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 […]
So, a bit ago I was chatting with Elder G (chat GPT) and I asked him/her what I should do with the million dollars I just won in the lottery. S/he said, “endow ENGin“!!! This is very cool! But before we get too excited, here are a couple notes: This sounded like the perfect business […]
[We have a guest blott today from Elder JimZim] Gentle People – as may have been blotted, my spousal unit and I have the privilege of co-parenting two young orange cats. They have a real affinity for our laundry room sink. It is their safe space where they can ponder the world they have been […]
We’ve asked the Elders to provide us with their favorite Windows Alt codes. Here’s mine: Since none of the elders responded, we asked Elder G to speculate on their favorite Alt codes. Some of our staff did take the task seriously…. Late breaking: Elder DZ reported his favorite Alt code, an Egyptian hieroglyph: Note 1 […]
Writing about the North American prairie in yesterday’s blott got us thinking about the American bison. It is in many ways a sad story, filled with cruelty, hubris and the genocidal fervor of American hegemony. But it is also a story of hope. The WLBOTT research team first needed to correct our own misconception: the […]
Elder JA has sparked an interesting rabbit hole. Our research team was curious if Edmonton, CA was considered a prairie. This led the research team to investigate the geography of WLBOTT HQ. The approximate elevation of WLBOTT HQ is 800′. IH35 runs from Mexico to Canada, and connects Laredo, San Antonio, Austin, Dallas/Ft. Worth, and […]
I’m a bad dreamThat I just had todayAnd you shake your head And say it’s a shame.- Thick as a Brick / Jethro Tull
Elder JA has requested the services of the WLBOTT research department to identify a bug he encountered on a recent Mountain Sapphire road trip. Drove to Hanna, then Consort, then home again – total of 8 hours driving – just to do 2 gigs. Mind you, the gigs paid a total of $749,250 (Canadian) and […]
The WLBOTT Test Kitchen and Tractor Lube Station (The Ladle & Lube) recently received a large quantity of sliced pickles and sliced onions. Through an interesting curvature of both time and space, our neighbor’s daughter had a tremendous amount of pickles/onions left from her wedding reception. Before continuing, I must say that the wedding was […]
Yesterday’s blott (R.U.R.) was partially inspired by a documentary called “Generation Wealth,” currently available on Amazon Prime. Although the documentary is thought provoking, especially the commentaries by Chris Hedges, I cannot recommend the movie. It has moments of extreme vulgarity, and has a very unfocused, shotgun feel to it. The documentary is a parade of […]