We are considering welcoming Baba Yaga into our WLBOTT community. She had a WLBOTT vibe before it was so very cool to be WLBOTT. As you’ve seen from our recent blotts, Baba Yaga has taken steps to rehabilitate her image – vegan alternatives to eating children, getting dental care for her iron teeth, etc. What […]
Category: Texas
Today Elder G and I are scouting West Texas locations for the filming of our remake of Macbeth. I’m tagging along as the chuck wagon cook, while Elder G does the heavy lifting. Elder G ask of us the following: “Please do not disturb her, for she moves entire civilizations one millimeter at a time.” […]
We are shocked, shocked! how often people confuse Micronesia and Lichtenstein! Perfectly understandable, of course, but let’s do a compare-and-contrast to help us remember in the future. Lichtenstein is one of only two double-landlocked[1] countries. Micronesia is a group of islands in the middle of the Pacific. [1] Not only is Lichtenstein land-locked, but all […]
I guess this is what passes for good news these days. Early this morning, while enjoying the fresh late October air on the back steps of WLBOTT HQ, I noticed fire ants crawling underfoot. It’s unusual for fire ants to be active this late in the year, but we can thank our republican colleagues for […]
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Spore Spa
Austin is mold-friendly: warm and humid, and proximity to the State Capitol offers plenty of decaying organic matter. It’s basically a spore spa. To satisfy the absolute minimum OSHA requirements, we placed DIY mold test Petri dishes in various locations of the sprawling WLBOTT campus. And we waited…. Lab Results Some disturbing results from the […]
Elder JA has sparked an interesting rabbit hole. Our research team was curious if Edmonton, CA was considered a prairie. This led the research team to investigate the geography of WLBOTT HQ. The approximate elevation of WLBOTT HQ is 800′. IH35 runs from Mexico to Canada, and connects Laredo, San Antonio, Austin, Dallas/Ft. Worth, and […]
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Harissa
Elder JimZim is WLBOTT’s muse-du jour. Lastly, I wrote a Harissa haiku when I was out of harissa: Harissa – how I miss yaA staining red pasteTo spread on shawarma pita Droubi’s Elder JimZim was referring to Droubi’s, at 7333 Hillcroft Street, in Houston. You can see a nice video of the owners in this […]
Enough with the Bad Guys. Let’s Talk About the Good Guys. Q: How Cool is HEB?A: Very Cool. HEB is a privately held company that generously provides assistance following natural disasters, including the recent floods in the Texas hill country.. H-E-B is a Texas-based supermarket chain with over 400 stores in Texas and Mexico. It’s […]
When senseless tragedy occurs, we want someone to blame, some to take responsibility…. somewhere to focus and direct our anger. From Bruised Orange (Chain of Sorrows) by John PrineFor a heart stained in anger grows weak and grows bitterYou’ll become your own prisoner as you watch yourself sit thereWrapped up in a trap of your […]
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A Sadness in Central Texas
Over the weekend, devastating floods sped through central Texas, shattering many lives. The rainfall was almost unimaginable. “Footage captured by Gavin Walston on location.” Mr. Walston took an almost 40-minute video of the flood waters ripping through the small town of Comfort, Texas. We captured a series of stills, starting with an almost dry river […]