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The Daily Vibe

A lot going on with the Elders today: heat pumps, the Gutenberg Bible, heat waves, visit to the Supreme Court, positive Covid test, snow storms. There’s no way we can wrap our heads around this. Luckily, with the above prompts, AI helps us sort this out.

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Food Mexico The land, the people, the culture

Rent-an-Abuelita

Probably the world’s most beloved Abuelita is Mexican Actress Sara Garcia. Chocolate Abuelita was born through the La Azteca chocolate factory, founded by the González Barragan brothers in Orizaba, Veracruz, in 1919. It was until 1939 that the Chocolate ABUELITA brand was born. However, the iconic grandma logo, Sara Garcia, became the face of the […]

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Adventures of the Elders Food

Fantasy Dinner, Part 3: UC#4

[ed. note: This is part of our fantasy dinner series] UC#4’s fantasy meal is to recreate the menu from “Babette’s Feast”. Babette’s Feast (Danish: Babettes Gæstebud) is a 1987 Danish drama film directed by Gabriel Axel. The screenplay, written by Axel, was based on the 1958 story of the same name by Isak Dinesen (Karen […]

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Tomorrow and Yesterday Islands

The Diomede Islands, also known in Russia as Gvozdev Islands, consist of two rocky, mesa-like islands: The Russian island of Big Diomede (part of Chukotka), also known as Imaqłiq, Inaliq, Nunarbuk or Ratmanov Island. The U.S. island of Little Diomede (part of Alaska) or Iŋaliq, also known as Krusenstern Island. The Diomede Islands are located […]

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Valentine’s Day (a bit late)

Today we hear from elder UC#3. The heart is a muscle where fluid will pulse It moves blood through us in a huge expulse Why does a Valentine’s card sent to your lover Feature a heart with no chest cover Alas, I’ve learned this kind of analytical discourse can cause ladies to convulse Leaving No […]

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Jigsaw Puzzles

Difficult A Google search yields these interesting and challenging puzzles: World’s Largest Jigsaw Puzzle According to The Guinness Book of World’s Records: A nice interview with Jill Walterbach can be found on Puzzle Hobby Magazine. But…. there’s competition…. The story from the BBC is from about 6 months ago, so we’ll have to wait to […]

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Space Rhino

I know that comparing things to football fields is a pain-point for the WLBOTT team.  So how about this one: A satellite will likely make an uncontrolled return through Earth’s atmosphere on Wednesday, according to the latest estimates from the European Space Agency. ERS-2, which weighs about as much as an adult male rhinoceros, could […]

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Adventures of the Elders Food

Fantasy Dinner, Part 2: UC#2

[ed. note: This is part of our fantasy dinner series] UC#2 has chosen the Prinsesstårta, or Swedish Princess Torte. This is a challenging baking project. The pastry is a multi-layered sponge cake with various fillings and a marzipan frosting. Background and History Princess cake (Swedish: prinsesstårta) is a traditional Swedish layer cake or torte consisting […]

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Darwin Minnesota

WLBOTT recognizes the controversy surrounding the title “World’s Largest Ball of Twine”, and we take no stand. However, friend-of-the-BLOTT JA#2 has suggested a visit to Darwin, Minnesota. Darwin Darwin In Pictures A Cry for Help We find it a bit presumptuous that if you are considering visiting the Twine Museum, they encourage you go get […]

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Twine-Enabled Potpourri

I was searching for a version of Elvis’ “Are You Lonesome Tonight” that I could learn for our next set and I came across this version.  [UC#1-SU] and I laughed and laughed, hope you enjoy it. UC#1 On Trump’s verdict in NY: Karma limerick (aspirational conclusion) There once was a defendant named Trump Who lied […]