{"id":61845,"date":"2025-11-30T17:16:44","date_gmt":"2025-11-30T23:16:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/?p=61845"},"modified":"2025-11-30T17:44:37","modified_gmt":"2025-11-30T23:44:37","slug":"the-ministry-of-love-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/?p=61845","title":{"rendered":"The Ministry of Love\u2122 (part 2)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><em>\u201cWar is Peace. Freedom is Slavery. Love is\u2026 complicated.\u201d<\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ah, <strong>George<\/strong> (<em>he&#8217;s single, ladies!<\/em>). After being rejected by the Jehovah&#8217;s Witnesses, the local Astrology meet-up, and even the community college HTML class, he&#8217;s resorted to on-line dating. Again, he has bad luck &#8211; he signs up to an on-line dating service called <strong>&#8220;The Ministry of Love\u2122&#8221;<\/strong>. Unbeknownst to George, the service is based on the book <strong>1984<\/strong> by George Orwell. Even the casual observer can see that things won&#8217;t go well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">CheChe<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>George <\/strong>was soon matched with <strong>CheChe<\/strong>, a young lady with musical talents and organizational skills.<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/20251130_0959_Militant-Tambourine-Performance_simple_compose_01kbaqq7nhfykvy0qjg8w52nyw-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-61848 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/20251130_0959_Militant-Tambourine-Performance_simple_compose_01kbaqq7nhfykvy0qjg8w52nyw-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/20251130_0959_Militant-Tambourine-Performance_simple_compose_01kbaqq7nhfykvy0qjg8w52nyw-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/20251130_0959_Militant-Tambourine-Performance_simple_compose_01kbaqq7nhfykvy0qjg8w52nyw-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/20251130_0959_Militant-Tambourine-Performance_simple_compose_01kbaqq7nhfykvy0qjg8w52nyw.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"720\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1280 \/ 720;\" width=\"1280\" controls src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Protester_Plays_Tambourine_Chants_Message.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Gemini_Generated_Image_x3vwv8x3vwv8x3vw.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"698\" data-id=\"61859\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Gemini_Generated_Image_x3vwv8x3vwv8x3vw.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-61859\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Gemini_Generated_Image_x3vwv8x3vwv8x3vw.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Gemini_Generated_Image_x3vwv8x3vwv8x3vw-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Gemini_Generated_Image_x3vwv8x3vwv8x3vw-1024x558.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Gemini_Generated_Image_x3vwv8x3vwv8x3vw-768x419.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Gemini_Generated_Image_x3vwv8x3vwv8x3vw-1200x654.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although <strong>CheChe&#8217;s <\/strong>profile pictures showed her serious commitment to the cause (ed. note: cause undetermined at this point), he pictured the softer, gentler, nurturing, perhaps even maternal side of <strong>CheChe<\/strong>. <strong>George <\/strong>can envision <strong>CheChe <\/strong>as the mother of his children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/download-19-7.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"61855\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/download-19-7.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-61855\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/download-19-7.jpg 512w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/download-19-7-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/download-22-3.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"61853\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/download-22-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-61853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/download-22-3.jpg 512w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/download-22-3-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/download-21-7.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"61854\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/download-21-7.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-61854\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/download-21-7.jpg 512w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/download-21-7-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/download-56-1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" data-id=\"61910\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/download-56-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-61910\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/download-56-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/download-56-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>CheChe <\/strong>likes to vacation in tropical garden spots, such as Nicaragua, El Salvador, and Venezuela.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Gemini_Generated_Image_973xdm973xdm973x.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"698\" data-id=\"61857\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Gemini_Generated_Image_973xdm973xdm973x.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-61857\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Gemini_Generated_Image_973xdm973xdm973x.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Gemini_Generated_Image_973xdm973xdm973x-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Gemini_Generated_Image_973xdm973xdm973x-1024x558.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Gemini_Generated_Image_973xdm973xdm973x-768x419.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Gemini_Generated_Image_973xdm973xdm973x-1200x654.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>CheChe <\/strong>invited <strong>George <\/strong>to her tropical getaway for their first date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>Ministry of Love\u2122<\/strong> takes the safety of their clients seriously. They do due diligence. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/w6OlTG58NijXCAu0y39U-0-c6j12.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-61861 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/w6OlTG58NijXCAu0y39U-0-c6j12.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/w6OlTG58NijXCAu0y39U-0-c6j12-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before <strong>George <\/strong>can meet <strong>CheChe<\/strong>, he must first meet with a Ministry chaperon, <strong>Manuel<\/strong>. To break the ice, Manuel asks George about his experiences with plastic explosives.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 59%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">George thought their first date went well, but was concerned that he may have misread the vibe, due to his high malarial fever.<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/XF4k9AFmQQzbGoxPhptZ-0-xgsf9-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-61864 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/XF4k9AFmQQzbGoxPhptZ-0-xgsf9-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/XF4k9AFmQQzbGoxPhptZ-0-xgsf9-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/XF4k9AFmQQzbGoxPhptZ-0-xgsf9.jpg 864w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Gemini_Generated_Image_hrgqn2hrgqn2hrgq.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"698\" data-id=\"61865\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Gemini_Generated_Image_hrgqn2hrgqn2hrgq.