Texas Slang for ENGin buddies ENGin is a wonderful program that connects English speakers with Ukrainians – sort of like pen-pals on Zoom. Conversation practice, cultural exchange, recipes, jokes, stories, friendships…. Very cool, innovative, and impactful non-profit started by Katerina Manoff. Katerina has 5+ years of experience teaching English and managing online language learning programs. […]
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White Rabbits, Part II
[ed. note: thanks to UC#2 for today’s topic] Marginalia Marginalia (or apostils) are marks made in the margins of a book or other document. They may be scribbles, comments, glosses (annotations), critiques, doodles, drolleries, or illuminations. Wikipedia The British Library Medieval killer rabbits: when bunnies strike back Vengeful, merciless and brutally violent… yes that’s right, […]
White Rabbit => Bolero Connection She said that the music was heavily influenced by Miles Davis’s 1960 album Sketches of Spain, particularly Davis’s treatment of the Concierto de Aranjuez (1939). She later said: “Writing weird stuff about Alice backed by a dark Spanish march was in step with what was going on in San Francisco […]
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 […]
Doris Miller and Admiral Nimitz were born just 168 miles apart, but their fates became intertwined in Pearl Harbor. The story of Doris Miller is amazing in many respects – personal heroism, patriotism, and a lasting positive societal influence. Doris “Dorie” Miller was an African American sailor in the United States Navy during World War […]
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) […]
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 […]