Kaos is a new 8-episode series on Netflix. WLBOTT Ministry of Virtue and ViceNot for the children. Maybe not for some adults. There is violence. There is gender-bending. There is satire of organized religion. Although not graphically explicit, there are scenes that imply animal cruelty. Kaos is an unusually creative and though-provoking fantasy. Set in […]
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The Coming of the Ship
Today we celebrate a special day, The Coming of the Ship. It is a day of both solemnity and celebration. Our holiday encapsulates the essence of The Prophet. The combination of solemn reflection and joyful celebration mirrors the duality of life, just as Almustafa’s departure brings both sorrow and hope. It’s a perfect way to […]
The Elders are naturally curious people, and constantly engage in their own science fair projects. UC#3 UC#3 is engaged in his own personal journey: Corn Through Both Time and Space: Tracking the Digestive Journey of Corn in Humans. We eagerly await the publication of his results in the journal Nature. Semi-Sequitur: UC#3 is the WLBOTT […]
We note that sometimes just the appearance of enjoying life can anger certain segments of the population. This will not stop us. When they go high, we go low. Low. As in “get down.” As in “we like to boogie.” Thanks to Elder KM for taking us down this rabbit hole. The Elders Get Down! […]
When asking “Just How High are the Elders?”, there seems to be some confusion between “elevation” and “euphoria.” Let us enumerate. Enigmatic Euphoria Epic Euphoria Ethereal Euphoria Heroic Euphoria Joyous Euphoria Pastoral Euphoria Placid Euphoria Spiritual Euphoria
Once upon a time, long ago but not too long ago, Elder UC#3, UC#4-SU, Sally T. Intern, UC#2 and I met up at Sodolak’s Original Country Inn in Snook, Texas. The quest: a pilgrimage to the origin of Chicken Fried Bacon. Our get-together was in August of 2011, during a serious Texas drought. We both […]
The Second ComingW. B. Yeats (1919)Turning and turning in the widening gyreThe falcon cannot hear the falconer;Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhereThe ceremony of innocence is drowned;The best lack all conviction, while the worstAre full of passionate intensity.Surely some revelation is at […]
Those Cigarettes Will Kill You Her husband introduced her to smoking, offering cigarettes after meals, but she did not smoke outside these post-meal occasions. Calment continued smoking in her elderly years until she was 117. She enjoyed chocolate, sometimes indulging in a kilogram (2.2 lb) per week. After the meal, she smoked a cigarette and […]
Time it was, and what a time it was, it wasA time of innocence, A time of confidencesLong ago, it must be, I have a photographPreserve your memories; They’re all that’s left you.- Paul Simon / Bookends Some bittersweet news today. While discussing WLBOTT’s VP candidate with Elder G, I received a message that his/her […]
Song For Sagittarians is a rich, meditative, and profound song by Shawn Phillips. Song For Sagittariansby Shawn PhillipsOh, archer with your bowstring tightWon’t you let fly with your shaft of lightAre you hunting your quarry now?Are you leaving me, babe, leaving anyhow?But I will remember you when the rain pours downAnd I see you standing […]