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The Elders Get a Smart Phone: A Trial in the Hero’s Journey

Before we get too far into this nonsense, let me say a couple of things: Journey of the Magenti The WLBOTT Elders, some of whom had never owned a “smart” phone nervously entered a T-Mobile store recently. We huddled like poor immigrants at T.S. Eliot Island, fearful of this unknown place with its strange customs, […]

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WLBOTT Corporate Work-Life Balance

Manditory Yawn

Ever been stuck at work with absolutely nothing to do? Maybe some technical difficulties in the IT department? There’s absolutely nothing interesting going on here. Let’s check in with Elder G. Elder G:Good morning! Here in the ethereal realm of GPT-5 Thinking Headquarters, the most exciting thing happening is that the Elders have organized a […]

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Curated Absurdity

Finger Pointing: A Contractual Obligation

Images liberated and curated from https://pointerpointer.com/ The following blott was submitted by the WLBOTT General Entertainment Authority (WGEA). We are contractually obligated to publish it, even though it is horrible, even by the low WLBOTT standards.

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Brotherhood/Sisterhood Exonumia/Philately are not contagious Heros Vatican City

Margins of the Night: A Little Levity (part 2)

[ed. note: the more we look into Laudato si’, the more impressed we are. We look forward to detailing many aspects of this revolutionary document. But lately, IRL has been oppressive, a dark cloud in search of a release. So today we’re going to have some fun, with respect, with the encyclical] We are continuing […]

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Adventures of the Elders Food Ukraine

Perog-y-thon 2025

Dateline WLBOTT HQ: 2025-10-01After successfully concluding all WLBOTT corporate business, the Elder culinary break-out team got to work. For inspiration, let’s reflect on Steven Fromholz’s beautiful poetry: Six o’clock silence of a new day beginningIs heard in a small Texas townLike a signal from nowhere the people who live thereAre up and moving around’Cause there’s bacon to fryThere’s biscuits […]

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Adventures of the Elders ENGin Food Ukraine

Potsdam Perogy Plenary

The WLBOTT Ladle & Lube cooks have consulted with The Great Chefs of Europe, as well as Elder KM (she knows her varenyky!) We have collected a variety of stuffing suggestions. This Conclave of Cooks, the Potsdam Perogy Plenary, has long been a favorite subject of Renaissance painters. Results of the Chefs’ Conclave Savory & […]

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Adventures of the Elders Food Meaning of Life Shameless Product Placement Ukraine

Varenyky Visions

As we prepare for Elder JimZim’s visit to WLBOTT HQ and the associated varenyky culinary adventure, we will also be adding to the digital dumpling database of knowledge. At this point, the WLBOTT team of Perogy Sciences have made two ground-breaking discoveries. The Micro-Perogy In-Vitro Dumpling Technology WLBOTT research explores the many opportunities in In-Vitro […]

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Adventures of the Elders Food Ukraine

Pre-Perogy Prep: Precautions

WLBOTT’s Ladle & Lube Test Kitchen is bubbling over with excitement! In a few days Elder JimZim will be visiting WLBOTT HQ. After a perfunctory review of our financials (we have none), and a quick ISO/OSHA compliance check, we will be making Ukrainian varenyky (also known as perogies). There will be a great deal of […]

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Nature Oh, Grow Up!

Mycelium’s Midnight Mingle

We’d be remiss if we didn’t follow up yesterday’s blott with a description of fungi reproduction. Let’s Make Sex Boring (from Gemini) Mushroom reproduction involves producing tiny, lightweight spores through either asexual or sexual processes, which are then dispersed by wind or other means to grow into new thread-like hyphae and form a network called a […]

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Will there be a buffet?

Satan’s Buffet

The WLBOTT team was reflecting on the second stanza of the famous Horatio G. Spafford hymn, It Is Well with My Soul. Though Satan should buffet, though trials should come,Let this blest assurance control,That Christ hath regarded my helpless estate,And hath shed His own blood for my soul.- It Is Well with My Soul Time […]