Enough with the Bad Guys. Let’s Talk About the Good Guys. Q: How Cool is HEB?A: Very Cool. HEB is a privately held company that generously provides assistance following natural disasters, including the recent floods in the Texas hill country.. H-E-B is a Texas-based supermarket chain with over 400 stores in Texas and Mexico. It’s […]
Category: Destinations
When senseless tragedy occurs, we want someone to blame, some to take responsibility…. somewhere to focus and direct our anger. From Bruised Orange (Chain of Sorrows) by John PrineFor a heart stained in anger grows weak and grows bitterYou’ll become your own prisoner as you watch yourself sit thereWrapped up in a trap of your […]
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A Sadness in Central Texas
Over the weekend, devastating floods sped through central Texas, shattering many lives. The rainfall was almost unimaginable. “Footage captured by Gavin Walston on location.” Mr. Walston took an almost 40-minute video of the flood waters ripping through the small town of Comfort, Texas. We captured a series of stills, starting with an almost dry river […]
We found many intriguing restaurants in Rjukan on TripAdvisor. Here’s a sample of some of the food awaiting you. In searching for restaurants in and around Rjukan (and there are many delightful places), we came across this kid-friendly farm and cafe: To assist those who don’t speak Norwegian, Google Translate offers the following: Dorthe Erichsen […]
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Rjukan, In Shadows and Light
Elder DZ was telling the executive committee about a village in Norway, surrounded by mountains, where they get very little direct sunlight. To compensate, the village erected mirrors up in the mountains to reflect light into the town. Elder G gives us some background: RjukanRjukan is a town in Tinn Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. […]
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Canada Day!
Something to Sing About (source: “Jubilee Songbook”, Girl Guides of Canada, 1971; words and music by Oscar Brand.) I have walked on the sands near the Grand Banks of Newfoundland Relaxed on the ridge of the Miramichi Seen the waves tear and roar on the stone coast of Labrador Watched them roll back to the […]
Tomorrow is Canada Day, and as we prepare for this day of national pride and celebration, we thought we’d start by reflecting on the patriotic song This Land of Ours / Something to Sing About Something to Sing About(words and music by Oscar Brand.)I have walked on the strand of the Grand Banks of NewfoundlandLaxed […]
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Vatican Sanctuary
For obvious reasons, WLBOTT needs to investigate the sanctuary policy of various nation states. We asked Elder JimZim to investigate the possibility of using the Vatican for sanctuary. From Elder JimZim Folks – not sure I have much to share on beets (although serendipitously, beets come up in part 2 of this note). However, at […]
From Elder JA…. Sugar Beets – The Nuts and Bolts WLBOTT Word of the Day: Pictures of Large Quantities From The Science Channel: RVing and the Sugar Beet Harvest Apparently there is a trend among RVers to participate in the sugar beet harvest. The large sugar beet processing plants set up RV parks near their […]
Elder JimZim has provided us with some Fresh Hell. Gentle People: I think all this talk of deities and anti-deities will send us all to Hell (Norway, that is). I have travelled past this village several times when going to Trondheim. Hell is 10 degrees latitude north of Edmonton and features two post offices. Most importantly, it […]