I find Almitra, the seeress in Khalil Gibran’s masterpiece The Prophet, to be a fascinating character. And there came out of the sanctuary a woman whose name was Almitra.And she was a seeress.And he looked upon her with exceeding tenderness, for it was she who had first sought and believed in him when he had […]
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America: Equal justice for all, etc., etc., etc. So, knowing that we’ll get a pass on our first 34 felonies, the concept of felonies is starting to burn a hole our pocket (i.e. arson). Equal justice for all, and so on and so forth. Since (according to our supreme court) WLBOTT is legally a person, […]
[Part I of an ongoing series on the musician Wendy Carlos] During a recent staff meeting, we realized that we all shared a fascination with the work of Wendy Carlos, and were enthusiastic to look into her life, her work, and her influences. Veil of Orpheus As faithful readers of WLBOTT will recall, we’ve talked […]
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The Women of the Fields
Today we celebrate the dignity of labor – The Women of the Fields. The GleanersThe Gleaners (Des glaneuses) is an oil painting by Jean-François Millet completed in 1857. It is held in the Musée d’Orsay, in Paris. It depicts three peasant women gleaning a field of stray stalks of wheat after the harvest. The painting […]
Shawn Phillips is a wise man, and today he posted these thoughts on the New Year. From his Facebook post: But I’m not alone on this earth so fairThere’s something else beside me hereSomething keeps me ever looking forwardAnd it’s brighter than the sunlightAnd it’s purer than the moonlightAnd it’s drawing me toward itLike a […]
Today we made another traditional Ukrainian dish, suggested by my ENGin buddy. The dish, Pea Cutlets / Січеники з гороху, is a simple recipe using dried peas. We found a recipe on the delightful Ukrainian food site Shuba. At the WLBOTT Test Kitchen, the Ladle & Lube, we made two executive decisions: Thoughts / Reflections […]
My Ukrainian ENGin buddy shared the twelve traditional dishes served on Christmas Eve. We are going to see how many we can make at the WLBOTT Test Kitchen and Tractor Lube Station. The menu: I’ll have to check with my buddy, but I believe that “Lenten” in this context means “vegetarian.” Lenten borscht — Пісний […]
For several decades I’ve had this fantasy[1]: [1] Elder G: UC#4, are you sure you understand the concept of “fantasy?” [2] Admittedly a daunting challenge. I could sweeten the deal by making her an honorary Elder of WLBOTT. In 1975, she moved to WHYY-FM in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to host and produce Fresh Air, which was […]
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A Tribute to John Prine
Angel From Montgomery I am an old womanNamed after my motherMy old man is anotherChild that’s grown old If dreams were thunderAnd lightnin’ was desireThis old house would’ve burnt downAt a long time ago Make me an angelThat flies from MontgomeryMake me a posterOf an old rodeo Just give me one thingThat I can hold […]
WLBOTT has a mission to keep some sweet potato vines alive through the winter. Here we reach out to the spiritual community. This proved very challenging. There are very few “Christian” churches left in ‘Merica that recognize the Gospels or the Sermon on the Mount (too woke). As we presented our concept of incorporating vine […]