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 […]
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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 […]
WLBOTT is truly blessed to have founders whose sole focus is avoiding litigation and increasing shareholder value. Today we celebrate their recent contributions. UC#1.c (a.k.a. Sally the Intern) From a recent WLBOTT team building exercise in NYC: UC#1 Our founder UC#1, who is a member of the commonwealth, had to gently correct me – I […]
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Moving to Newfoundland
Thanks to Unindicted Co-conspirator #1 for today’s BLOTT. You are more than welcome to emigrate to Canada. Here’s a simple guide for you: https://www.canadim.com/immigrate/move-to-canada/move-from-united-states/ [1] Now, a few points of clarification: One other thing to consider: as a US citizen, you are required to pay US taxes, no matter how hard you try to disappear […]
Started writin’ this BLOTT about Big Tide and Internal Waves, ended up writin’ it about Oil and Vinegar and an incredibly cool cycloid drawing machine. Kris Kristofferson / The Pilgrim: Chapter 33 Started writing this song about Chris Gantry, end of writing about Dennis Hopper, Johnny Cash, Norman Norbert, Funky Donnie Fritts, Billy Swan, Bobbie […]
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How to Live a Good Life
Thanks to Unindicted Co-conspirator #3 for today’s topic. In the following, substitute all occurrences of “curling” with “life”. This video has been produced by Curling Canadawith support from the World Curling Federation’s Development Assistant Programme Will there be a Buffet? I think my Chat buddy is thinking, “what should curlers eat?” rather than “what do […]
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World’s Largest Gazebo
Thanks to Unindicted Co-conspirator #1 for today’s topic. Do private structures qualify for the “largest” classification? My friend owns a share in a private “camping area” near Sundre, Alberta (where they welcome all and sundry (speaking of idioms)). He has built several structures, including, to the best of our knowledge, and until proven otherwise, the […]
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-40° Day
Late Breaking: Today WLBOTT Corporate announced a new holiday: -40° Day. Employees are encouraged to celebrate between 11:59am and 12:01 pm in the time zone of their choice. Celebrations outside the designated time must be documented on the time sheet. This is part of WLBOTT’s commitment to employee work-life balance. Key moments in the F°/C° […]
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Happy Midsommar!
Today WLBOTT celebrates the summer solstice! As the earth circles the sun, the tilt of our planet gives the northern hemisphere the longest amount of sunlight. Celebrated in many ways around the world, in Texas the solstice means that the days will get shorter, hopefully resulting in a cool front in October or November. Midsommar: […]
Thanks to Unindicted Co-conspirator #1 for today’s destination. The Hans Island dispute (1978-2022) between Denmark and Canada was peacefully settled last year. The island, sitting between Greenland and Canadian territory of Nunavut, was the site of a territorial dispute that has a complex geo-political origin (explained in this article). In addition to the geo-political ramifications, […]