Yesterday, Elder DZ and I saw the World’s Rarest and Most Valuable Papyrus Fragment (WRMVPF). Also known as P52 (or 𝔓52), this papyrus fragment was on display at the University of Texas’ Harry Ransom Center. Prior to our adventure, we had a cordial breakfast of “eggs in purgatory”, tortillas, tomatoes, and avocado. Elder DZ drove […]
The battle lines have been drawn. Today we’re going to explore Team Heresy .vs. Team Blasphemy. My son, Elder DZ, and I both agree that Blasphemy is more fun, but tends to get you into more trouble. Heresy requires you to, like, be smart and know stuff, and who has the time? How did we […]
At WLBOTT, we enjoy a variety of religious experiences. For the most part, as long as our primary allegiance is to twine and shareholder value, we encourage our flock to seek their own path to truth. A few exceptions apply: we find dogmatic atheists and evangelical, magaT Christians to be equally tedious and stultifying[1]. And […]
Let’s look at a few things that appear random, but have subtle underlying behaviors that turns magic into math. Computer Generated Random Numbers True vs. pseudo-random numbersThere are two principal methods used to generate random numbers. The first method measures some physical phenomenon that is expected to be random and then compensates for possible biases […]
WLBOTT brings you a curated list of the best accordion covers. Organ Fugue ”Little” in g minor, BWV 578 Vanja Krajnov Black Dog Accordion Rock Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565 Canadian accordionist Alexander Sevastian “Que sube y que baja” Los Bañales Juniors DESDE EL RANCHO Vivaldi Concerto for violin No. 4 in […]
I am the eggplant,they are the eggplant,we are the aubergine,See how it glistens in vegetable dreams,Purple as midnight tea,goo goo g’joob.Elementary chicken singing Constrictive BoxersSlice of the eggplant / grill of the eggplant / over easy deep fat fryer,Watch as it sighs on a cast-iron pan,Smells like philosophy,goo goo g’joob.Sitting in a WLBOTT garden, waiting […]
Sunday was the Winter Solstice, the renewal of light. We note the perfect alignment of the HQ chimney and the WLBOTT retreat center. To commemorate the Solstice, we hiked up to our nearby City Park and photographed the giant compass face about 15 minutes after sunrise. Elder JimZim does some fact checking…. The WLBOTT Solstice […]
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, […]
“Does He Even Own a Shirt?” A rabbit hole that began with Onslow, from Keeping Up Appearances fame (oh, nice!) led us to something called Kitchen Sink Realism. Onslow was played by Geoffrey Hughes, who voiced Paul McCartney in Yellow Submarine. Kitchen Sink Realism Kitchen sink realism (or kitchen sink drama) is a British cultural […]
I find the following misquotation fascinating: Money is the root of all evil. The actual quote is: The love of money is the root of all evil. The quote comes from the 6 Timothy, in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. 9Those who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many […]