The Elders of WLBOTT have been engaged in a lively (and as yet, bloodless) search for the WLBOTT Anthem, as we anticipate our looming Sovereign Statehood. It didn’t take too many handshakes to zero in on the accordion, and from there to Those Darn Accordions (TDA). TDA was formed in 1989 by Linda “Big Lou” […]
Yesterday’s visit to the Atlantic Sea Cucumber, Ltd. motivated us to take a look at the surrounding neighborhood. Hacketts Cove, Nova Scotia, is absolutely stunning. Hacketts Cove and Peggy’s Cove are just down the road from Halifax. Some photos from real estate sites…. William E deGarthe Memorial Monument William E. deGarthe carved this “lasting monument […]
Shallow dive of the Paper Clip. What are the made of?come on…. Quora…. not again….. Stars are born Let’s start at the very beginning….. The universe didn’t just wake up one day and say, “Here’s some iron. Let’s get to work on those paper clips!” First it had to have it’s big bang, and since […]
You are Tom Hanks. You are stuck on a desert island. You are trying to remember survival tips from Gilligan’s Island (those poor people!). You are bored out of your mind. One final FedEx package washes up on shore. It contains one book. What would that book be? Will the gods smile upon you? Good […]
Thanks to Unindicted Co-conspirator #1 for today’s post. One of my early trips to Africa was with a Canadian Trade Mission, sponsored by the federal government to promote international business development. The trip took us through Kenya, Uganda and South Africa and in each country we met with various businessmen to look for opportunities to […]
Ketchikan Many years ago I bought my wonderful spousal unit a silver sardine can pendant . At the time it was a pretty unique gift, but sadly there has been an explosion in this line of jewelry. The commodification of Sardine Can Necklaces. The SCN Cartel. Anyhow, the necklace came from an on-line jewelry store […]
Clackamas (/ˈklækəməs/ CLAK-ə-məss) is an unincorporated community and former census-designated place (CDP) in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States,[3] and is a suburb of Portland. The population was approximately 7,000 as of 2010. – From Wikipedia Not to be confused with Clackamas County, Oregon. However, in WLBOTT fashion, we remain very confused. Oregon City Municipal Elevator, Clackamas County Into the […]
A perennial board agenda item at WLBOTT corporate meetings is, “Will there be a buffet?” If we’re discussing the Akershus Royal Norwegian Banquet Hall (1510 N Ave of the Stars, Orlando, FL 32830), the answer is a big WLBOTT Ja! The Genesis of Buffet Question During the dark days of the pandemic, there arose a […]