[Thanks to UC#1-SU for pointing us towards today’s topic!] Rice Writing is a thing…. Rice writing is the art and skill of being able to write small enough to write on a grain of rice. HistoryRice writing originated in ancient Anatolia in Turkey and India. Many rituals and rites use rice as a medium, but […]
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Childish Albedo
We really did have the best intentions. We recently finished the Sci Fi novel The Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson, and the concept of albedo plays an important part of the plot. (Albedo is the fraction of sunlight that is reflected, rather than absorbed.) Everything was going fine, and we had even […]
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Thanksgiving Prep
This culinary technique has brought me much joy over the years. The technique also works with cans of refried beans. @ehow Have you ever tried this? #cranberrysauce #cranberrysauceinacan #kitchenhacksthatwork #thanksgivinghacks #thanksgivingfood ♬ Luxury fashion (no vocals) – TimTaj A step-by-step guide:
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Mother Bulgaria
Today’s stream of consciousness: Unicorn => National animal of Scotland => Country personifications (Uncle Sam, etc) => Mother figures/national personifications (Lady Liberty, etc) => Mother Bulgaria => Mother Bulgaria Pantheon Memorial => Gurgulyat, Bulgaria => Sofia, Bulgaria => Rage against the Soviet Union Many countries have personifications to symbolize aspects of their national character. An […]
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Ozoni / Mochi
It all began with a work assignment from board member and Senior Elder UC#3: [UC#3]Much more work to do for WLBOTT: and connections between food and culture/religion [UC#3]And the mochi thing is real: Four women die in Tokyo after choking on ‘mochi’ rice cakes | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis [UC#1-SU]Can […]
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The 2000 Watt Society
A concept brought up in Kim Stanley Robinson’s novel The Ministry for the Future is the 2000 Watt Society. With its emphasis on scientific accuracy and non-fiction descriptions of history and social science, the novel is classified as hard science fiction. – Wikipedia The 2000-watt society is a real thing. Much of the novel is […]
UC#3 sent us down a delicious rabbit hole when he suggested we research the dangers of eating Ozoni soup on New Year’s Day in Japan which causes choking deaths from the gelatinous mochi ball. Many of these images were liberated from My Modern Met (more below). Konel Bread More liberation from My Modern Met: Toast […]
Many years ago, I found myself alone, driving cross country on an obligatory (and ultimately pointless) journey, when I passed through a city on the interstate. A sign appeared: “This Lane Does Not Exist”. Wow – that was weird – do I merge left? Am I on the shoulder? A short time later, again the […]
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Lent Prep
We’re preparing our 2024 Lenten menu, and the question of corned beef came up. [Michael] O’Leary will enjoy his corned beef on Friday with a clear conscience — thanks to a special dispensation from another Irish-American, Archbishop Timothy Dolan of Milwaukee. Dolan is among dozens of bishops — from Green Bay, Wis., to Arlington, Va., […]
[recent executive correspondence: UC#1=>The Texas Elders] Fellow WLBOTT’ers, While I have know about the Trans Canada Trail for many years, until recently I never knew how extensive it is. We frequently walk the part of the trail that goes around [UC#1 jurisdiction] but that is a very small part of it. Of course, the trail […]