Girl Scout Cookies are cookies sold by Girl Scouts in the United States to raise funds to support Girl Scout councils and individual troops. The cookies are widely popular and are commonly sold by going door-to-door, online, through school or town fundraisers, or at “cookie booths” set up at storefronts. The program is intended to […]
Orwellian phrase – this “right to work” law (Tex. Labor Code Ann. § 101.001) puts all the power with the employer. It’s really the right to get canned for any reason or no reason, and check that union label at the door, you pinko. Texas is one of the worst states in the country for […]
[Thanks to Sally the Intern for her assistance in today’s BLOTT] A friend of WLBOTT recently experienced some burst pipes (big freeze in Central Texas last week). We asked our AI friends to help us understand this situation.
One of the scariest aspects of TrumpWorld (and there are many) is that he is encouraging his followers to consider him the anointed one, the chosen one, the persecuted Christ. Trump shares bizarre biblical video saying God made him to be America’s ‘caretaker’ Republican gives full vent to messiah complex on eve of Iowa caucuses […]
WLBOTT recently held a focus group, trying to determine what species would dominate Planet Earth after humans succumb to their foibles, flaws, faults, failings, frailties, and general feet of clay. Some possible candidates: For 99.9 per cent of the history of life on Earth, the planet has managed perfectly well without human-style intelligence and if […]
Bit of a cold snap in Austin. Currently 18°F / -7.778°C at 4:04am 1/15/2024. The major concern, aside from frozen pipes and icy overpasses, is the grid. Here are the grid conditions: When the dots and dashes get close, people at ERCOT get nervous. Austin Weather Extremes The following charts are consolidated from Austin’s local […]
The Elders of WLBOTT are proud to support the good work of Helen Keller International. At Helen Keller International, we are guided by the fierce optimism of our co-founder, Helen Keller, who advocated for people who would have otherwise been left behind. Today, inequities in health and food systems rob more than one billion people […]
[ed. note: Elder UC#3 arrived at BWI yesterday morning and immediately relayed his status to WLBOTT HQ] The Texas Connection It should be noted that the New Braunfels Buc-ee’s was the 2012 Winner: Semi-sequitur: Buc-ee’s Is Hiring The Canadian Connection [thanks to UC#1-SU for this update!] Back to BWI Detach this map along the perforated […]
For out-of-towners, the pain and suffering begins at about 50 gr/m3: Cedar: The Pollen Among Pollens Cedar makes ragweed look like a breath of fresh air. Forest Distribution Map Very cool site by Texas A&M gives extensive data about the forests of Texas. Know your Enemy Learn everything you can about your enemy, so that […]
More Culinary Adventures UC#3 =>Hoppin’ John Even so, it appears that Hoppin’ John is popular among the staff and doctors at Johns Hopkins. [see Footnotes] Friend of the Blog “H” Friend of the WLBOTT (Amicus WLBOTTis) “H” reports in: Listening to Roger Miller songs as I write this … he was such a witty prankster […]