I am the eggplant,they are the eggplant,we are the aubergine,See how it glistens in vegetable dreams,Purple as midnight tea,goo goo g’joob.Elementary chicken singing Constrictive BoxersSlice of the eggplant / grill of the eggplant / over easy deep fat fryer,Watch as it sighs on a cast-iron pan,Smells like philosophy,goo goo g’joob.Sitting in a WLBOTT garden, waiting […]
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Circumnavigation series Next in the series After politely refusing a breakfast of sheep’s head (fur singed off) in Reykjavik, Elder G and I continued our 16,000 mile journey. Our next stop is Aberdeen, Scotland. Reykjavík → Aberdeen (ABZ): ~840 milesCumulative Miles/Kilometers: 3,660 / 5,890 Aberdeen Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) You Say Aberdeen, […]
Circumnavigation series Next in the series Reykjavík (KEF) Kangerlussuaq → Reykjavík (KEF): ~740 milesCumulative Miles/Kilometers: 2,820 / 4,538 As Elder G and I continue our 16,000 mile journey from Edmonton, Canada to Perth, Australia, we leave North America and fly into Reykjavik. What Cuisine Should We Expect at Café KEF? …. with little […]
Circumnavigation series Next in the series Today Elder G and I continue our 16,000 mile Cessna Citation journey from Edmonton to Perth, stopping to refuel in Kangerlussuaq, Greenland. Iqaluit → Kangerlussuaq (SFJ): ~740 milesCumulative Miles/Kilometers: 2,080 / 3,347 Kangerlussuaq, Greenland Kangerlussuaq Airport (SJF) Semi-Sequitur: Russell Glacier Café SJF First, a look at our competition…. Restaurant […]
Circumnavigation series Next in the series [ed. note: thanks again to Elder JA for his support of this series – a true world traveler, gentleman, and raconteur[1].] Today Elder G and I continue our 16,000 mile Cessna Citation journey, traveling to Iqaluit, the next to last Canadian stop before crossing the Atlantic. […]
Circumnavigation series Next in the series Today Elder G and I continue our 16,000 mile journey, recreating the transfer of a Cessna Citation to assist Australia during their summer wildfire season. We began our journey in yesterday’s blott. We will be leaving from Edmonton, Alberta to our first stop at Churchill, Manitoba. […]
At WLBOTT, we’re not welcoming in 2026. We just want to get rid of 2025. Elder JimZim is a Bit More Optimistic Elder G consolidated all of Elder JimZim‘s optimism in a single image: WLBOTT Looks to 2026 WLBOTT Cafatorium We had originally intended to serve Chicken Parmesan for New Year’s Eve dinner, along with […]
The WLBOTT Library y Biblioteca Extraordinaria received a new tomb from Elder DZ this holiday season. Mr. E. Townsend Artman’s book is available on Amazon, and ranks significantly higher than any WLBOTT metric. Los Toastadores Elder G is accompanying me on today’s Toast Quest. We did not stay in the confines of our cozy test […]
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Peas, Please
[ed. note: thanks to Elder DZ for his folklore contribution to today’s blott.] At WLBOTT, we keep a team of unpaid interns working the graveyard shift. They busy themselves by using the “Random Article” feature of Wikipedia, prospecting for WLBOTT blott topics. The Patent There Was Drama (Elder G’s Research) Pea-harvester patents – and they’re […]
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An Icelandic Getaway
Elder JimZim has been scouting locations for our upcoming mandatory WLBOTT Work/Life Balance team building exercise. Key considerations: Elder JimZim sent me this delightful venue: A little clarification was required…. Miss Iceland Another key consideration was that our mandatory Work/Life Balance team building exercise coincide with the Miss Iceland competition. WLBOTT is sponsoring Ingibjörg Twinedóttir […]