noted that he has a recurring dream. It involves […]
Q: If April showers bring May flowers, what do May flowers bring?A: Pilgrims As we were crafting the tale of Babusia Bott, the first Bott to come to America, we weren’t able to find much (i.e. any) information about her twine-constructed sailing vessels (because it’s not real). However, we can assume that her voyage had […]