Our Amicus WLBOTTis “H” noticed a connection between Slim Whitman and a national, and more importantly, Texas hero, Admiral Chester Nimitz. Here’s one for you … Including a free NAH … What famous Texan shares/shared a physical attribute with Slim Whitman? – H Okay, so known physical attributes of Slim Whitman:1) not among the living2) […]
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Elders – in lieu of holiday presents, we’ve made a contribution to World Central Kitchen (WCK) in honor of the Elders to be used to provide food in places like Gaza and Ukraine. I’ve been following WCK for years and believe it is a worthy cause to be associated with WLBOTT – food to those […]
We have created an AI-generated collection to honor the bravery of Ukrainian mothers. Slava Ukraini.
Antonina Samoilova, the only climber from Ukraine this Spring has successfully summited Everest at 5.30 in the morning of May 12. She has dedicated her feat to fellow Ukranians fighting against Russian invasion. She had unfurled Ukraine’s flag from the top of the world in an appeal for peace.– Everest Chronicle “The Ukraine flag should […]
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Celebrating Viola Fletcher
Today we honor Viola Fletcher. Viola “Mother” Fletcher is the oldest survivor of the Tulsa race massacre (she was 7 at the time). She is 109 years old. At the age of 107, she testified before congress. Viola Fletcher (née Ford; born May 5, 1914), also known as Mother Fletcher, is the oldest known survivor […]
It is with great sadness that we learned of the passing of Andrea Fay Friedman. Andrea was 53. Andrea was an actress and disabilities activist. By all accounts, she was a generous and vivacious woman, with a love of life and great sense of humor. Some things are hard for us, some things take longer […]
From Bruised Orange (Chain of Sorrows) by John Prine For a heart stained in anger grows weak and grows bitter You’ll become your own prisoner as you watch yourself sit there Wrapped up in a trap of your very own Chain of sorrow My heart’s in the ice house, come hill or come valley Like […]
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Missing John Prine
I miss John Prine. John Prine could combine the innocence and humor of a twelve year old boy with the empathy and sage wisdom gathered over a lifetime of experience. April 7, 2020 For me, John Prine was the heart of Nashville, the reason I came to this city, my teacher, my songwriting hero, my […]
Set entirely on a Thanksgiving day at a family gathering in a Houston suburb, the 2015 drama?/comedy?/horror?/disaster? film Krisha is one of the most thought-provoking movies I’ve ever seen. The opening scene of Krisha is a single shot that lasts six minutes. The viewer quickly sees that there is a rattling backstory. “Krisha” is an […]
An extremely strange and disturbing 2015 event at the Tomball hospital raises questions about the ethics, morality, and legal issues. [ed-note: Tomball is part of the Houston metropolitan area, northeast of Houston proper. It has its own HEB.] HOUSTON – Eleven months ago George Pickering II was in a very different place in his life. […]