So this morning I was looking for cover versions of Lady Gaga’s Poker Face (part of the WLBOTT creative process… let’s not get into it too much), and one of the top Spotify suggestions was by Wing (Wing Han Tsang / 曾咏韓 / Zēng Yǒnghán). Through many twists and turns, I learned that that Wing […]
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Today’s addition of The Guardian interviews Heather Cox Richardson. HCR is held in the highest regard by WLBOTT, and has been given the honorary title WYNHO. [ed. note: nobody here remembers what WYNHO stands for, but we all agree it is a very good thing. UC#1 is researching.][ed. note: Ace researcher and archivist UC#1 replied […]
The Buddy Walk / Caminata De Amigos is an annual event held by the Down Syndrome Association of Central Texas. The 24th Annual Buddy Walk was held on October 1st at Reunion Ranch (about 25 miles northwest of Austin). The Buddy Walk is, in a word, a blast! Lots going on, great weather, a chance […]
[thanks to UC#1 for today’s trip to South Africa] That’s dark! Too dark for me. [ed. note: UC#1 is referring to Russian Serial Killers] Here’s something a bit more fun. I took some photos at an ostrich safari farm near Oudtshoorn, South Africa circa 1998. The young lad is 10(+/-). No children, staff, ostriches or […]
We celebrate Mexican singer/songwriter Lila Downs! Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps – Lila Downs (based on the song by Joe Davis / Oswaldo Farres) You won’t admit you love me And so, how am I ever, to know, You always tell me: Perhaps, perhaps, quizás Así pasan los días Y yo desesperada Y tú, tú contestando […]
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Kilgore Trout
Kilgore Trout is a fictional character in Kurt Vonnegut’s books: He seems to be Vonnegut’s alter ego, and often represents the pure artist. Lots of interesting background and trivia in the Wikipedia article: And for our friends working in the Rare Book section of the Vatican Library: The arts are not a way to make […]
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Metric Tonnes of Fun
[Thanks to UC#1 for today’s topic] During a recent WLBOTT Disaster Recovery Symposium (WLBOTT DReSs), UC#1 addressed the digital asset infrastructure: I started on this project on Aug 30. It took 15 days for the new drives to arrive and 5 days to rebuild the RAID. Now I have to convert the old 3TB drives […]
So… Jose Avila was running a little short of cash after moving into a new apartment, and decided to make his own furniture. Out of old FedEx boxes. Very cool, right? Very WLBOTT-worthy, so he uploaded pix of his furniture to his web site. The good folks at FedEx were having none of that. They […]
The Geographic Center of Texas is conveniently located in the middle of Texas. The geographic center is located between Brady and Brownwood. Texas Highways Magazine has a nice article. Brady, Texas About 19 miles south of the geographic center is Brady, the heart of Texas. Traveling from Austin to Brady, you have three opportunities to […]
Kris Kristofferson / The Pilgrim: Chapter 33 Started writing this song about Chris Gantry, end of writing about Dennis Hopper, Johnny Cash, Norman Norbert, Funky Donnie Fritts, Billy Swan, Bobbie Neuwirth, Jerry Jeff Walker, Paul Siebel, Ramblin’ Jack Elliott had a lot to do with it.’ Time Shares I was chatting with Unindicted Co-conspirator #1 […]