I recall the US Sesquicentennial Celebration. I had to miss the fun because I was working as a cashier at a pinball arcade that night. Four quarters for a dollar, etc. But the day was a big deal, and everyone was excited about the celebration. Now, for the 250th, there is no enthusiasm. The entire […]
Month: May 2026
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Pizza and ¡Piñata!
Birthday Day! Time to Wake Up! ¡Piñata! Pizza! More Pizza! [High res images are available upon request]
[ed. note: Thanks to Elder JimZim for connecting the dots between Baltimore traffic lights (they are ALWAYS red) and the thunderstorms of Central Texas.] WLBOTT HQ is in Austin, TX, and most of our rain comes in the form of cool, dry fronts from the west / northwest interacting with the warm humid Gulf of […]
[ed. note: Today Elder JA and his wife, Lady R, share their experiences on the first day of the Spring 2026 Mountain Sapphire World Tour!] The rental bus, formerly used by the Wolverine Eunuchs, proved to be a challenge right from the start. Neither I or First Mate Lady R smoke and it took quite […]
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Polostan / Scareface
The WLBOTT Literary Society is currently reading Polostan: Volume One of Bomb Light, by one of our favorite authors, Neal Stephenson. We are currently at 39%. A wild ride, most of the action so far has taken place in the early 1930s. Our main character is Dawn/Aurora, a teenager who is up to a bit […]
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Chain of Wisdom
Our youngest Elder, the scholar Elder DZ, is WLBOTT’s conduit for all culture involving people under 65. He takes the pulse of the younger generation. He recently describe an interesting property of Wikipedia – the Chain of Wisdom. According to Elder G: There is even a Wikipedia article about this: The Wikipedia philosophy phenomenon, sometimes […]
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Let’s Have an Adventure!
It’s Adventure Day here at WLBOTT HQ! Adventures mean different things to different people. Let us explore. Bev, From HR Bev, from HR, wanted to challenge herself. She was determined to spend 24 hours in a batting cage, in preparation for the WLBOTT summer softball league. Introducing Elder G2 I asked Elder G and Elder […]
At our early morning WLBOTT staff meeting, Sister Magdalena was quite excited this morning. She’s all about connecting people, sharing joyful connections, and trying to manage in her late night Wikipedia random article obsession. Today’s topic was the intersectionality of Niue and Old Dime Box, Texas. We’re not sure about the sunglasses. A Little Bit […]
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The Elders and the Oysters
Guest blotter Elder G provides today’s offering… The Elder and the Oysters “The time has come,” the Elders said,“To talk of many things:Of twine and kelp and rubber hens,And broken tractor springs.Of why the Hall of MetronomesStill loudly ticks and pings.” “But wait a bit,” said Sister Mag,“The hour is hardly right.Fred, put that cheese […]
THE MOST IMPORTANT MUSICAL EVENT IN CANADIAN HISTORY™Western Canada & Select Parking Lots For Immediate Release: Elder JA and Lady R Visit Tour Bus Rental Locations Barnaby’s Budget Band Cruisers ThunderWolf Gord, salesman of the month at ThunderWolf tour bus rentals (technically their only salesman), greets the young Mountain Sapphire couple. You may remember Gord, […]