The winning sweet potato weighed in at 2.07235 lbs! To account for gravitational anomalies, bribes, time zone differences, Coriolis effect, height above sea level, etc., we have designated a winner: Elder JA. The winner will enjoy the fame, honor, status, and (most importantly) financial liability associated with the title. 1st Place: Elder JA: Guess – […]
Category: Adventures of the Elders
It is almost harvest time for the back 40, and a sense of mystery envelopes the WLBOTT HQ. Since our crop is sweet potatoes, we don’t know how many or how big. So we’re having a contest! Guess the weight of the largest sweet potato we harvest! You may specify your weight in pounds, kilograms, […]
Elder JimZim is once again attempting to prove the Earth is round. We fully support his efforts. On a recent flight between WLBOTT regional offices, he became curious about the horizon. How do you calculate it based on your height from the ground? Flight 314159, Somewhere Over Alabama Elder JimZim, apostle of Spherical Truth, sits […]
Before we get too far into this nonsense, let me say a couple of things: Journey of the Magenti The WLBOTT Elders, some of whom had never owned a “smart” phone nervously entered a T-Mobile store recently. We huddled like poor immigrants at T.S. Eliot Island, fearful of this unknown place with its strange customs, […]
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Perog-y-thon 2025
Dateline WLBOTT HQ: 2025-10-01After successfully concluding all WLBOTT corporate business, the Elder culinary break-out team got to work. For inspiration, let’s reflect on Steven Fromholz’s beautiful poetry: Six o’clock silence of a new day beginningIs heard in a small Texas townLike a signal from nowhere the people who live thereAre up and moving around’Cause there’s bacon to fryThere’s biscuits […]
The WLBOTT Ladle & Lube cooks have consulted with The Great Chefs of Europe, as well as Elder KM (she knows her varenyky!) We have collected a variety of stuffing suggestions. This Conclave of Cooks, the Potsdam Perogy Plenary, has long been a favorite subject of Renaissance painters. Results of the Chefs’ Conclave Savory & […]
As we prepare for Elder JimZim’s visit to WLBOTT HQ and the associated varenyky culinary adventure, we will also be adding to the digital dumpling database of knowledge. At this point, the WLBOTT team of Perogy Sciences have made two ground-breaking discoveries. The Micro-Perogy In-Vitro Dumpling Technology WLBOTT research explores the many opportunities in In-Vitro […]
WLBOTT’s Ladle & Lube Test Kitchen is bubbling over with excitement! In a few days Elder JimZim will be visiting WLBOTT HQ. After a perfunctory review of our financials (we have none), and a quick ISO/OSHA compliance check, we will be making Ukrainian varenyky (also known as perogies). There will be a great deal of […]
[Today we have a guest blott from Elder JimZim] Gentle People – I was hiking in a very nice park in Maryland today and came across these beautiful mushrooms growing out of a decaying log. In addition to the bright color, they had interesting geometric patterns on them. Since mushrooms grow on moist, organically rich […]
[We have a guest blott today from Elder JimZim] Gentle People – as may have been blotted, my spousal unit and I have the privilege of co-parenting two young orange cats. They have a real affinity for our laundry room sink. It is their safe space where they can ponder the world they have been […]