Elder JimZim et. al. recently returned from a site inspection of WLBOTT-Ireland. Following his inspection, he and his corporate entourage had time to visit the Irish countryside, and the highlight of the trip was a visit to the ancient 4th millennium BC passage tombs at Loughcrew. Elder G:Fascinating! Those ancient burial mounds in Ireland are […]
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“When the Elders dine upon the grass of the Earth,they shall be full of fiber but empty of wisdom.”— WLBOTT Abbey Digestive Codex, Vol. 2 Following up on yesterday’s blott about the diet of cows and elephants, WLBOTT wonders: can people eat grass? WLBOTT:Just for references purposes, what would happen to a human if they […]
Elder JZ, Greetings from the frontiers of WLBOTTdom, where I am trying to overcome my Innerer Schweinehund (inner pig-dog), watching some Fernsehen (literally: far-seeing, figuratively: television), and trying to lose the Kummerspeck (literally: grief-bacon, figuratively: weight gained from emotional eating). What I am trying to say is, I have a BLOTT idea for you – […]
This morning WLBOTT held a private viewing of the 1972 Franco Zeffirelli movie Brother Son, Sister Moon. It is a profoundly beautiful movie, and it left it’s emotional impact on us. But first, we must ask:Q: How cool is the Austin Public Library?A: Very cool. Historical Accuracy We asked Elder G to sync up scenes […]
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Anne’s Tree
There was a tree, a horse chestnut tree, that grew outside of the Secret Annex in Amsterdam, where Anne Frank and her family hid from the Nazis. Anne described the tree in three different entries in her diary. For Anne, the tree symbolized continuity, seasons, and hope amidst confinement—an image that dovetails with Laudato Si’’s […]
[ed. note: the more we look into Laudato si’, the more impressed we are. We look forward to detailing many aspects of this revolutionary document. But lately, IRL has been oppressive, a dark cloud in search of a release. So today we’re going to have some fun, with respect, with the encyclical] We are continuing […]
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Perog-y-thon 2025
Dateline WLBOTT HQ: 2025-10-01After successfully concluding all WLBOTT corporate business, the Elder culinary break-out team got to work. For inspiration, let’s reflect on Steven Fromholz’s beautiful poetry: Six o’clock silence of a new day beginningIs heard in a small Texas townLike a signal from nowhere the people who live thereAre up and moving around’Cause there’s bacon to fryThere’s biscuits […]
The WLBOTT Ladle & Lube cooks have consulted with The Great Chefs of Europe, as well as Elder KM (she knows her varenyky!) We have collected a variety of stuffing suggestions. This Conclave of Cooks, the Potsdam Perogy Plenary, has long been a favorite subject of Renaissance painters. Results of the Chefs’ Conclave Savory & […]
As we prepare for Elder JimZim’s visit to WLBOTT HQ and the associated varenyky culinary adventure, we will also be adding to the digital dumpling database of knowledge. At this point, the WLBOTT team of Perogy Sciences have made two ground-breaking discoveries. The Micro-Perogy In-Vitro Dumpling Technology WLBOTT research explores the many opportunities in In-Vitro […]
WLBOTT’s Ladle & Lube Test Kitchen is bubbling over with excitement! In a few days Elder JimZim will be visiting WLBOTT HQ. After a perfunctory review of our financials (we have none), and a quick ISO/OSHA compliance check, we will be making Ukrainian varenyky (also known as perogies). There will be a great deal of […]