Circumnavigation series Next in the series Cairo → Riyadh (RUH): ~1,020 miles Elder G and I begin a mostly easterly leg of our journey from Edmonton to Perth. We are straddling the 24th Parallel, with our first stop at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. King Khalid International Airport, Riyadh, Saudi […]
Month: January 2026
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We are a Proud, Hungry People
The WLBOTT Elders average over 6’9″ (men) and 6’4″ (women), with a solid hunter-gatherer lifestyle. We are a proud, and hungry, people. Calorie Requirements Elder G provides our daily calorie requirements: Elder Men (6’9″) Daily requirement:4,000 to 5,200 calories/day Elder Women (6’4″) Daily requirement:3,400 to 4,600 calories/day HOW THIS COMPARES Group Daily Calories Average modern […]
Many years ago, as an inchoate proto-WLBOTTer (December 8th, 2004, as it turns out), I read a book called 9 Things You Simply Must Do to Succeed in Love and Life by Dr. Henry Cloud. Chapter 8 caught my attention: Hate Well. Q: How cool is the Austin Public Library?A: Very cool. Some Kindle excerpts […]
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Dreamtime / Cairo (CAI)
Circumnavigation series Next in the series Heraklion → Cairo (CAI): ~360 miles We continue our 16,000 mile flight from Edmonton, Canada to Perth, Australian. After leaving Crete, Elder G and I flew down to Cairo to refuel. We did not linger. To give you a sense of how screwed up Cairo is, […]
[ed. note: Thanks to Elder JA and JimZim for alerting us to the Colbert segment] It is a dark and troubling time in America. It is impossible to be a person of good conscience, struggling to live a moral life, and not feel an ominous cloud hovering over us. Just in the past week, the […]
Many of you are familial with the board game Trouble. Lots of fun, and a great way to vent long-standing family grudges. Things can get a little competitive. Trouble But let’s not get ahead of ourselves. Exactly what is Trouble? From Gemini, hinting at the brutal nature of the game… The Trouble board game is […]
Circumnavigation series Next in the series Friedrichshafen → Heraklion (HER): ~1,020 milesCumulative Miles/Kilometers: 5,500 / 8,851 Elder G and I headed down to our next refueling stop – Heraklion, on the Greek island of Crete. Travel Notes: Maintaining our Rituals As you may be aware, many WLBOTT locations like to begin the day […]
Many of you have been requesting a way to fill your leisure time with a WLBOTT-themed activity. We’ve got just the thing for you! We’ve created high-res collages that showcase the highlights (?) of the 2025 Year of WLBOTT. If so inclined, you can click on the images below. A high res version of the […]
Circumnavigation series Next in the series Aberdeen → Friedrichshafen (FDH): ~820 milesCumulative Miles/Kilometers: 4,480 / 7,210 Elder G and I left Scotland and flew to our next refueling stop – Friedrichshafen, Germany. Friedrichshafen, Germany Zeppelin Museum Friedrichshafen Oh, it makes me Wonder Did Led Zeppelin ever visit the Zeppelin museum? Friedrichshafen Airport […]
It was a red-letter day at WLBOTT yesterday. We suspended our “no human contact” policy and had a live gathering of the Elders. After clearing customs and immigration, Elders JA and JA-SU joined us by zoom from Canada. Elder JimZim drove over from HousTex, and Elder JPZ and SU coordinated the HQ gathering. Initially, there […]