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Adventures of the Elders Food Ukraine

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 […]

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Adventures of the Elders ENGin Food Ukraine

Potsdam Perogy Plenary

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 & […]

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Adventures of the Elders Food Meaning of Life Shameless Product Placement Ukraine

Varenyky Visions

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 […]

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Adventures of the Elders Food Ukraine

Pre-Perogy Prep: Precautions

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 […]

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Obedience without Justice is Tyranny

The story of Sisters Bernadette, Regina, and Rita Yesterday morning The Guardian brought us a wonderful story – some feisty nuns who only want to continue living the life they’ve spent their entire lives cultivating. But there’s a lot more to the story (see the Guardian’s full article) – the Church hierarchy cut off their […]

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Animal Kingdom Iceland

Auk, and the Children of Auk

DescriptionAuks are superficially similar to penguins, having black-and-white colours, upright posture, and some of their habits. Nevertheless, they are not closely related to penguins, but rather are believed to be an example of moderate convergent evolution. Auks are monomorphic (males and females are similar in appearance). Although not to the extent of penguins, auks have […]

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Adventures of the Elders Movies Ukraine

Elder KM Wins our First Kolobok Award!

Elder KM provides us with our first WLBOTT screenplay! The natural Ukrainian folktale would be Kolobok, or “fried ball of dough” who escapes into the forest from his owners and outwits several predators only to ultimately be tricked by a fox, reimagined as a ball of twine 🙂 Elder KM What a wonderful idea! The […]

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Finland Hopeful Songs on Dismal Days Meaning of Life

“I only want to live in peace, plant potatoes and dream!”

Tove Jansson‘s Moomin character, Moomintroll, famously says, “I only want to live in peace, plant potatoes and dream!” This quote reflects a desire for a simple, peaceful life, finding joy in everyday activities and imagination. The quote is often associated with the Moomins’ idyllic world and the value of small pleasures. I only want to […]

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“Their Fates are Terrifying in their Ordinariness”

It is so easy to trash Russia, their stulted banality of evil, the almost comical incompetence of its government and military, the vulgar venality of its leaders. But at its heart are the people, like people everywhere, with lives no less sacred due to circumstance or lack of privilege. I came across this documentary about […]

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Six Gulags Over Russia (part 2)

We’re looking at Russia’s Patriot Park, a delightful celebration of Russia’s contribution to enriching themselves. Designed with MAGAt sensibilities, visitors can spend their time and their rubles enjoying the technology of death. Getting There Concession Stand Specials – Patriot Park Edition Spy Sundae Freedom Fritters Herring-on-a-Bayonet Sanctions Salt Pretzel Propaganda Punch Kompromat Corn Dog Red […]