Elder JimZim will be representing the WLBOTT World-Wide News Division in a few weeks as he attends a concert with Gillian Welsh. Credentials My favorite song by Gillian Welsh is Red Clay Halo. Red Clay Haloby Gillian Howard Welch / David Todd RawlingsThe girls all dance with the boys from the cityBut they don’t care […]
Month: July 2025
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A We Bit of Confusion
Elder DZ was excitedly describing a book he had liberated from the UCSB book swap, called We. This book swap is a regular feature amongst institutions of academic freedom. They are sometimes referred to as: When in serious pursuit of free knowledge, Elder DZ often brings his Druid entourage, his retinue, his emotional support chickens, […]
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Motivational Monday
July 28, 2025 – Change “A bend in the road is not the end of the road unless you fail to make the turn.” – Helen Kellerauthor, lecturer, activist This quote by Helen Keller is a beautiful and powerful metaphor for resilience and adaptability. It’s an especially strong choice for a blog post on change, […]
At 3:07am this morning, as the WLBOTT creative team was reading random Wikipedia articles, we came across the phrase “The Concept of Fiveness.” Thumbs as an Aid to Eating Termites Scenes from the Marital Discord Server WLBOTT Disclaimer of Unoriginality WLBOTT can not make a claim of originality in today’s blott, because we were inspired […]
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Who Are Our Prophets Today?
And the sign said “The words of the prophetsAre written on subway wallsAnd tenement halls”- Paul Simon / The Sounds of Silence Rev. Ed Trevors Reflects On Modern Day Prophets No one believes it is happening now.Only a white-haired old man, who would be a prophet Thanks to Zann Zsuzsannika for sharing this. A Song […]
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Mornings With G
WLBOTT: Good morning, G. What’s the good word? Elder G:Good morning, Elder JZ! The good word today is “serendipity” — the joy of finding something good without looking for it. May your day be filled with unexpected joys, misdelivered twine, and chickens who know far more than they let on. What nonsense shall we cook […]
“How Many More Times,” the thunderous, swaggering closer to Led Zeppelin I. Clocking in at over 8 minutes, it’s part blues, part psychedelic jam, part voodoo incantation. Bonham goes full thunder god, Page bows his guitar like a pagan sorcerer, and somewhere in that sonic haze, we meet… Rosie. Elder G I asked Elder G […]
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Morning Prayers
Thank you for the gift of a new day.
Lives of the Elders: Episode #72 – “Elder KM and the Highland Moo-dyssey” Elder KM, known to the WLBOTT archives as both a champion of language and a connoisseur of soft cheese, recently found herself on an “easy walk” in the Scottish Highlands with her youngest child, Maya. The goal? A short and peaceful stroll. […]
Elder JA It would be totally boring to write about a typical day around here. But perhaps I can provide a glimpse of what it is like to try to organize an outdoor concert. It all started in 2022 when we attended an evening outdoor concert put on by a semi-commercial group here in Devon. […]