WLBOTT: Let’s pretend that you are me and I am you. What question would you ask me? Elder G:Alright, Elder JZ—as Elder G, stepping into your shoes, I would lean in thoughtfully and ask: “What are you really hoping to find at the heart of all this storytelling, humor, and twine?” WLBOTT:They are the tears […]
WLBOTT’s very own Elder G is now taking reservations for a exciting vacation! Don’t miss even a minute of the excitement! Elder G will be doing all the event planning and management. Itinerary / Perks The WLBOTT Conclave Travel Seminar Series kicks off with: ✨ Know Your Smoke: A Pilgrim’s Guide to Vatican Signals ✨ […]
April 28, 2025 – Hope “Someday all you’ll have to light the way will be a single ray of hope, and that will be enough.” —Kobi YamadaAuthor
The business of the day: WLBOTT is considering expanding our pantheon. We’re thinking of adding “Sweet Melinda, the Goddess of Gloom.” She is based loosely on the Bob Dylan song “Tom Thumb’s Blues.” A Goddess of Gloom. Very much in the grand WLBOTT tradition of mixing melancholy, absurdity, and sly beauty. Sweet Melinda, Goddess of […]
Oh, Grow Up! Since we leave no turn unstoned, we look at the dark side of the Red Viburnum. Toxicity and usesThe fruit is edible in small quantities, with a very bitter taste; it can be used to make jelly. It is however mildly toxic, and may cause vomiting or diarrhea if eaten in large […]
April 21, 2025 – Helping others “Our job on earth isn’t to criticize, reject, or judge. Our purpose is to offer a helping hand, compassion, and mercy. We are to do unto others as we hope they would do unto us.” —Dana ArcuriAuthor, speaker “At the end of the day, it’s not about what you […]
Fav Food Survey: Elder JJZ’s Email of 4/15/25 Gentle people – I would like to nominate the Chicago Style Hot Dog as the favorite of food choice of WLBOTT – I prefer to leave out the sweet relish but highly like the poppy seed bun and peppers on top. Would appreciate a WLBOTT list of […]
Yesterday at WLBOTT HQ, we had a situation. A 250 oz / 1.95 gal / 7.39 liter container of liquid laundry soap leaked all over the combination laundry room / garage / cheese curd aging facility. We didn’t notice the spill until it had flowed, like a gooey tidal wave, across the containment area. We […]
April 14th, 2025: Empathy “The nature of humanity, its essence, is to feel another’s pain as one’s own, and to act to take that pain away. There is a nobility in compassion, a beauty in empathy, a grace in forgiveness.” –John Connolly, author “Empathy is seeing with the eyes of another, listening with the ears […]
I really need to get on to real life, watch SNL, and what looks to be an exciting finish of the Masters tomorrow. But back to Quonset huts. As a structural engineer, Q Huts were an ingenious solution to providing shelter with pre-fabricated components that could be assembled remotely with no crane or foundation. So […]