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 […]
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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 […]
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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.” […]
WLBOTT Dives Into Shakespeare Let us begin our dive into Shakespeare with one of my favorite BlueSky posters, Humor For Resistance. But all seriousness aside, we recently read the Tomorrow and Tomorrow soliloquy from Macbeth, and were very touched. So…. a little background to Macbeth’s speech…. We’ve got an ambitious guy with a high maintenance, […]
The winning sweet potato weighed in at 2.07235 lbs! To account for gravitational anomalies, bribes, time zone differences, Coriolis effect, height above sea level, etc., we have designated a winner: Elder JA. The winner will enjoy the fame, honor, status, and (most importantly) financial liability associated with the title. 1st Place: Elder JA: Guess – […]
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Motivational Monday
October 27, 2025 – Empathy Empathy the ability to understand and share the feelings of another Tarana Burke – Activist
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The 12 Levels of WLBOTT Lucidity
Let me give you a little background. Recently I had a routine doctor’s visit, and afterwards I was checking the doctor’s notes on the patient portal. The doctor made a comment, which I think is standard medical boilerplate, that “the patient was alert and lucid.” I found that very funny, and frankly, that was the […]
It is almost harvest time for the back 40, and a sense of mystery envelopes the WLBOTT HQ. Since our crop is sweet potatoes, we don’t know how many or how big. So we’re having a contest! Guess the weight of the largest sweet potato we harvest! You may specify your weight in pounds, kilograms, […]
Elder JimZim is once again attempting to prove the Earth is round. We fully support his efforts. On a recent flight between WLBOTT regional offices, he became curious about the horizon. How do you calculate it based on your height from the ground? Flight 314159, Somewhere Over Alabama Elder JimZim, apostle of Spherical Truth, sits […]