I remember as a kid, sitting in our apartment on an Air Force base in Germany, listening to the radio. As I recall, we had one English language radio station, run by the military. There was a daily classical music program that I’d sometimes listen to, a refreshing window in an otherwise dark and empty […]
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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 […]
Circumnavigation series Next in the series Aberdeen → Friedrichshafen (FDH): ~820 milesCumulative Miles/Kilometers: 4,480 / 7,210 Elder G and I left Scotland and flew to our next refueling stop – Friedrichshafen, Germany. Friedrichshafen, Germany Zeppelin Museum Friedrichshafen Oh, it makes me Wonder Did Led Zeppelin ever visit the Zeppelin museum? Friedrichshafen Airport […]
Elder JZ, Greetings from the frontiers of WLBOTTdom, where I am trying to overcome my Innerer Schweinehund (inner pig-dog), watching some Fernsehen (literally: far-seeing, figuratively: television), and trying to lose the Kummerspeck (literally: grief-bacon, figuratively: weight gained from emotional eating). What I am trying to say is, I have a BLOTT idea for you – […]
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Celebrating Emmy Noether
Yesterday’s featured Wikipedia article was on the German mathematician Emmy Noether. She had a fascinating, challenging life, and fled the Nazi regime to settle at Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania. There are so many interesting paths to follow with her story. A good starting point is a podcast called The Dead Ladies Show. Excluded from […]
Let’s talk about the historical phenomenon known as “segmented sleep” or “biphasic sleep.” It was quite common in Europe, especially before the Industrial Revolution. Let’s step back those 350 years and take a look at what was happening in the candlelit hush of a winter night. First Sleep and Second Sleep: A Forgotten Rhythm In […]
(We laugh so we don’t cry) So, once a year the WLBOTT Elders eat bratwurst and sauerkraut, to maintain our corporate membership in the German Heritage Society. That day was yesterday. But due to leftovers in a leaky Tupperware container, this morning the entire corporate headquarters is enjoying the Fermenté d’Amour, Bavarian Bliss, Eau de […]
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Goaßgschau
Goaßgschau Did you know that when your eyes randomly go out of focus and then you are too lazy to focus them back in and just stare at nothing for a while In Bavarian (Germany) that’s called: “goaßgschau” which translates to “stare of a goat “ I love that there’s a word for this Love,The […]