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Adventures of the Elders Agriculture Food Meaning of Life Music

I am the eggplant, They are the eggplant, I am the Aubergine.

I am the eggplant,they are the eggplant,we are the aubergine,See how it glistens in vegetable dreams,Purple as midnight tea,goo goo g’joob.Elementary chicken singing Constrictive BoxersSlice of the eggplant / grill of the eggplant / over easy deep fat fryer,Watch as it sighs on a cast-iron pan,Smells like philosophy,goo goo g’joob.Sitting in a WLBOTT garden, waiting […]

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Adventures of the Elders Food Scotland

Dreamtime / Aberdeen (ABZ)

Circumnavigation series                            Next in the series After politely refusing a breakfast of sheep’s head (fur singed off) in Reykjavik, Elder G and I continued our 16,000 mile journey. Our next stop is Aberdeen, Scotland. Reykjavík → Aberdeen (ABZ): ~840 milesCumulative Miles/Kilometers: 3,660 / 5,890 Aberdeen Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) You Say Aberdeen, […]

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Brotherhood/Sisterhood Heros

Remembering Renee Good

An innocent woman was murdered by armed, masked agents of our government yesterday. On January 7, 2026, Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old woman and US citizen, was fatally shot by a United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Good was idling in a car at the scene of an ongoing ICE […]

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Adventures of the Elders Food Iceland Will there be a buffet?

Dreamtime / Onward to Reykjavík

Circumnavigation series                            Next in the series Reykjavík (KEF) Kangerlussuaq → Reykjavík (KEF): ~740 milesCumulative Miles/Kilometers: 2,820 / 4,538 As Elder G and I continue our 16,000 mile journey from Edmonton, Canada to Perth, Australia, we leave North America and fly into Reykjavik. What Cuisine Should We Expect at Café KEF? …. with little […]

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Hopeful Songs on Dismal Days Lasting Love Musings

Tu eres mi dia, tu eres mi noche

Some music stays with you your entire life. Here’s is a beautiful love song for my spousal unit. I’m grateful to her, and to the talented musicians of It’s A Beautiful Day. Let A Woman Flowby David LaFlamme and Pattie SantosI let my woman flowTo her own natural rhythmI let my woman flowTo her own natural rhymeGetting […]

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Banality of Evil Greenland Late Stage Capitalism

The Green Elephant in the Room

We recently created a story of our intrepid travelers landing in Greenland to refuel their Cessna Citation. But there is a dark cloud hanging over Greenland and America. Our horrible leader keeps threatening a military takeover of Greenland. Then, in the wake of tRump’s illegal invasion of Venezuela, Steve Miller’s moronic wife posts this. WLBOTT:Since […]

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Adventures of the Elders Food Greenland

Dreamtime / The Greenland Leg (Kangerlussuaq)

Circumnavigation series                            Next in the series Today Elder G and I continue our 16,000 mile Cessna Citation journey from Edmonton to Perth, stopping to refuel in Kangerlussuaq, Greenland. Iqaluit → Kangerlussuaq (SFJ): ~740 milesCumulative Miles/Kilometers: 2,080 / 3,347 Kangerlussuaq, Greenland Kangerlussuaq Airport (SJF) Semi-Sequitur: Russell Glacier Café SJF First, a look at our competition…. Restaurant […]

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Adventures of the Elders Banality of Evil Canada Sticking It To The Man Work-Life Balance

A Life of Crime – WLBOTT Style

The gentle people of WLBOTT are, for the most part, human, and with that comes the failings and temptations that befall us all. At a low point, with all the poisonous news of the world, we considered an easy way out – a life of crime. “Laws are like cobwebs, which may catch small flies, […]

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Brotherhood/Sisterhood Canada Climate Change Food Nunavut Will there be a buffet?

Dreamtime / The Canadian Leg, Part 2 (Iqaluit)

Circumnavigation series                            Next in the series [ed. note: thanks again to Elder JA for his support of this series – a true world traveler, gentleman, and raconteur[1].] Today Elder G and I continue our 16,000 mile Cessna Citation journey, traveling to Iqaluit, the next to last Canadian stop before crossing the Atlantic. […]

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Alberta Canada Climate Change Food Manitoba

Dreamtime / The Canadian Leg, Part I

Circumnavigation series                            Next in the series Today Elder G and I continue our 16,000 mile journey, recreating the transfer of a Cessna Citation to assist Australia during their summer wildfire season. We began our journey in yesterday’s blott. We will be leaving from Edmonton, Alberta to our first stop at Churchill, Manitoba. […]