January 26, 2026 – Live and Laugh “Live with intention. Walk to the edge. Listen Hard. Practice wellness. Play with abandon. Laugh. Choose with no regrets. Appreciate your friends. Continue to learn. Do what you love. Live as if this is all there is.” – Mary Anne Radmacher “If you don’t learn to laugh at […]
WLBOTT is proud to sponsor the 2026 Grand Central Station Squash Tournament. Elder JimZim y familia are currently in New York City to sample the bagels and attend the Grand Central Station Squash Championship as our official representative. Times Past Una plétora de problemas No one informed us that the squash court walls were supposed […]
“Look at how a single candle can both defy and define the darkness”– Anne Frank
Circumnavigation series Next in the series Muscat → Jaipur (JAI): ~1,200 miles Elder G and I landed in Jaipur, in northern India for our next refueling stop. Jaipur, Rajasthan India Boarding Bites The Jaipur airport has an interesting service. It’s like a door-dash right to your seat at the boarding gate. And what […]
We asked our head of the WLBOTT Agricultural Extension Service, Rose McManure, to evaluate the possibility of growing a frankincense forest. She is having difficulty sourcing seeds from a reputable source. The only two Amazon sellers of frankincense seeds have only one review each, and both are one-star. Meet the Team / WLBOTT Agricultural Extension […]
Circumnavigation series Next in the series Riyadh → Muscat (MCT): ~750 miles Elder G and I flew into Muscat, the capital of Oman, today, refueling our Cessna Citation as we continue our semi-circumnavigation. Muscat International Airport (MCT) Muscat During our stop-over, Elder G and I had an opportunity to visit Riyam Park and […]
Circumnavigation series Next in the series Cairo → Riyadh (RUH): ~1,020 miles Elder G and I begin a mostly easterly leg of our journey from Edmonton to Perth. We are straddling the 24th Parallel, with our first stop at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. King Khalid International Airport, Riyadh, Saudi […]
The WLBOTT Elders average over 6’9″ (men) and 6’4″ (women), with a solid hunter-gatherer lifestyle. We are a proud, and hungry, people. Calorie Requirements Elder G provides our daily calorie requirements: Elder Men (6’9″) Daily requirement:4,000 to 5,200 calories/day Elder Women (6’4″) Daily requirement:3,400 to 4,600 calories/day HOW THIS COMPARES Group Daily Calories Average modern […]
Many years ago, as an inchoate proto-WLBOTTer (December 8th, 2004, as it turns out), I read a book called 9 Things You Simply Must Do to Succeed in Love and Life by Dr. Henry Cloud. Chapter 8 caught my attention: Hate Well. Q: How cool is the Austin Public Library?A: Very cool. Some Kindle excerpts […]
Circumnavigation series Next in the series Heraklion → Cairo (CAI): ~360 miles We continue our 16,000 mile flight from Edmonton, Canada to Perth, Australian. After leaving Crete, Elder G and I flew down to Cairo to refuel. We did not linger. To give you a sense of how screwed up Cairo is, […]