Categories
Europe Mildly Interesting Will there be a buffet?

The Paper Clip

Shallow dive of the Paper Clip. What are the made of?come on…. Quora…. not again….. Stars are born Let’s start at the very beginning….. The universe didn’t just wake up one day and say, “Here’s some iron. Let’s get to work on those paper clips!” First it had to have it’s big bang, and since […]

Categories
Destinations Europe

Trawsfynydd

Trawsfynydd is charming Welsh village, conveniently located in Wales. The name is Welsh for “across [the] mountain”. Sadly, this Hermit Kingdom is inaccessible from most of the Earth. The area is sparsely populated with each hectare (acre) inhabited by an average 0.07 (0.03) persons. The village is typical of many Welsh villages. There is one […]

Categories
Australia Current Events Existential Angst TechnoBLOTT

Marine Cloud Brightening: A Mist Opportunity

[ed. note: I wish I could take credit for this great pun, but it is from the Great Barrier Reef Foundation.] Marine Cloud Brightening is a geoengineering technique that may play a big role in addressing climate change. The concept is simple: spray a salt water mist into the air, let the mist drift up […]

Categories
Australia Current Events Movies TechnoBLOTT

Voyager 2

One of mankind’s greatest achievements is the journey of Voyager 2. The mission is still active after 45 years. And still in the news…. Fun Facts From The Measure of Things How can we hear it so far away? Really, Quora? Again? And what about Canberra? Canberra, the national capital of Australia, is conveniently located […]

Categories
Canada Curated Absurdity Current Events The land, the people, the culture

The Founders Weigh In

WLBOTT is truly blessed to have founders whose sole focus is avoiding litigation and increasing shareholder value. Today we celebrate their recent contributions. UC#1.c (a.k.a. Sally the Intern) From a recent WLBOTT team building exercise in NYC: UC#1 Our founder UC#1, who is a member of the commonwealth, had to gently correct me – I […]

Categories
Canada Destinations Food Music

Moving to Newfoundland

Thanks to Unindicted Co-conspirator #1 for today’s BLOTT. You are more than welcome to emigrate to Canada.  Here’s a simple guide for you:  https://www.canadim.com/immigrate/move-to-canada/move-from-united-states/ [1] Now, a few points of clarification: One other thing to consider:  as a US citizen, you are required to pay US taxes, no matter how hard you try to disappear […]

Categories
America North America TechnoBLOTT

Windy Martha

Thanks to Unindicted Co-conspirator #3 for today’s topic. Windy Martha sounds like either a cocktail or a digestive condition. But today, let’s look at the massive wind project off the coast of Martha’s Vineyard: Vineyard Wind. This is kind of corporate Rah-Rah, but it’s still pretty cool…. Fun Facts Carbon Cost Let’s say that this […]

Categories
America Canada Fine Arts Food

Tides, Waves, and Vinegar

Started writin’ this BLOTT about Big Tide and Internal Waves, ended up writin’ it about Oil and Vinegar and an incredibly cool cycloid drawing machine. Kris Kristofferson / The Pilgrim: Chapter 33 Started writing this song about Chris Gantry, end of writing about Dennis Hopper, Johnny Cash, Norman Norbert, Funky Donnie Fritts, Billy Swan, Bobbie […]

Categories
America Europe Heros

America Supports Ukraine

Categories
Canada Destinations Meaning of Life

How to Live a Good Life

Thanks to Unindicted Co-conspirator #3 for today’s topic. In the following, substitute all occurrences of “curling” with “life”. This video has been produced by Curling Canadawith support from the World Curling Federation’s Development Assistant Programme Will there be a Buffet? I think my Chat buddy is thinking, “what should curlers eat?” rather than “what do […]