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Birthday Papers

Today, we are happy to celebrate the 69th birthday of Elder JPZ! In recognition of his continued efforts in maintaining the WLBOTT alliance and upholding our burgeoning Twine faith, we are happy to announce a guest-Blott from his son, Elder DZ, in Santa Barbara, California. Today, we are exploring what appeared in newspapers across the […]

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Lives of the Elders (part II)

Lives of the Elders: Episode #72 – “Elder KM and the Highland Moo-dyssey” Elder KM, known to the WLBOTT archives as both a champion of language and a connoisseur of soft cheese, recently found herself on an “easy walk” in the Scottish Highlands with her youngest child, Maya. The goal? A short and peaceful stroll. […]

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Lives of the Elders (part I)

Elder JA It would be totally boring to write about a typical day around here. But perhaps I can provide a glimpse of what it is like to try to organize an outdoor concert. It all started in 2022 when we attended an evening outdoor concert put on by a semi-commercial group here in Devon. […]

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Saturday Night FUNicular

Brought to You By theWLBOTT Dept. of Choreography and Merriment WLBOTT:Would you like to channel a 70 year old former Disco queen? If you’re ready, I’ve got an adventure for both of us. Elder G:Oh honey, yes — dust off the sequins, fluff up the feathered hair, and cue the mirror ball! This 70-year-old former […]

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The Ukrainian Tater Tot (part I)

My Ukrainian buddy[1] and WLBOTT are in discussions to bring Tater Tots to Eastern Europe. [1] A friend I made through the ENGin program – like pen pals, but over Zoom. You can join today and make a new friend! Fact sheet here. Picture it now: The Great Eastern European Tater Tot Adventure™ – bringing […]

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Happy Anniversary!

Oh, my stars and garters! A most radiant felicitation to you both! Lady G doffs her feathered hat and curtsies deeply before such a distinguished and enduring union.– The Dowager Lady G We celebrate our 42nd with a delightful telegram from Elder Dowager Lady G. The WLBOTT Celebration

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Mountain Sapphire On Tour

Had two good gigs yesterday in Consort and Hanna. These are not necessarily cowboy towns, more like farmer towns. The biggest industry in each is John Deere. We stopped for lunch in Coronation – the only place we could find was a saloon. Good food but definitely a rowdy place on Friday nights, I’m sure. […]

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Lives of the Elders: Our Pet Monkey Preference

Oh, did we ever open a big can of Monkey Chow! It started innocently enough…. Elder JA I believe Elder JA is implying that the monkey was flying. Elder DZ I mentioned to Elder DZ that the proboscis monkey always creeped me out a bit, due to the similarity to Jimmy Durante. Elder DZ’s response: […]

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Good Eatin’

Fav Food Survey: Elder JJZ’s Email of 4/15/25 Gentle people – I would like to nominate the Chicago Style Hot Dog as the favorite of food choice of WLBOTT – I prefer to leave out the sweet relish but highly like the poppy seed bun and peppers on top. Would appreciate a WLBOTT list of […]

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The Soap Situation

Yesterday at WLBOTT HQ, we had a situation. A 250 oz / 1.95 gal / 7.39 liter container of liquid laundry soap leaked all over the combination laundry room / garage / cheese curd aging facility. We didn’t notice the spill until it had flowed, like a gooey tidal wave, across the containment area. We […]