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-61865\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Gemini_Generated_Image_hrgqn2hrgqn2hrgq.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Gemini_Generated_Image_hrgqn2hrgqn2hrgq-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Gemini_Generated_Image_hrgqn2hrgqn2hrgq-1024x558.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Gemini_Generated_Image_hrgqn2hrgqn2hrgq-768x419.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Gemini_Generated_Image_hrgqn2hrgqn2hrgq-1200x654.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About the Ministry of Love\u2122 Dating Site<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Founder&#8217;s Story: Karen Sue (Esperanza) Shrew<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:44% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/LqpprFkLAVMsIr0Ok3RY-0-ndtk7.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-61867 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/LqpprFkLAVMsIr0Ok3RY-0-ndtk7.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/LqpprFkLAVMsIr0Ok3RY-0-ndtk7-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Karen Sue (Esperanza) Shrew<\/strong>, known affectionately as <em>&#8220;The Great White Bitch&#8221;<\/em> by her employees, is truly an American success story. Armed with nothing more than her GED and $5,000,000 in seed money from her father, she has created the Ministry of Love<strong>\u2122 in her own image.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many believe her life-view was formed as a young teen. At the family Thanksgiving gathering, a huge fight broke out over the pumpkin pie. Her mother vocally and aggressively refused her demand. Her simple request was for a piercing (whose location was graphically described by E.S.) Nobody had seconds on the pie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-5 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Gemini_Generated_Image_v8fle9v8fle9v8fl.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"698\" data-id=\"61870\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Gemini_Generated_Image_v8fle9v8fle9v8fl.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-61870\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Gemini_Generated_Image_v8fle9v8fle9v8fl.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Gemini_Generated_Image_v8fle9v8fle9v8fl-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Gemini_Generated_Image_v8fle9v8fle9v8fl-1024x558.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Gemini_Generated_Image_v8fle9v8fle9v8fl-768x419.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Gemini_Generated_Image_v8fle9v8fle9v8fl-1200x654.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-6 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/iK06PdtM1Uu4it07msfU-0-no9af_mr.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"549\" data-id=\"61847\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/iK06PdtM1Uu4it07msfU-0-no9af_mr.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-61847\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/iK06PdtM1Uu4it07msfU-0-no9af_mr.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/iK06PdtM1Uu4it07msfU-0-no9af_mr-300x129.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/iK06PdtM1Uu4it07msfU-0-no9af_mr-1024x439.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/iK06PdtM1Uu4it07msfU-0-no9af_mr-768x329.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/iK06PdtM1Uu4it07msfU-0-no9af_mr-1200x515.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\">Corporate headquarters was once an <strong>IBM Work\/Life Balance Center<\/strong>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Esperanza <\/strong>has her own <strong>Work\/Life Balance<\/strong> presentation, and is in great demand on the corporate lecture circuit. She also considers transparency key to a healthy organization, as reflected in her corporate bulletin reflecting her open door policy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"720\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1280 \/ 720;\" width=\"1280\" controls src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Corporate_Exec_s_Angry_Office_Ejection.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stills from the management chain, featured in the brochure <strong>&#8220;MOL Open Door Policy &#8211; technically we offer it; you&#8217;re not expected to use it.<\/strong>&#8220;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-7 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/download-5-16.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"768\" 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src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/download-6-14.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-61880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/download-6-14.jpg 512w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/download-6-14-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/386zL1wLWt3RD17qB8D3-0-z8mfu.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"61875\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/386zL1wLWt3RD17qB8D3-0-z8mfu.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-61875\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/386zL1wLWt3RD17qB8D3-0-z8mfu.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/386zL1wLWt3RD17qB8D3-0-z8mfu-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/download-2025-11-10T160442.835.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" data-id=\"61877\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/download-2025-11-10T160442.835.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-61877\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/download-2025-11-10T160442.835.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/download-2025-11-10T160442.835-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Board of Directors<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-4 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-8 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/download-16-10.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"61886\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/download-16-10.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-61886\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/download-16-10.jpg 512w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/download-16-10-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/download-21-8.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"61884\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/download-21-8.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-61884\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/download-21-8.jpg 512w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/download-21-8-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/download-15-10.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"61888\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/download-15-10.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-61888\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/download-15-10.jpg 512w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/download-15-10-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/download-18-10.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"61887\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/download-18-10.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-61887\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/download-18-10.jpg 512w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/download-18-10-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/download-5-17.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"61885\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/download-5-17.