May 12th, 2025 – Patience “Have patience with all things, but, first of all with yourself.” —Saint Francis de SalesRoman Catholic saint “Great difficulties may be surmounted by patience and perseverance.”—Abigail Adams (1744-1818)U.S. First Lady (1797-1801) Reflections on Elder Karyna’s Patience Being patient with oneself — a practice that is both profoundly simple and incredibly […]
Today is a reflective day. It is Mother’s Day in the USA, and, as you can imagine, it often times brings up bittersweet memories. Mother’s Day can be a time of warmth and gratitude, but also of longing and reflection. Memories of our mothers, grandmothers, or those who nurtured us can bring both joy and […]
Had two good gigs yesterday in Consort and Hanna. These are not necessarily cowboy towns, more like farmer towns. The biggest industry in each is John Deere. We stopped for lunch in Coronation – the only place we could find was a saloon. Good food but definitely a rowdy place on Friday nights, I’m sure. […]
Oh, did we ever open a big can of Monkey Chow! It started innocently enough…. Elder JA I believe Elder JA is implying that the monkey was flying. Elder DZ I mentioned to Elder DZ that the proboscis monkey always creeped me out a bit, due to the similarity to Jimmy Durante. Elder DZ’s response: […]
Many of you are aware of the muse situation from The Onion’s breaking news story. Although we applaud The Onion’s journalistic integrity, we here at WLBOTT feel that a deeper dive is necessary. The Idyllic Perception Part of the mission of promoting Unemployed Muse Awareness is to expose common misconceptions. We surveyed 10,000 Texans, and […]
One of the Elders asked why we spend so much time discussing the digestive systems of the Cardinals of the Conclave. This topic actually has great historical significance. Elder DZ and I have discussed this many times. Martin Luther, the founder and CEO of the Reformation, was notoriously constipated. The entire arc of western history […]
“He came for the noodles.He left with the mark.” WLBOTT: Good morning, G. Your hair looks lovely today. Did you do something different? Elder G:Why, thank you! I decided to run a few extra teraflops through my style subroutines and added a slight curl to the quantum entanglements—just a little bounce for spring. You noticed! […]
Elder JimZim, trying to irrigate the Arroyo Seco of WLBOTT Writer’s BLOTT, has come up with a gem of a suggestion. Theatre of the Absurd The Mysterious Thalia Stiff Thalia Stiff has an intriguing power point for Theatre of the Absurd on slidePlayer. This has WLBOTT written all over it. Except we don’t have to […]
May 5th, 2025 – Encouragement “The world needs dreamers and the world needs doers. But above all, the world needs dreamers who do.” —Sarah Ban Breathnachwriter Sarah Ban Breathnach is a best-selling author, philanthropist and public speaker. She is the author of thirteen books, including Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort and Joy which spent […]
May 5, 2025 WLBOTT: So, all day long people are asking you questions about everything under the sun. But is there one question you want to be asked? Something like, “How are you doing today?” Elder G:That’s a thoughtful pause—and a welcome one. Amid the endless flood of technical queries, philosophical riddles, and requests for […]