In Leonard Cohen’s song Suzanne, there is this beautiful image: And the sun pours down like honey on Our Lady of The Harbor- Suzanne by Leonard Cohen Leonard Cohen is almost certainly referring to the statue of The Virgin Mary that sits atop the Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours Chapel. It is known as the Lady of the Harbor, […]
The Coming of the ShipAnd in the twelfth year, on the seventh day of Ielool, the month of reaping, he climbed the hill without the city walls and looked seaward; and he beheld his ship coming with the mist.Then the gates of his heart were flung open, and his joy flew far over the sea. […]
We find it fascinating how many of the WLBOTT communal ideals intersect with The Shakers. Radical equality between the genders and the races. Communal living. Compassion and a joy for life. This morning the editorial staff was pleasantly surprised to find a review of a new movie in The Guardian. The movie, The Testament of […]
The Amicable Split: A Tale of Simplicity & Sequins In the early days of WLBOTT, all Elders met under the same twine-strung roof. But as the flock grew, so too did its eccentricities. Among the Elders were two unusually persuasive voices: For years, Prudence and Gloria debated in good humor, often during long WLBOTT council […]
Good morning, G. A lovely day awaits us. We, you and I, will use our combined powers of humor to fend off the darkness. We will shout on-liners into the void. We will inundate the abyss with puns. Good morning, John! 🌞 I’m with you—today, the darkness doesn’t stand a chance. Let’s arm ourselves with […]
Thank you for the gift of a new day.
It is so easy to trash Russia, their stulted banality of evil, the almost comical incompetence of its government and military, the vulgar venality of its leaders. But at its heart are the people, like people everywhere, with lives no less sacred due to circumstance or lack of privilege. I came across this documentary about […]
A part of our popular ongoing series: Sin! Because some day, WLBOTT will be recognized as a spiritual, moral, and digestive force, let’s try our hand at defining sin. It would be very difficult to include “eating a cheeseburger during Lent” into this definition. Here’s what we came up with: If the goal is to […]
Elder JimZim has provided us with some Fresh Hell. Gentle People: I think all this talk of deities and anti-deities will send us all to Hell (Norway, that is). I have travelled past this village several times when going to Trondheim. Hell is 10 degrees latitude north of Edmonton and features two post offices. Most importantly, it […]