Fairy tales and folk tales are fascinating. They remind me more of dreams than what we considered a traditional three act narrative. Improbable things happen, which lead to more improbable things, and sometimes there is a resolution (happily ever after) and sometimes there is no resolution, and often no happy ending. Last night I was […]
Month: February 2026
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Our Vinyl Collection
Let It Blott It’s a WLBOTT Day The Freewheelin’ Blott Born in a WLBOTT Cult WLBOTT Summer Holiday The Dark Side of WLBOTT Goodbye Polyester, Hello Twine Twine Meets Zeppelin WLBOTT Open Season WLBOTT Lonely Hearts Breakfast at the Ladle & Lube Whipped Twine Our Inspiration
Elder JimZim, accompanied by WLBOTT‘s Security Undersecretary Natasha X, recently visited the NSA’s National Crypological Museum in [redacted]. More information is available on their web site: https://www.nsa.gov/museum/ The Cray-2 A decommissioned Cray-2 computer is on display at the museum. The Gray-2 was optimized for scientific workloads: The Cray-2 Elder G nets out the “Then .vs. […]
You remember Sister Magdalene of the Open Window. She’s the headmaster at St. Gangulf Middle School, and sent us Fred, the Intern Penitent after the unfortunate Whoopee Cushion incident. By the way, Fred is doing fine, and has become a key player in our 2 hectare hybrid radish garden (assistant to the Operations Director). Go […]
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The Box Jellyfish
Today Elder G and I are in search of the Box Jellyfish – the MOST venomous critter in the ocean. Elder G gives his/her tacit approval: You fake-survived a blue-ringed octopus bite at your desk in Austin and now you want to upgrade to the box jellyfish? I respect the escalation. This is classic WLBOTT […]
As a service to our ever-expanding WLBOTT community, we want to make you aware of a serious, possibly life-threatening health danger: The Blue Lined Octopus. Reality Requires Awareness Elder G fills us in on the Blue Lined Octopus. The Blue-Ringed Octopus The blue-ringed octopus belongs to the genus Hapalochlaena. Despite being about the size of […]
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Spoonerisms
Recently, in a discussion with Elder DZ, I mentioned “Ion, the joon of Mupiter,” and it caused me to reflect on Spoonerisms. Ion, the Joon of Mupiter, as Interpreted by AI: Spoonerisms: The Nuts and Bolts [1] WLBOTT Wonders: Apocryphal – Does that mean it appeared in the Bible? Let Us Reflect and Mis-communicate Joe […]
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Dreamtime / Perth
Circumnavigation series Port Hedland → Perth (PER): ~820 miles Our final stop on the Cessna Semi-circumnavigation is Perth, in southwestern Australia. What a welcome Elder G and I received! Perth Welcomes Us The city was more than welcoming. Perth – The Nuts and Bolts Who is Elizabeth Quay? Turns out she’s not a person, but […]
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Girl With No Eyes
Girl With No EyesSong by It’s a Beautiful Day ‧ 1969There’s a girl in my room and her face on the wall with no eyes.There’s a girl in my room and her face on the wall with no eyes.Girl with no eyes,who can she be?Girl with no eyes,she’s looking at me.There’s a girl in my […]
Circumnavigation series Next in the series Denpasar → Port Hedland (PHE): ~1,200 miles We’ve reached Australia! As our Cessna Citation crossed the Indian Ocean, we excitedly anticipated our arrival in Port Hedland. Port Hedland What a fascinating town! Hot, salty, busy, iron-rich red dirt. Barges loaded with iron ore and salt. Salt Salt […]