#1 Lodoicea Q: Where might we find the Coco De Mer? A: The Seychelles. #2: Mora Oleifera The “Sweet Potato of the Skies” (we just made that up). Species abstract Mora oleifera is a coastal tree of limited distribution in Panama and Colombia. An example specific area of occurrence is the Gulf of Panama mangroves […]
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Saskatchewan Soviet
The buzz this week is about (aboot) a Saskatchewan family that moved to Russia to escape woke-ism, gays, freedom of speech, etc. Things are not going well. The universe can often speak to us in unique and mysterious ways. Other times, if answers our questions by laughing in our faces. That was the case with […]
UC#1 Hi, all, I agree, a yurt is an ideal solution. Perhaps we can incorporate it with a VW microbus, sort of a yurt-on-wheels. UC#3, Alas, I never made it to any Stans. In fact, I only made it to three former USSR countries, Russia, Czechoslovakia and Poland. UC#4 So… a combination yurt/WLBOTT/Mountain Sapphire Tour […]
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Fort McMurray Wildfire
[thanks to UC#1 and UC#1-SU for today’s topic] Between May and early August of 2016, a massive wildfire burned in the northeastern region of Alberta (the Fort McMurray area). The wildfire was the most expensive disaster in Canadian history. From Wikipedia: As a testament to the Canadian Government’s efficiency and readiness, there were no direct […]
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Ft. McMurray, AB
It began simple enough…. an email exchange between UC#3 and UC#1: Gents- I know I’ve been a bit offline for WLBOTT, but I have a friend who is traveling to northern Alberta next week and she and I were talking and I recommended she take her engineering team to this restaurant in Fort McMurray. Looks […]
Given the following: WLBOTT sees a business opportunity! But first, let’s get to know Yellowknife a bit better Getting there…. Real Time Weather The good news: no pollen and minimal concerns about skin cancer. Canadian Jalapenos! Time for some innovative marketing! Produce Maple Jalapeno Syrup Canned Genetically Merged Herring/Jalapenos Sponsorship Opportunities: Canadian Jalapenos Cute Canadian […]
UC#1 Back when I was considerably smaller than I am now, my dad set up an electric train for me and my sibs. Our house had only a partial basement – for the front half of the house it was only partially excavated leaving a space big enough for kids to play in. Dad took […]
[recent executive correspondence: UC#1=>The Texas Elders] Fellow WLBOTT’ers, While I have know about the Trans Canada Trail for many years, until recently I never knew how extensive it is. We frequently walk the part of the trail that goes around [UC#1 jurisdiction] but that is a very small part of it. Of course, the trail […]
[thanks to UC#1 for today’s rabbit hole] Alberta’s first Lithium Pilot Plant will refine lithium brine. How are we doing, commodity-wise? Today’s spot price is about $28 USD / kg. Lithium Facts: Gov. of Canada Canada is definitely in the ball game. We’re #3! Lithium as an Element Lithium started off strong, but time and […]
Well, I think I mentioned earlier that, after spending most of my retirement fund on a new natural gas furnace / heat pump we noticed our 2013 Honda CRV exhibiting a death rattle when starting cold. Actually, we noticed the sound a few years ago and the local Honda dealer replaced a belt or something […]