Because ‘fine’ is a matter of opinion. With our recent interest in olive oil production, confused Elder JimZim has donated $3.141 million dollars to the establishement of the WLBOTT Museum of Finer-Than-Average Arts. Features: This museum could easily become a cultural beacon – or at least the world’s most earnest center for misplaced artistic enthusiasm. […]
Category: The land, the people, the culture
“You have to spend money to make money,” I tell myself as I buy yet another penguin. Guest Humourist, Elder JA The definition of a musician? A musician is a guy who loads $5000 worth of music equipment into a $500 car and drives 100km for a $50 gig. When I told this to my […]
A WLBOTT Gray Dawn – breakfast: coffee and Advil. The coffee is black and bitter. Initially a day devoid of inspiration, hope, or faith in humanity. We searched for inspiration in all the usual places: Saved by a Squirrel But then we remembered an inspiring White Strips song. White Stripes / Little Acorns Spoken Word […]
High on the list of destinations for The World’s Largest Ball of Twine Tour is Madrid, Spain. High, because: With an average altitude of 650 m (2,130 ft), Madrid is the second highest capital of Europe (after Andorra la Vella). Wikipedia WLBOTT:Hola, G. Today we’re going to explore Madrid, Spain. What to come along, caballero? […]
Sally T. Intern rang the WLBOTT hot-line at 4:30 am (not as bad as it seems – we sprung forward this morning). She had a bagel connection. We fired up the corporate limousine (no helipad was available at the bagel distributer), engaged the Google GPS, and within minutes Sally had obtained a plethora of bagels, […]
Nothing. Writer’s blott. Not 100% True I do have the evil overlordesses of eggs… We also have this….
So today I found myself in the unusual position of having writer’s BLOTT. Spousal Unit and I were eating egg salad (no utensils allowed!) and watching the very first episode of Friends. I explained to SU the blott-stipation, and asked if she’d like to be my muse. At just that point, about 9:22 into the […]
Even though it is currently a balmy 68°F / 20° C at 4:37am at WLBOTT HQ, we are expecting some cold weather in a few days. Although not in the official forecast, a low of 41° can leave a dusting of frost. This presents an existential threat to the sweet potatoes. As regular readers of […]
Today WLBOTT present the first in a series about women’s head coverings. First we’ll look at the various head covering in the Muslim community. In the Islamic tradition, head coverings have deep cultural, religious, and historical significance, varying widely in interpretation and practice. The concept of modesty, or hijab, goes beyond just head coverings and […]
Today marks a special day in the WLBOTT liturgical calendar. Today we celebrate Ritus Benedicti Ovum, The Rite of the Blessing of Eggs. WLBOTT Word-of-the-Day Our special guest, Pope Benedict, will provide a benediction of the Eggs, followed by a buffet of eggs Benedict. One People, One Planet, Many Cultures United in Twine We present […]