We received a call this morning from Jeff Bezos. He told us to knock it off – we either take an editorial position that excludes politics, or he is firing all of us. Swing the pendulum the other direction. This was odd, because we don’t work for him. But when the BEEZ says PLEEZ, you’d […]
Category: Random Acts of WLBOTTness
Every day, we get many, many complimentary comments from Haircuts VIP. We credit them with substantially contributing to our hit count. very forced me to try “Normally I do not read post on blogs, however I would like to say that this write-up very forced me to try and do it! Your writing taste has […]
Today we’ve asked Elder G to reflect on the Quiet Moments of Twine The Quiet Moments of TwineTwine is not a material that calls attention to itself. It does not gleam like gold or command admiration like fine silk. It is humble, quiet, and yet remarkably enduring. Its strength is not in its individual fibers […]
Even though it is currently a balmy 68°F / 20° C at 4:37am at WLBOTT HQ, we are expecting some cold weather in a few days. Although not in the official forecast, a low of 41° can leave a dusting of frost. This presents an existential threat to the sweet potatoes. As regular readers of […]
WLBOTT is a rich and varied lifestyle, not easily categorized. Today we present you with a collection of randomness. Mini-BLOTTs. BLOTTettes, if you will. WLBOTT Business Card Delivery We made our next-to-last (i.e. penultimate[1]) delivery of business cards yesterday. [1] WLBOTT Word of the Day: Finally, we’ve found something that hasn’t been overly-commercialized. Take that, […]
What? A pangram or holoalphabetic sentence is a sentence using every letter of a given alphabet at least once. Pangrams have been used to display typefaces, test equipment, and develop skills in handwriting, calligraphy, and typing. OriginsThe best-known English pangram is “The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog”. It has been used since […]
Peaked? Admittedly, to pretend that WLBOTT has done anything except flatline – that is rather presumptuous on my part. But we won’t let reality deter us. The question is: once you’ve (fraudulently) achieved the highest award possible, is there any point going on? And what is the highest award possible? The cover of Mad Magazine, […]
We are reporting on an internationally incident that, thankfully, WLBOTT was not involved in. We fired up the WLBOTT time machine to share with you: An incident happened in 2012 during an international shooting championship in Kuwait. The organizers mistakenly played a parody version of Kazakhstan’s national anthem from the movie Borat: Cultural Learnings of […]
Time it was, and what a time it was, it wasA time of innocence, A time of confidencesLong ago, it must be, I have a photographPreserve your memories; They’re all that’s left you.- Paul Simon / Bookends Some bittersweet news today. While discussing WLBOTT’s VP candidate with Elder G, I received a message that his/her […]
There is an obscure clause in the Olympic Games rulebook. WLBOTT, as a first time nation-state participant, is allowed to introduce an unlimited number of Demonstration Events. We plan to leverage this clause to our full advantage. First, a little dull background A demonstration sport, or exhibition sport, is a sport which is played to […]