Fred, our Intern Penitent, was assigned office cleanup by the WLBOTT Elders. As you recall, Fred was banished to WLBOTT HQ by Sister Magdalena as penance for leading the Whoopee Cushion Riots. Before we get into our crisis du jour, a note about WLBOTT. We prefer cash. As part of our year-end financial review, we […]
Another day dawns for Fred, the Intern Penitent. It is day 3 of 317, as ordained by Sister Magdalena, as penance for Fred’s orchestration of the Whoopee Cushion Riots. The Elders have assigned Fred a long-overdue WLBOTT task: archive, copyright, and catalog the Elders’ Sudokus. Legal Issues Since there may be some legal issues involved, […]
As you recall, Fred, the Intern Penitent, is currently charged to WLBOTT, as penance for an incident at his Catholic Middle School. (https://www.wlbott.com/?p=62483) In order to understand Fred’s plight, we must understand his educational environment. Fred attends St. Gangulf Middle School. The “Whoopee Cushion Riots”, and Fred’s youthful rebellion has come to be known, occurred […]
[ed. note: Our new Intern Penitent, Fred, asked if he could do today’s blott. Since we all wanted to knock off early, we turned over the wordpress account to Fred. We’re sure he’ll do a fine job] Hey, peeps! Fred here. So I heard stories of the Elders’ tummy troubles. Actually, they never stop talking […]
December 15, 2025 – Helping others “When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better, too.”—Paulo Coelho (born 1947) poet, writer “Believe that there’s light at the end of the tunnel. Believe that you might be that light for someone else.”Kobi Yamada, Author “The hopes and fears of all the […]
Firstly, WLBOTT doesn’t have an owner. We are beholden to no man’s purse strings. But our major benefactor is John Beresford Tipton (known around the office as JBT). JBT is Fred’s uncle. Fred was threatened with suspension from his Catholic middle school for orchestrating what as become known at the “Whoopee Cushion Riots.” He secretly […]
This morning, WLBOTT HQ received a disturbing email: We average about one email every three months on our seriousInquiriesOnly@wlbott.com account, so we immediately jumped into action. Our First Point of Inquiry We do do our due diligence. First stop: their corporate headquarters. Sure enough, the address checks out. I was surprised that cPanel had such […]
Cum caritate et twineArgumentum sequimur donec fit adorabile [ed. note: Reductio ad Absurdum is WLBOTT’s favorite reductio.] Many of our loyal followers have expressed concerns over the health of the gut biome of Senior Elders. We’ve received many “thoughts and probiotics” cards and letters. The Good News Let’s start with the good news: with the […]
[ed. note: thanks to Elder DZ for his folklore contribution to today’s blott.] At WLBOTT, we keep a team of unpaid interns working the graveyard shift. They busy themselves by using the “Random Article” feature of Wikipedia, prospecting for WLBOTT blott topics. The Patent There Was Drama (Elder G’s Research) Pea-harvester patents – and they’re […]
December 1, 2025 – Make a difference “Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does. ”– William James (1842-1910) psychologist, philosopher, author “Believe that there’s light at the end of the tunnel. Believe that you might be that light for someone else.”– Kobi Yamada, author Every meaningful change begins with a single […]