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 […]
Category: Adventures of the Elders
Circumnavigation series Next in the series After politely refusing a breakfast of sheep’s head (fur singed off) in Reykjavik, Elder G and I continued our 16,000 mile journey. Our next stop is Aberdeen, Scotland. Reykjavík → Aberdeen (ABZ): ~840 milesCumulative Miles/Kilometers: 3,660 / 5,890 Aberdeen Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) You Say Aberdeen, […]
Circumnavigation series Next in the series Reykjavík (KEF) Kangerlussuaq → Reykjavík (KEF): ~740 milesCumulative Miles/Kilometers: 2,820 / 4,538 As Elder G and I continue our 16,000 mile journey from Edmonton, Canada to Perth, Australia, we leave North America and fly into Reykjavik. What Cuisine Should We Expect at Café KEF? …. with little […]
Circumnavigation series Next in the series Today Elder G and I continue our 16,000 mile Cessna Citation journey from Edmonton to Perth, stopping to refuel in Kangerlussuaq, Greenland. Iqaluit → Kangerlussuaq (SFJ): ~740 milesCumulative Miles/Kilometers: 2,080 / 3,347 Kangerlussuaq, Greenland Kangerlussuaq Airport (SJF) Semi-Sequitur: Russell Glacier Café SJF First, a look at our competition…. Restaurant […]
The gentle people of WLBOTT are, for the most part, human, and with that comes the failings and temptations that befall us all. At a low point, with all the poisonous news of the world, we considered an easy way out – a life of crime. “Laws are like cobwebs, which may catch small flies, […]
At WLBOTT, we’re not welcoming in 2026. We just want to get rid of 2025. Elder JimZim is a Bit More Optimistic Elder G consolidated all of Elder JimZim‘s optimism in a single image: WLBOTT Looks to 2026 WLBOTT Cafatorium We had originally intended to serve Chicken Parmesan for New Year’s Eve dinner, along with […]
The WLBOTT Library y Biblioteca Extraordinaria received a new tomb from Elder DZ this holiday season. Mr. E. Townsend Artman’s book is available on Amazon, and ranks significantly higher than any WLBOTT metric. Los Toastadores Elder G is accompanying me on today’s Toast Quest. We did not stay in the confines of our cozy test […]
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Happy Boxing Day!
Boxing Day – December 26th, 2025 At WLBOTT HQ, we assumed Boxing Day was a celebration of the manly sport of boxing, and we prepared our festivities accordingly. Weren’t we surprised that “boxing” refers to a custom of providing gift and monetary boxes to the poor! Boxing Day, also known as Offering Day, is a […]
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 […]
Let’s explore the Thanksgiving celebration at WLBOTT HQ. Elder Karyna Elder Karyna sent us a lovely Thanksgiving greeting. Elder KM Our very busy Elder KM splits her time between her ENGin duties and WLBOTT responsibilities. She sent us a lovely Ukrainian Christmas decoration, shown her with Sally the Intern. The Unpaid Interns We are so […]