Today we celebrate the half-way point between Canada Day and the 4th of July. The symbol of our unity is -40° C/F, the temperature where Fahrenheit and Celsius meet in harmony. We include Ukraine in our celebration, making it a tri-unity, or trunity. °: alt + 0176 (numeric keypad) Mountain Sapphire Celebrates Canada Day The […]
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Underground Cities
Derinkuyu Getting There Street View of the Underground City Early WLBOTT Presence in Derinkuyu The Underground World of Coober Pedy Climate Getting There Will There Be a Buffet? Glad you asked! Thanks to the Comfort Inn Coober Pedy Facebook page, we can enjoy a virtual underground buffet. The Underground City of A Boy and His […]
We have the greatest admiration for our Ukrainian buddies who are trying to learn English. How hard can it be? Very hard. Admittedly, these charts English-centric, but it gives the sense of how divergent languages are (from the US State Department). The web is heavily weighted to English (https://www.statista.com/chart/4140/low-diversity-of-languages-on-the-web-hinders-accessability) Who’s Learning What? Some Quirky Language […]
Today we look at WLBOTT’s track and field team, with a special focus on the shot put. Safety First! Women’s Record Holders Natalya Lisovskaya1987 World & 1988 Olympic Shot Put Champion (outdoor) – U.S.S.R. 22.63 metres (74 feet 3 inches) Helena Fibingerová (indoor) 22.32 metres on 20 August 1977 Valerie Kasanita Adams New Zealand shot putter. She […]
WLBOTT has been invited to participate in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. We will be flying the WLBOTT flag as an independent nation-state. But first, some random musings on WLBOTT: I was a bit concerned that I sometimes break the 4th wall and address my visitors directly. Then I began to feel bad that I […]
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Qatar Aquatic Research Centre
At today’s 5:00AM WLBOTT editorial meeting, we proposed today’s BLOTT topic: Norwegian Salmon Farming. UC#3 provided an excellent semi-sequitur: the Qatar Aquatic Research Centre. The arc of our entire day was redirected. Oh what a tangled fishnet we weaveWhen BLOTT input from UC#3 we receive.Norwegian fish farming quickly turned Big-DumbWhich led to camels, fish, and […]
nacho AI business (Finnish musician Nuutti Kataja) is a digital sorcerer who has made some incredibly surrealistic music videos for Pink Floyd. https://www.youtube.com/@nuuttikataja666https://www.nuuttikataja.com/ Nuutti ‘s interview begins at about the 19:00 minute mark. I’d like to share some screen shots of nacho AI business from his Shine On You Crazy Diamond video. WLBOTT Imaginings of […]
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The Sun Rises on WLBOTT
GMT 1:46 AM: Kyiv, Ukraine – Sunrise 4:46 AM GMT 1:53 AM: Oslo, Norway – Sunrise 3:53 AM GMT 2:17 AM: Cappadocia, Turkey – Sunrise 5:17 AM GMT 3:44 AM: Dodoma, Tanzania – Sunrise 6:44 AM GMT 3:52 AM: Stonehenge, England – Sunrise 4:52 AM GMT 9:40 AM: Maryland – Sunrise 5:40 AM GMT 11:02 […]
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We Return to Poltava, Ukraine
Today, let’s return to Poltava, Ukraine. Poltava is a charming city, with a long history, and a dedication to arts, music, and culture. The city also has some very interesting “Notable People”. Poltava Ukraine – Let‘s Refresh our Memory Poltava is a city located on the Vorskla River in Central Ukraine. It serves as the […]
If there is any doubt that the good people of America and Canada love Ukraine, please read the following. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy shared an emotional moment with a veteran during a D-Day ceremony in Normandy, France on Thursday. The veteran, who also met Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, kissed Zelenskyy’s hand and told him […]