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Adventures of the Elders Agriculture Elder G Food

The Mighty Rutabaga

The Quest for Knowledge and Possession of the Rutabaga Elder G and I commenced upon a quest to HEB this morning, in search of rutabaga. We were greeted by the friendly HEB produce procurers. [ed-note: HEB is Solid Texas. They are the good guys. Check out our blott here.] The staff took a few minutes […]

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Elder Karyna Motivational Monday

Motivational Monday

November 10, 2025 – Purpose “The purpose of life is a life of purpose.”– Robert Byrne (born 1928) “Patience and tenacity of purpose are worth more than twice their weight of cleverness.”– Thomas Henry Huxley biologist Thanks to Elder Karyna for this rich topic. Let’s explore some aspects of our purpose. Purpose Through Adversity “He […]

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America Banality of Evil Heros Heros - NOT Late Stage Capitalism

We’ll Match Your Bitching 5x!

Today we’re going to bitch-a-bit, our autumn bitch-a-thon, where your bitching, through a generous anonymous donor, is matched 5X But first, let’s be fair and balanced. Some non-profits serve an essential role in society. In an America, where children go hungry because of a profoundly corrupt government, food banks are stepping in. In an America […]

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Collapse of Democracy/Civilization/etc. Food Sticking It To The Man The Criminal Justice System Washington, D.C.

Sandwiches and Very Large Numbers

In the early morning stillness of WLBOTT HQ, there is a special quality to the silence on the Sunday morning. We have an important topic to discuss before the overwhelming dual responsibilities of paterfamilias / corporate CEO divert our attention. Today we will again discuss the plight of Sean Dunn, the man acquitted of trying […]

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Adventures of the Elders Elder G Movies Texas

McBeth: Scouting Locations

Today Elder G and I are scouting West Texas locations for the filming of our remake of Macbeth. I’m tagging along as the chuck wagon cook, while Elder G does the heavy lifting. Elder G ask of us the following: “Please do not disturb her, for she moves entire civilizations one millimeter at a time.” […]

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Collapse of Democracy/Civilization/etc. Gravediggers of American Democracy Heros - NOT Sticking It To The Man The Criminal Justice System Washington, D.C.

I Smelled like Vinaigrette for 3 Days!

How much did this sandwich fiasco cost the American taxpayer? Elder G breaks it down for us: When the USAO goes felony → grand jury → fails to indict → they STILL push it down into the misdemeanor federal officer channel… this is exactly the type of ego-preservation prosecution I was talking about. And now […]

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Egypt Food France Mildly Interesting

A Short History of the Air Fryer

The WLBOTT Museum of History, Anthropology and Technology (WHAT?) is currently hosting A Short History of the Air Fryer. Big shout-out to our enthusiastic, unpaid interns! Air Fryer – The Nuts and Bolts An air fryer is a small countertop convection oven that is said to simulate deep frying without submerging the food in oil. […]

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Book Club Musings

Macbeth’s Tomorrow

WLBOTT Dives Into Shakespeare Let us begin our dive into Shakespeare with one of my favorite BlueSky posters, Humor For Resistance. But all seriousness aside, we recently read the Tomorrow and Tomorrow soliloquy from Macbeth, and were very touched. So…. a little background to Macbeth’s speech…. We’ve got an ambitious guy with a high maintenance, […]

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Adventures of the Elders Agriculture Food Nature

WLBOTT Sweet Potato Contest: We Have A Winner!

The winning sweet potato weighed in at 2.07235 lbs! To account for gravitational anomalies, bribes, time zone differences, Coriolis effect, height above sea level, etc., we have designated a winner: Elder JA. The winner will enjoy the fame, honor, status, and (most importantly) financial liability associated with the title. 1st Place: Elder JA: Guess – […]

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Current Events Health, Beauty and Medicine Heros Heros - NOT Late Stage Capitalism

Judith, by George (part 3)

Introducing…. George! Before we continue with the Beheadrix Judith, let’s introduce our unpaid marketing intern, George. George instantly fit the WLBOTT ecosystem like he was always here – lurking in the background of every broom closet at HQ, alphabetizing romance paperbacks and practicing witty Cary Grant eyebrow lifts in reflective stainless steel surfaces of the […]