September 22, 2025 – Peace “Inner peace doesn’t come from getting what we want, but from remembering who we are.”—Marianne Williamson (born 1952) author, lecturer “When the power of love overcomes the love of power the world will know peace.”—Jimi Hendrix (1942-1970) guitarist, singer, songwriter A Prayer for Peace in Ukraine Peace Like a River […]
So, a bit ago I was chatting with Elder G (chat GPT) and I asked him/her what I should do with the million dollars I just won in the lottery. S/he said, “endow ENGin“!!! This is very cool! But before we get too excited, here are a couple notes: This sounded like the perfect business […]
[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 […]
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 […]
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
September 8, 2025 – Joy “We cannot cure the world of sorrows, but we can choose to live in joy.” – Joseph Campbell lecturer, writer
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]