[We have a guest blott today from Elder JimZim] Gentle People – as may have been blotted, my spousal unit and I have the privilege of co-parenting two young orange cats. They have a real affinity for our laundry room sink. It is their safe space where they can ponder the world they have been […]
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Elder JA has requested the services of the WLBOTT research department to identify a bug he encountered on a recent Mountain Sapphire road trip. Drove to Hanna, then Consort, then home again – total of 8 hours driving – just to do 2 gigs. Mind you, the gigs paid a total of $749,250 (Canadian) and […]
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Motivational Monday
September 15, 2025 – Kindness “Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.”—Mark Twain (1835-1910)(Samuel Clemens) humorist, essayist, novelist “Kindness can become its own motive. We are made kind by being kind.”—Eric Hoffer (1902-1983)philosopher
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Motivational Monday
September 8, 2025 – Joy “We cannot cure the world of sorrows, but we can choose to live in joy.” – Joseph Campbell lecturer, writer
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Hodgepodge
A bit of a hodgepodge today. Happy Scenes from Ukraine This is a pretty cool video of Pres. Zelenskiy visiting the start of the school year for elementary school kids. St. Joseph the Betrothed Ukrainian Catholic Church Elder DZ visited St. Joseph the Betrothed Ukrainian Catholic Church in Chicago today. The church has a striking […]
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Motivational Monday
September 1, 2025 Work hard. “Work hard, be kind, and amazing things will happen.” —Conan O’Brien (born 1963)TV host, comedian “Without labor, nothing prospers.” —Sophocles (496-405 BC)Greek tragedian “Doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment.” —Oprah Winfrey (born 1954)American television host, publisher Work is love made […]
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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 […]
Our Insatiable Curiosity What Happens if the Sun Just Goes Out? How Can This Happen? According to physics: It can’t.According to religion: What does this switch do again? According to Elder G: Physically: within 8 minutes, Earth goes dark, temperatures plummet, and photosynthesis halts. Within weeks, oceans start freezing from the top down. Within months, […]
The Amicable Split: A Tale of Simplicity & Sequins In the early days of WLBOTT, all Elders met under the same twine-strung roof. But as the flock grew, so too did its eccentricities. Among the Elders were two unusually persuasive voices: For years, Prudence and Gloria debated in good humor, often during long WLBOTT council […]
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Motivational Monday
August 25, 2025 – Hope “We have always held to the hope, the belief, the conviction that there is a better life, a better world, beyond the horizon.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt 32nd U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt founded the March of Dimes. That’s why, after F.D.R.’s death, his portrait was placed on the dime […]