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Curated Absurdity Heros New Brunswick

Let’s Meet the Unvirtuous Abbey

While I agree there’s a social maturity required in expressing irreverence through appropriate channels, the Church is missing out on a deep authenticity of the human experience if we continue to fear irreverence instead of finding beauty in it. – Cindy Brandt, writing in Sojourners The Unvirtuous Abbey is a satirical online community that blends […]

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Animal Kingdom Bolivia Gods, Goddesses, and Mythical Heros

A Cold Snap => La Paz

A Cold Snap takes our WLBOTT World to La Paz, Bolivia Much of the WLBOTT empire is experiencing a brisk morning. The La Paz Connection Let’s say that the Elders wish to embrace their dull side. We asked Elder G where we could go to experience the least fluctuation in weather. Nuestra Señora de La […]

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ENGin Heros Ukraine

In Memory of Mark Tremont

Today we wish to honor a special person, Mark Tremont. Our condolences go out to Mr. Tremont’s family, friends, KM and the entire ENGin family. From the ENGin Facebook page: From Mark Tremont’s obituary: We would like to share some still images from Ukrainian filmmaker Yana Lagoda‘s story of Mark and his wife Jean.

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Fine Arts Japan Music

Wendy Carlos: Persian Carpets and Fabric Squares

We spent some time trying to determine if the Persian Rug on the cover of Switched-On Bach is the same rug in Wendy Carlos‘ studio. From various photos of Wendy’s studio, we have to conclude that it is not the same rug. Elder G’s Persian Rug Celebrating Wendy Carlos Elder G created some nice Persian […]

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Agriculture Gods, Goddesses, and Mythical Heros Idaho

Good Moog / Bad Mood / Potatoes

Just curious: how many liquor stores can I rob before I get punished? I’m guessing at least 35. The judge who presided over tRump’s criminal trial, Juan Merchan, issued a sentence of “unconditional discharge”, meaning the president-elect will be released without fine, imprisonment or probation supervision for his conviction on 34 felony counts of falsifying […]

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Collapse of Democracy/Civilization/etc. Greenland

Why We Hate Hate and Love Greenland

Greenland and the Birth of PHP This is all becoming so very confusing. Just when you think you have the official magaT list of whom to hate, they keep throwing in new candidates. We’re supposed to hate Greenland now?   Nyet, comrade   Just to make our position clear, WLBOTT is a big fan of Greenland. Why […]

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Hopeful Songs on Dismal Days Mexico

Perhaps, in the Abstract

Another WLBOTT nod to Mexican singer/songwriter Lila Downs! If you can’t make your mind upWe’ll never get started.And I don’t want to wind up,Being parted, broken hearted.

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Adventures of the Elders Egypt Gods, Goddesses, and Mythical Heros Meaning of Life

Senet

The ancient game Senet has become the go-to game at the WLBOTT barracks. The game over 4,500 years old. Senet or senat (Ancient Egyptian: romanized: znt, lit. ’passing’; cf. Coptic ⲥⲓⲛⲉ /sinə/, ‘passing, afternoon’) is a board game from ancient Egypt that consists of ten or more pawns on a 30-square playing board. The earliest representation […]

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Adventures of the Elders Food Ukraine

Cabbage Rolls

At the WLBOTT Test Kitchen and Tractor Lube Station, we are continuing our journey into the Twelve Dishes of Ukrainian Christmas. Yesterday, we made cabbage rolls, which is our current favorite. Our starting point was based on a recipe from All Recipes. Ingredients (slightly modified from the All Recipes version) Directions [1] The temperature setting […]

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Egypt History Scholarship/Erudition

Amanirenas, the One-Eyed Queen

As our marketing team was doing due diligence with our new line of playing cards, we discovered that there were no “one-eyed” queens in a standard deck. According to Elder G: However, the Google was able to provide more general information on the “one-eyed” queen. From the cool site Wonderopolis The reign of Kandake Amanirenas […]