Today Elder G and I are in search of the Box Jellyfish – the MOST venomous critter in the ocean. Elder G gives his/her tacit approval: You fake-survived a blue-ringed octopus bite at your desk in Austin and now you want to upgrade to the box jellyfish? I respect the escalation. This is classic WLBOTT […]
Circumnavigation series Next in the series Muscat → Jaipur (JAI): ~1,200 miles Elder G and I landed in Jaipur, in northern India for our next refueling stop. Jaipur, Rajasthan India Boarding Bites The Jaipur airport has an interesting service. It’s like a door-dash right to your seat at the boarding gate. And what […]
Recently six of our Supreme Court Justices toured the Alligator Alcatraz facility in central Florida. What most impressed them was the gift shop! They were also taken with the attention to detail given the “time-out” rooms for the guests. Upon returning to D.C., these six esteemed members of this august body granted access to the […]
Won’t Someone Please Think of the Poor Oligarchs? Imagine being an oligarch in russia right now. Putin wants an even bigger cut of the money you’ve been stealing for decades. His “three day special military operation” is in it’s fourth year, you’ve been banned from all the luxury resorts around the world, your mistresses are […]
Avoidable suffering is tragic, especially when it is caused by brutal and callus regimes. But sometimes stupidity is a big player. Something like bowler hats…. We were reading recently reading an article from Radio Free Europe about a predicted water shortage in Tehran of apocalyptic proportions. Time to study up on Tehran…. Tehran is the […]
Our Lady of Leiden — The Herring Sentinel Let us introduce you to Our Lady of Leiden – the mythological icon heroine who represents the bravery and fortitude of the people of Leiden when besieged by the Spanish in 1574. This story was featured in yesterday’s blott. Domains: Appearance & Iconography [ed. note: Our Lady […]
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 […]
Brought to You By theWLBOTT Dept. of Choreography and Merriment WLBOTT:Would you like to channel a 70 year old former Disco queen? If you’re ready, I’ve got an adventure for both of us. Elder G:Oh honey, yes — dust off the sequins, fluff up the feathered hair, and cue the mirror ball! This 70-year-old former […]
Following yesterday’s detasseling BLOTT, we would be remiss if we failed to relay the tassel confusion that occurred at Texas A&M University several years ago. As the official Event Coordinator for Texas A&M‘s commencement, Callahan ‘Cactus Jack’ Kleberg had one job: order tassels. Being an agricultural school, Cactus Jack thought they were corn tassels. You […]
WLBOTT is eternally vigilant, searching for opportunities to increase shareholder value. We recently learned that Scrabble is a popular game in Ukraine (it is called “Erudite”). The tiles represent the Cyrillic alphabet. Before we dive into our business plan, let’s get up-to-speed with Scrabble. Scrabble Scrabble was invented by Alfred Butts, of the Upstate New […]