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Canada TechnoBLOTT The land, the people, the culture

Lithium, Di-Lithium, DIY Warp Core

[thanks to UC#1 for today’s rabbit hole] Alberta’s first Lithium Pilot Plant will refine lithium brine. How are we doing, commodity-wise? Today’s spot price is about $28 USD / kg. Lithium Facts: Gov. of Canada Canada is definitely in the ball game. We’re #3! Lithium as an Element Lithium started off strong, but time and […]

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Adventures of the Elders Curated Absurdity

Dudes Helpin’ Out Dudes

Today we celebrate dudes lookin’ out for other dudes….

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America Book Club Current Events Scholarship/Erudition WWRNTLTRN

Heather Cox Richardson

Today’s addition of The Guardian interviews Heather Cox Richardson. HCR is held in the highest regard by WLBOTT, and has been given the honorary title WYNHO. [ed. note: nobody here remembers what WYNHO stands for, but we all agree it is a very good thing. UC#1 is researching.][ed. note: Ace researcher and archivist UC#1 replied […]

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Adventures of the Elders Book Club Canada Will there be a buffet?

A Day in the Life of an Elder – UC#1’s Adventure

Well, I think I mentioned earlier that, after spending most of my retirement fund on a new natural gas furnace / heat pump we noticed our 2013 Honda CRV exhibiting a death rattle when starting cold. Actually, we noticed the sound a few years ago and the local Honda dealer replaced a belt or something […]

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America Scholarship/Erudition The land, the people, the culture Work-Life Balance

The Evolution of a BLOTT: from Museums to Fear of Mice

[UC#3] Ladies and Gents – while we curate the exciting venues for our tour, I think it important to have a list of venues that we have visited but might want to exclude from our tour. I offer up the following museum That I found fascinating and recommended to several people, but everyone (including my […]

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Mildly Interesting TechnoBLOTT WLBOTT Corporate

WLBOTT Time Machine (part 2: energy requirements)

[ed. note: my apologies to the Elders. Although they provided me with a plethora of great ideas for today’s BLOTT, I got hung up on the energy requirements for our WLBOTT time machine. This lapse may be reflected in my upcoming performance review.] [As you recall, the purpose of the WLBOTT Time Machine is to […]

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Curated Absurdity Month in Review Random Acts of WLBOTTness

Month in Review: Random Acts of WLBOTTness

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Asia Exonumia/Philately are not contagious The land, the people, the culture

The Korean Won

Recently watching the South Korean series The Killing Vote, I found the Korean currency a bit confusing. The won ₩ took quite a ride on the inflation train. The Screwed Up North Korean Won So many screwed up things here: South Korean Coins Commemorative coins celebrate Korea’s long history, sporting events, and the 2014 visit […]

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Curated Absurdity Random Acts of WLBOTTness

Health Advisory / Travel Restrictions

Should we be concerned? We may be in the red zone here…..

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Asia Fine Arts The land, the people, the culture

Art For Art’s Sake

You ever get hung up on a word? It just doesn’t look right. Especially with English – there are no rules when it comes to spelling. So…. the word I got hung up on today is “sake“. As in “Art for Art’s Sake”. Wait a minute – doesn’t that mean “Art for Art’s Japanese Rice […]