Jason Pargin is becoming our go-to guy for a voice of reason on Facebook. Hard truths and reality checks. Mostly apolitical, but an astute observer of culture. I recently came across one of his videos that inserts some reality into content creation. https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1D2ptjh638 You can check out his videos here: https://www.facebook.com/watch/jasondavidwongpargin For some reason, this […]
Month: March 2025
Sally T. Intern rang the WLBOTT hot-line at 4:30 am (not as bad as it seems – we sprung forward this morning). She had a bagel connection. We fired up the corporate limousine (no helipad was available at the bagel distributer), engaged the Google GPS, and within minutes Sally had obtained a plethora of bagels, […]
So…. I was at the Y yesterday, where they have a large-print copy of the Bible in the foray. I’m always curious with what page was most recently chosen by a passerby. Yesterday, the Bible was opened to Chapter 1 of the Old Testament book Lamentations. I’d never read it before. It is prosaic and […]
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l .v. l .v. l .v. l
Lamentations versus laminations versus lacerations versus lenticulation versus llama nations. Ten random “L” words from Elder G: LadleLarkLighthouseLedgerLichenLabyrinthLocomotiveLuggageLoomLynx Lamentations laminations lacerations lenticulation layered lucky lapidary lens flare lyrical abstraction.
Ash Wednesdayby T. S. Eliot Lady, three white leopards sat under a juniper-treeIn the cool of the day, having fed to sateityOn my legs my heart my liver and that which had been contained In the hollow round of my skull. And God saidShall these bones live? shall theseBones live? And that which had been […]
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Elder M
WLBOTT’s Nurturing Mother Elder M brings us up-to-date research on the South American Coriolis effect, the state of twine in Argentina, medieval magic, Scottish charms, piseógs, and blessings, and the latest Sándwich de miga recipes. Other interesting facts about Elder M: Elder M and the Coriolis Force In physics, the Coriolis force is a fictitious […]
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Monkey Chow
So… I was looking for a new book to read and decided to search for one of my favorite authors, Neal Stephenson, on the Austin Public Library web site. Success! Interface, by Stephenson/George was available! I downloaded it onto my Kindle, then a weird thing happened. It didn’t show up. From past experience I knew […]
Welcome to a new section of the blott, where we appreciate signs, street art, and places that we encounter while we’re out and about. Today’s post: THE MOST METAL SIGN IN ALL THE WORLD. When I came across this sign (months ago, at this point) I thought: I have no idea what this store actually […]
We received a call this morning from Jeff Bezos. He told us to knock it off – we either take an editorial position that excludes politics, or he is firing all of us. Swing the pendulum the other direction. This was odd, because we don’t work for him. But when the BEEZ says PLEEZ, you’d […]
The current American administration has brought great shame upon itself and America and her people. Friday, February 28th, 2025, is a day that will live in infamy. After observing the Friday news/social media/spending boycott, I awoke early Saturday morning to the news of the Trump/Zelenskyy press conference. I’ve never been more ashamed of my country, […]