[big thanks to UC#3 and all the Elders for today’s BLOTT. This series will span several days.] Elder KM Just the idea that there is a summary of The Subtle Art of Not Giving A #!@% for people who are too busy to read the unabridged version, says something about America. I’m not sure what […]
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In The Year 2124
In The Year 2124by John Atwood Monday, June 5, 2124 Todd woke with a start. That hateful sound of Alexa! Five bloody AM! “Get up! Get up! Now, or I’ll start playing heavy metal from 150 years ago. What should I pick this time? How about Iron Butterfly’s “In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida’?” “Ok, ok, you win! I’m up […]
Part of UC#4’s vision for 2124 involves a Space Elevator. How will a space elevator benefit the humanity of 2124? With a space elevator, materials might be sent into orbit at a fraction of the current cost. As of 2022, conventional rocket designs cost about US$12,125 per kilogram (US$5,500 per pound) for transfer to geostationary […]
BLOTTarians – I’m having dinner at a Texas bbq joint with a guy from Kazakhstan and another from China. Just talked with someone who went to Cuba and is heading to Turkey. And we just went to Japan and our son to NZ. Life today is tied to using internet , relatively cheap travel, AI, […]
We are so excited around WLBOTT headquarters! Tomorrow starts the month of Project 2124. The project, conceived by Elder-Blotter UC#3, encourages us to take a hopeful glance into the future. More details tomorrow. WLBOTT 2124 Prep: Spiritual, Mental, Physical In practical terms, this means a day of napping. Each Elder will provide their own vision […]
Good morning, esteemed Gentleblotters, I hope all are well on this beautiful Saturday morning! Since the Elders of WLBOTT cover a wide geographic range, I thought it might be interesting if we list our suburban wildlife sightings. Here’s a partial list for me (Austin): frequent: Armadillo, possum, squirrel, deer, hawks, buzzards/vultures, a variety of beautiful […]
Gentle Blotters– another site we need to add to our tour list is Pont du Gard. Magnificent arch structure used as an aqueduct near Nimes France. My spousal unit and I visited circa 1994. At that time, you could park in a lot, walk up a bunch of stairs and then physically walk through the […]
UC#4 has expressed an interest in building a backyard suburban pyramid. He is unable or unwilling to articulate why he wants to do this. Pyramids – The Basics A pyramid (from Ancient Greek πυραμίς (puramís) ‘pyramid’) is a structure whose visible surfaces are triangular and converge to a point at the top, making the shape […]
Elder UC#1 Checks In Busy time for me, doing the sound and lights for the local dinner theatre East of 60. So named because Devon is on the East side of Highway 60. And I always thought artists were creative! [WLBOTT Fact Check: Given our current understanding of “east”, we rate this as True] The […]
HousTex Very cloudy day in Houston but had a few minutes of breakthrough which I shared in my driveway with Javier who does pool and lawns in our neighborhood . He was equipped with solar glasses. There was a man named Javier who looked at the sunHe’s a hardworking man who is so proud of his sonHe toils […]