Today WLBOTT present the first in a series about women’s head coverings. First we’ll look at the various head covering in the Muslim community. In the Islamic tradition, head coverings have deep cultural, religious, and historical significance, varying widely in interpretation and practice. The concept of modesty, or hijab, goes beyond just head coverings and […]
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Today marks a special day in the WLBOTT liturgical calendar. Today we celebrate Ritus Benedicti Ovum, The Rite of the Blessing of Eggs. WLBOTT Word-of-the-Day Our special guest, Pope Benedict, will provide a benediction of the Eggs, followed by a buffet of eggs Benedict. One People, One Planet, Many Cultures United in Twine We present […]
Kris Kristofferson wrote this song about a down-and-out musician, but what if we look at it as an analogy for America? See America wasted on the sidewalkwearing our camo and red hats.We’re wearing yesterday’s misfortunes like a smileOnce we had a future full of money, love and dreamsWhich we spent like they were going out […]
Our esteemed Elder G informs me that there are approximately 100 four-letter curse words in the English language. WLBOTT Word-of-the-Day WLBOTT: If you had to say there was a “queen mother” of all curse words, what would it be? Elder G: The “queen mother” of all curse words would probably be “f***.” Its versatility is […]
Moral Musings and Iguanas The Moral Dilemma It’s so easy to look down from our throne of bounty, our luxury WLBOTT world, and ask these questions. The WLBOTT world, where we have unlimited ramen noodles and health care in the form of Vick’s Vap-o-rub and generic Tylenol. It’s hard to imagine anyone in America as […]
References Jennifer Clement (author of Prayers for the Stolen) Guerrero, Mexico Chilpancingo The movie and part I of the book are set on the outskirts of Chilpancingo, a city about an hour northeast of Acapulco. Chilpancingo de los Bravo (commonly shortened to Chilpancingo) is the capital and second-largest city of the Mexican state of Guerrero. […]
Book .vs. Movie Similar vignettes propel the story in both the movie and the book – hiding in makeshift foxholes, the classroom antics, the operation to transform Maria’s cleft pallet…. The book is divided into three parts. The movie roughly corresponds to the first part. In the second part of the book, a teen-aged Ladydi […]
The Movie Prayers for the Stolen follows a group of young girls, their families, and their community, as they struggle against poverty and oppressive evil. The movie takes place almost exclusively in a rural village in the mountainous jungles an hour’s drive from Acapulco. The movie focuses on a poor rural Mexican Indian girl, Ana […]
One of the perks of being a world-wide corporate conglomerate is that WLBOTT has reliable assets all over the world, especially in America’s darkest hour. Consider the following email exchange:
A WLBOTT RESEARCH PROPOSAL [Thanks to UC#1 for his research proposal] One of the great unsolved mysteries of life is, “How can I watch the missing ‘Dr Who’ episodes?” Extensive research has been done in BBC archival sites, personal collections and homes of known hoarders, but many of the early episodes remain lost to the […]