The first spine of the dorsal fin of the anglerfish acts as a fishing rod with a lure. – Wikipedia From A-Z Animals: The Sweet Mysteries of Life Oh, it gets weirder…. Anticipating your Next Question Mama’s Hungry! Cool NOAA video…. We learn that one species of anglerfish can swallow fish that are twice it’s […]
The Geographic Center of Texas is conveniently located in the middle of Texas. The geographic center is located between Brady and Brownwood. Texas Highways Magazine has a nice article. Brady, Texas About 19 miles south of the geographic center is Brady, the heart of Texas. Traveling from Austin to Brady, you have three opportunities to […]
The Elders of WLBOTT have been engaged in a lively (and as yet, bloodless) search for the WLBOTT Anthem, as we anticipate our looming Sovereign Statehood. It didn’t take too many handshakes to zero in on the accordion, and from there to Those Darn Accordions (TDA). TDA was formed in 1989 by Linda “Big Lou” […]
Where do I begin? This is almost too easy. That being said, 215lb stretches credulity, and WLBOTT considered selected it’s own slate of weighters and submitting our own results to the Library of Congress. However, the 215 number makes Sally the Intern the winner, and she was counting on the prize money to purchase ramen […]
He-who-must-not-be-named will be photographed, fingerprinted, and, of most interest to the Elders of WLBOTT, weighed. We have a betting pool going. Prizes TBD. Price Is Right rules do not apply. Current positions: The Official Line We placed our guesses before the official line was established, and I’m surprised how close we all came:
Today we have a fascinating and heartwarming story from a few years ago. An ER doctor in the small Wyoming town of Torrington decided to become a master baker and unleash his daughter’s culinary creativity. I searched online for baking schools, and the first hit was for Marda Stoliar’s International School of Baking in Bend, […]
I have just recently learned of the songwriters and performers Lou & Peter Berryman. Wow! Could they be part of our karass? They have a song called “Twine Boy“. Busy, busy, busy. When Did We Have Sauerkraut? – Peter Berryman , Lou Berryman Come on in and have a chairToday’s the day I clean the […]
Thanks to Unindicted Co-conspirator #3 for today’s business plan. WLBOTT Elders et. al. – please feel free to create a BLOTT and I encourage others to add and contribute ideas to this business opportunity. Target a NY stock exchange IPO in late 2023. Ladies & Gents – I am at phase 1 of evaluating this […]
Yesterday’s visit to the Atlantic Sea Cucumber, Ltd. motivated us to take a look at the surrounding neighborhood. Hacketts Cove, Nova Scotia, is absolutely stunning. Hacketts Cove and Peggy’s Cove are just down the road from Halifax. Some photos from real estate sites…. William E deGarthe Memorial Monument William E. deGarthe carved this “lasting monument […]
This is part of an ongoing WLBOTT series: Weird Foods We’ve Eaten. Sea Cucumber Fun Facts Dude…. Habitat Bottom of the sea…. Defense Mechanism Marauding herds of Sea Cumbers Do we need to put this on our list of anxieties? Yes. Yes we do. The Canadian Connection: Rosalyn/Atlantic Sea Cucumber Company As it happens, as […]