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Canada The land, the people, the culture

There are Strange Things Done in the Midnight Sun

Robert William Service (16 January 1874 – 11 September 1958) was a British-Canadian poet and writer, often called “the Bard of the Yukon”. – Wikipedia Robert William Service (16 January 1874 – 11 September 1958) was a British-Canadian poet and writer, often called “the Bard of the Yukon”. His most famous work is probably the […]

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Fine Arts The land, the people, the culture

Haiku: Great Art Inspires Great Art….

[thanks to UC#3 for his contribution] …. and the corollary is probably true, also. Former machinistModifies his vehicleTo haul his pet steer? Their once was a farmer from Nebraska Is he as looney as he seems, I ask ya?Driving a steer around in a Crown VicHope the steer doesn’t kick or get sick What’s next, driving around his […]

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Europe North America TechnoBLOTT The land, the people, the culture

Qaanaaq

Qaanaaq, Greenland, is one of the northernmost towns in the world. It has a population of about 646 people. It is one of the few place-names that is a palindrome. According to ChatGPT… How to get there…. The Airport El Supermercado Qaanaaq The supermarket is restocked twice a year. This photo is from a Mirror […]

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Antarctica TechnoBLOTT The land, the people, the culture

Antarctica Rocks!

Randomly got to talkin’ with UC#2 about meteorites in Antarctica. This was the result of a semi-sequitur from a recent BLOTT about paper clips, and the earliest known archaeological connection between people and iron was from found meteorites. Not knowing much about Antarctic meteorites, it seemed like an interesting BLOTT. As it turns out, as […]

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Fine Arts The land, the people, the culture

Haiku!

Thanks to Unindicted Co-conspirator #3 for today’s BLOTT. Barbie is back baby!Current female role modelWhat is up with Ken Fulton defendantsTake a perp walk to intakeTrump raises more money 3rd Party Haiku…..

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America Food The land, the people, the culture Work-Life Balance

Tour Announcement

Thanks to Unindicted Co-conspirator #3 for today’s business plan. WLBOTT Elders et. al. – please feel free to create a BLOTT and I encourage others to add and contribute ideas to this business opportunity. Target a NY stock exchange IPO in late 2023. Ladies & Gents – I am at phase 1 of evaluating this […]

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Book Club Scholarship/Erudition The land, the people, the culture

Cat’s Cradle

I’m re-re-re-reading Cat’s Cradle, by Kurt Vonnegut. The first thing to surprise me was that it was published in 1963. It seems like the kind of book that was published the day before you read it, or re-read it, or re-re-read it. What is a Cat’s Cradle? According to Meriam-Webster…. Semi-sequitur: one cannot think of […]

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TechnoBLOTT The land, the people, the culture WLBOTT Corporate

We’re Somebody!

Not only are we somebody, but we’re a #2 somebody!

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Canada Curated Absurdity Current Events The land, the people, the culture

The Founders Weigh In

WLBOTT is truly blessed to have founders whose sole focus is avoiding litigation and increasing shareholder value. Today we celebrate their recent contributions. UC#1.c (a.k.a. Sally the Intern) From a recent WLBOTT team building exercise in NYC: UC#1 Our founder UC#1, who is a member of the commonwealth, had to gently correct me – I […]