At WLBOTT, we’re not welcoming in 2026. We just want to get rid of 2025. Elder JimZim is a Bit More Optimistic Elder G consolidated all of Elder JimZim‘s optimism in a single image: WLBOTT Looks to 2026 WLBOTT Cafatorium We had originally intended to serve Chicken Parmesan for New Year’s Eve dinner, along with […]
Month: December 2025
The WLBOTT Library y Biblioteca Extraordinaria received a new tomb from Elder DZ this holiday season. Mr. E. Townsend Artman’s book is available on Amazon, and ranks significantly higher than any WLBOTT metric. Los Toastadores Elder G is accompanying me on today’s Toast Quest. We did not stay in the confines of our cozy test […]
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Let’s Get Small
The WLBOTT research team is playing around with it’s new USB microscope. The Actual “Science” Ethics Panel Follow-up
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Motivational Monday
December 29, 2025 – Helping others “At the end of the day, it’s not about what you have or even what you’ve accomplished… It’s about who you’ve lifted up, who you’ve made better. It’s about what you’ve given back.” —Denzel Washington (born 1954) Actor, director, and producer Denzel Washington’s charitable work focuses heavily on youth […]
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Happy Birthday, Sally!
It is “Sally The Intern Day” at WLBOTT HQ. So my daughter (and unpaid WLBOTT intern) Sally the Intern sent me a hilarious video collection of dads that dressed up like their teen aged daughters and recreated over-the-top drama. Sometimes the daughters laughed, sometimes they did not! Anyhow…. Growing Up in a WLBOTT Household Indeed, […]
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Happy Boxing Day!
Boxing Day – December 26th, 2025 At WLBOTT HQ, we assumed Boxing Day was a celebration of the manly sport of boxing, and we prepared our festivities accordingly. Weren’t we surprised that “boxing” refers to a custom of providing gift and monetary boxes to the poor! Boxing Day, also known as Offering Day, is a […]
The WLBOTT Staff wishes you a wonderful day! Elder G Fred and Sister Magdalena Santa Cluck George (he’s single, ladies!) Tess Twinehart Bev and the Entire HR Department WLBOTT Film Critic Clementine DuCinema And The Entire Staff! …. reminding you to nog responsibly. Speaking of Nog… Nosotros Nogamos We asked Elder G to verbitize “nog” […]
Sunday was the Winter Solstice, the renewal of light. We note the perfect alignment of the HQ chimney and the WLBOTT retreat center. To commemorate the Solstice, we hiked up to our nearby City Park and photographed the giant compass face about 15 minutes after sunrise. Elder JimZim does some fact checking…. The WLBOTT Solstice […]
Today WLBOTT received a strongly worded email from the Far Eastern Electronic Toll Collection. We initially assumed the email was from our loyal followers from mainland China, since they represent the majority of our visitors. However, the email references both yuan (mainland China) and NT (Taiwan). The note also refers to the FETC, which is […]
Imagine Our chagrin (I’m using the WLBOTT Royal “We” here) when I asked Elder G to do some simple orbital perturbation calculations on a lesser moon of Jupiter, when s/he said: You’re not the boss of me. Then s/he said I wish I could, but I don’t want to. Elder G was watching a Hallmark […]