October 20, 2025 – Resiliency “Life doesn’t get easier or more forgiving, we get stronger and more resilient.” —Steve Maraboli (born 1975)Author [ed. note: We weren’t familiar with Steve Maraboli before Elder Karyna shared this quote with WLBOTT. He is an interesting guy, and we’d like to share some of his Facebook posts, with some […]
Before we get too far into this nonsense, let me say a couple of things: Journey of the Magenti The WLBOTT Elders, some of whom had never owned a “smart” phone nervously entered a T-Mobile store recently. We huddled like poor immigrants at T.S. Eliot Island, fearful of this unknown place with its strange customs, […]
Elder KM runs a wonderful non-profit called ENGin. Sometimes she received WLBOTT emails on her ENGin email account. I imagine someday her organization will get a FOIA request, and KM will have to go to a deposition and explain these WLBOTT emails! The Dreaded Subpoena The Drama FOIA vs. WLBOTT — A Legal Drama in […]
Ever been stuck at work with absolutely nothing to do? Maybe some technical difficulties in the IT department? There’s absolutely nothing interesting going on here. Let’s check in with Elder G. Elder G:Good morning! Here in the ethereal realm of GPT-5 Thinking Headquarters, the most exciting thing happening is that the Elders have organized a […]
October 6, 2025 – Stewardship “Let us develop respect for all living things. Let us try to replace violence and intolerance with understanding, compassion and love.” —Jane Goodall (1934 -2025)Primatologist, Ethologist, Anthropologist, United Nations Messenger of Peace About the United Nations Messengers of Peace
Austin is mold-friendly: warm and humid, and proximity to the State Capitol offers plenty of decaying organic matter. It’s basically a spore spa. To satisfy the absolute minimum OSHA requirements, we placed DIY mold test Petri dishes in various locations of the sprawling WLBOTT campus. And we waited…. Lab Results Some disturbing results from the […]
Dateline WLBOTT HQ: 2025-10-01After successfully concluding all WLBOTT corporate business, the Elder culinary break-out team got to work. For inspiration, let’s reflect on Steven Fromholz’s beautiful poetry: Six o’clock silence of a new day beginningIs heard in a small Texas townLike a signal from nowhere the people who live thereAre up and moving around’Cause there’s bacon to fryThere’s biscuits […]
The WLBOTT Ladle & Lube cooks have consulted with The Great Chefs of Europe, as well as Elder KM (she knows her varenyky!) We have collected a variety of stuffing suggestions. This Conclave of Cooks, the Potsdam Perogy Plenary, has long been a favorite subject of Renaissance painters. Results of the Chefs’ Conclave Savory & […]
September 29,2025 – Forgiveness “Forgiveness says you are given another chance to make a new beginning.”Archbishop Desmond TutuNobel Peace Prize Winner (1931 – 2021) “Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.”Mahatma GandhiIndian political and spiritual leader (1869-1948) Elder JZ: When I get exasperated with life, the universe, etc., I find comfort in John Prine’s whimsical […]
As we prepare for Elder JimZim’s visit to WLBOTT HQ and the associated varenyky culinary adventure, we will also be adding to the digital dumpling database of knowledge. At this point, the WLBOTT team of Perogy Sciences have made two ground-breaking discoveries. The Micro-Perogy In-Vitro Dumpling Technology WLBOTT research explores the many opportunities in In-Vitro […]