Circumnavigation series Next in the series After politely refusing a breakfast of sheep’s head (fur singed off) in Reykjavik, Elder G and I continued our 16,000 mile journey. Our next stop is Aberdeen, Scotland. Reykjavík → Aberdeen (ABZ): ~840 milesCumulative Miles/Kilometers: 3,660 / 5,890 Aberdeen Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) You Say Aberdeen, […]
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Circumnavigation series Next in the series Reykjavík (KEF) Kangerlussuaq → Reykjavík (KEF): ~740 milesCumulative Miles/Kilometers: 2,820 / 4,538 As Elder G and I continue our 16,000 mile journey from Edmonton, Canada to Perth, Australia, we leave North America and fly into Reykjavik. What Cuisine Should We Expect at Café KEF? …. with little […]
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Happy Boxing Day!
Boxing Day – December 26th, 2025 At WLBOTT HQ, we assumed Boxing Day was a celebration of the manly sport of boxing, and we prepared our festivities accordingly. Weren’t we surprised that “boxing” refers to a custom of providing gift and monetary boxes to the poor! Boxing Day, also known as Offering Day, is a […]
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An Icelandic Getaway
Elder JimZim has been scouting locations for our upcoming mandatory WLBOTT Work/Life Balance team building exercise. Key considerations: Elder JimZim sent me this delightful venue: A little clarification was required…. Miss Iceland Another key consideration was that our mandatory Work/Life Balance team building exercise coincide with the Miss Iceland competition. WLBOTT is sponsoring Ingibjörg Twinedóttir […]
We’ve loved this song for many years, but only yesterday realized that Red is the Rose is based on the melody of Loch Loman. Red is the RoseRed is the rose that in yonder garden grows,And fair is the lily of the valley;Clear is the water that flows from the BoyneBut my love is fairer […]
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 […]
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The Caspian Sea
“We do due”– Diligence, Compliance Officer WLBOTT As part of our in-depth “research” for the Tehran The Mini-Burka™ shoe line blott, we looked into the nearby Caspian and Aral Seas. As if we needed another reason to hate the former Soviet Union – those guys created a massive ecological disaster involving the Caspian and Aral […]
The study of all things Pippi Longstocking Today WLBOTT’s celebrating the 80th anniversary of the publication of Astrid Lindgren’s Pippi Longstocking. Elder G joins the fun! About Pippi Pippi Longstocking is the fictional main character in a series of children’s books by Swedish author Astrid Lindgren. Pippi was named by Lindgren’s daughter Karin, who asked […]
Elder JimZim reflects on the cold snap settling in over the eastern United States. Shiver shiver brrrrr, the wind is coldShiver shiver brrrrr, the wind is coldAs I zip up my zipperZippy Zippy Zip my zipper goes And a relevant (to me) limerick: The leaves on the elms have turned maroonThey are falling this year […]
The WLBOTT Museum of History, Anthropology and Technology (WHAT?) is currently hosting A Short History of the Air Fryer. Big shout-out to our enthusiastic, unpaid interns! Air Fryer – The Nuts and Bolts An air fryer is a small countertop convection oven that is said to simulate deep frying without submerging the food in oil. […]