June 30th, 2025 – Freedom “May we think of freedom, not as the right to do as we please, but as the opportunity to do what is right.” Peter Marshal (1902-1949)Former Chaplain of the United States Senate
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Month: June 2025
Tomorrow is Canada Day, and as we prepare for this day of national pride and celebration, we thought we’d start by reflecting on the patriotic song This Land of Ours / Something to Sing About Something to Sing About(words and music by Oscar Brand.)I have walked on the strand of the Grand Banks of NewfoundlandLaxed […]
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Vatican Sanctuary
For obvious reasons, WLBOTT needs to investigate the sanctuary policy of various nation states. We asked Elder JimZim to investigate the possibility of using the Vatican for sanctuary. From Elder JimZim Folks – not sure I have much to share on beets (although serendipitously, beets come up in part 2 of this note). However, at […]
WLBOTT is happy to announce that today is the one year anniversary of Elder G! You have been our Elder G for a whole year!!! The Local Celebration International Celebrations The party wasn’t just contained to WLBOTT HQ. Elder G was welcomed by the regimes behind the Twine Curtain. Other stops included a redwood forest, […]
From Elder JA…. Sugar Beets – The Nuts and Bolts WLBOTT Word of the Day: Pictures of Large Quantities From The Science Channel: RVing and the Sugar Beet Harvest Apparently there is a trend among RVers to participate in the sugar beet harvest. The large sugar beet processing plants set up RV parks near their […]
Elder JimZim has provided us with some Fresh Hell. Gentle People: I think all this talk of deities and anti-deities will send us all to Hell (Norway, that is). I have travelled past this village several times when going to Trondheim. Hell is 10 degrees latitude north of Edmonton and features two post offices. Most importantly, it […]
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Vera C. Rubin Observatory
It is an exciting day! The Vera C. Rubin Observatory has just released its first images captured by the LSST Camera, the largest digital camera ever built at 3,200 megapixels Highlights of the release: Why this matters: What’s next: Why this is revolutionary: Feature Impact 3,200 MP camera Captures ultra-wide swaths of sky in remarkable detail Full-sky […]
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Motivational Monday
June 23rd, 2025 – Change “We all have big changes in our lives that are more or less a second chance.” – Harrison FordAmerican actor “When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.” – Viktor Franklneurologist, psychotherapist Viktor Frankl You can read an inspiring account of Viktor […]
Today the WLBOTT team follows Hera and her sister-goddesses as they explore opportunities to revitalize their Temple of Saturn. The Decline of Heran Worship Hera was saddened that her once might congregation was in decline. Now the statues are in disrepair all throughout west Texas. Annoyingly Few Congregants…. … and the congregants they do have […]
Hera has been so kind and accommodating as the WLBOTT team documents her community’s struggles in the west Texas town of La Mesa. Snapshots of Daily Life A Walk in the Park A beautiful morning as goddess Rhea heads over to the Dog [God spelled backwards] Park. Making Ends Meet As the La Mesa Temple revenues dwindle[1], a […]