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-61885\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/download-5-17.jpg 512w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/download-5-17-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/download-10-14.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"61883\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/download-10-14.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-61883\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/download-10-14.jpg 512w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/download-10-14-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/asUZcRuuR5LhnK9oqyL1-0-m0w3h.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"61882\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/asUZcRuuR5LhnK9oqyL1-0-m0w3h.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-61882\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/asUZcRuuR5LhnK9oqyL1-0-m0w3h.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/asUZcRuuR5LhnK9oqyL1-0-m0w3h-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-9 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/download-23-1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" data-id=\"61890\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/download-23-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-61890\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/download-23-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/download-23-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\">&#8220;Mom&#8221; &#8211; Chairman Emeritus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Advisory Panel<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-10 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Gemini_Generated_Image_pckxqbpckxqbpckx.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1192\" data-id=\"61896\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Gemini_Generated_Image_pckxqbpckxqbpckx.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-61896\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Gemini_Generated_Image_pckxqbpckxqbpckx.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Gemini_Generated_Image_pckxqbpckxqbpckx-201x300.jpg 201w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Gemini_Generated_Image_pckxqbpckxqbpckx-687x1024.jpg 687w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Gemini_Generated_Image_pckxqbpckxqbpckx-768x1144.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/download-27-4.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"61894\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/download-27-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-61894\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/download-27-4.jpg 512w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/download-27-4-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/lkKVJfNwR6qtQQX7F7WM-0-wnb94.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"61895\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/lkKVJfNwR6qtQQX7F7WM-0-wnb94.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-61895\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/lkKVJfNwR6qtQQX7F7WM-0-wnb94.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/lkKVJfNwR6qtQQX7F7WM-0-wnb94-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/download-25-6.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"61893\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/download-25-6.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-61893\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/download-25-6.jpg 512w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/download-25-6-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/K06lKyykmrd79k1xUoIn-0-eh0mm.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"864\" height=\"1152\" data-id=\"61892\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/K06lKyykmrd79k1xUoIn-0-eh0mm.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-61892\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/K06lKyykmrd79k1xUoIn-0-eh0mm.jpg 864w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/K06lKyykmrd79k1xUoIn-0-eh0mm-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/K06lKyykmrd79k1xUoIn-0-eh0mm-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 864px) 100vw, 864px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Reception and Customer Service<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Have your paperwork in order and four forms of photo identification before proceeding to reception. You may be subject to a TSA-quality search. (For a small fee, enhanced searches available upon request.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-11 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/download-17-11.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"61899\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/download-17-11.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-61899\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/download-17-11.jpg 512w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/download-17-11-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/20251130_0625_Dystopian-Receptionist-Portrait_simple_compose_01kbabjhsjeq8tcpc05fz8x0tr.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1200\" data-id=\"61901\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/20251130_0625_Dystopian-Receptionist-Portrait_simple_compose_01kbabjhsjeq8tcpc05fz8x0tr.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-61901\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/20251130_0625_Dystopian-Receptionist-Portrait_simple_compose_01kbabjhsjeq8tcpc05fz8x0tr.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/20251130_0625_Dystopian-Receptionist-Portrait_simple_compose_01kbabjhsjeq8tcpc05fz8x0tr-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/20251130_0625_Dystopian-Receptionist-Portrait_simple_compose_01kbabjhsjeq8tcpc05fz8x0tr-683x1024.jpg 683w, 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512w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/download-12-13-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-12 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Gemini_Generated_Image_2c1vd52c1vd52c1v.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"698\" data-id=\"61903\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Gemini_Generated_Image_2c1vd52c1vd52c1v.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-61903\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Gemini_Generated_Image_2c1vd52c1vd52c1v.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Gemini_Generated_Image_2c1vd52c1vd52c1v-300x164.jpg 300w, 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src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/domesticTranquility_mr_mr.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-61905\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/domesticTranquility_mr_mr.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/domesticTranquility_mr_mr-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/domesticTranquility_mr_mr-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/domesticTranquility_mr_mr-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/domesticTranquility_mr_mr-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/domesticTranquility_mr_mr-1200x1200.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">On the Shoulders of Giants<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>WLBOTT<\/strong> does not exist in a vacuum. We stand on the shoulders of giants, and were inspired by one of the true collective geniuses of our time &#8211; <strong>The Austin Lounge Lizards<\/strong>. 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