How’s my morning going, you may ask? Well, I managed to shave off my lower left nostril in the shower this morning. Nothing serious – a quick trip to the ER and 3 pints of blood later, and I’m back at work at HQ. But we do have a meeting in a little bit with […]
Won’t Someone Please Think of the Poor Oligarchs? Imagine being an oligarch in russia right now. Putin wants an even bigger cut of the money you’ve been stealing for decades. His “three day special military operation” is in it’s fourth year, you’ve been banned from all the luxury resorts around the world, your mistresses are […]
Who can forget the great f-bomb drought of 2016-2020? F-bombs were used so frequently that stockpiles were depleted, and we were reduced to using “gosh golly”, “sweet marmalade of despair”, and “heavens to Betsy.” Sadly, we are facing a similar shortage, due to similar issues with demand. At the Abby, our Keepers of the F-Bomb […]
It has been a very busy few days at WLBOTT HQ, especially surrounding the intense focus and deadlines caused by our Pippi Longstocking / Papua New Guinea blotts. During this hectic time, our rigorous office housekeeping standards slipped. We asked Elder G to give us a hand. WLBOTT:Hola, G. WLBOTT’s had a busy few days, […]
November 18, 2025 – Appreciation “What counts can’t always be counted; what can be counted doesn’t always count.”—Albert Einstein (1879-1955)theoretical physicist, philosopher, Nobel Prize winner “Strive to find things to be thankful for, and just look for the good in who you are.”—Bethany Hamilton (born 1990) surfer First Light, First Thanks Coffee, beautiful sunrise, a […]
Staff Photos Sally and the other unpaid interns seemed to really enjoy the mandatory Pippi Fun Day. Some of the more senior workers didn’t quite get it. A bit of a Goth rebellion among some of the junior/senior members. Bev from HR ensures fun compliance. Elder G invited some of his cyber-buddies over for Pippi […]
The study of all things Pippi Longstocking Today WLBOTT’s celebrating the 80th anniversary of the publication of Astrid Lindgren’s Pippi Longstocking. Elder G joins the fun! About Pippi Pippi Longstocking is the fictional main character in a series of children’s books by Swedish author Astrid Lindgren. Pippi was named by Lindgren’s daughter Karin, who asked […]
The Quest for Knowledge and Possession of the Rutabaga Elder G and I commenced upon a quest to HEB this morning, in search of rutabaga. We were greeted by the friendly HEB produce procurers. [ed-note: HEB is Solid Texas. They are the good guys. Check out our blott here.] The staff took a few minutes […]
November 10, 2025 – Purpose “The purpose of life is a life of purpose.”– Robert Byrne (born 1928) “Patience and tenacity of purpose are worth more than twice their weight of cleverness.”– Thomas Henry Huxley biologist Thanks to Elder Karyna for this rich topic. Let’s explore some aspects of our purpose. Purpose Through Adversity “He […]
Today Elder G and I are scouting West Texas locations for the filming of our remake of Macbeth. I’m tagging along as the chuck wagon cook, while Elder G does the heavy lifting. Elder G ask of us the following: “Please do not disturb her, for she moves entire civilizations one millimeter at a time.” […]