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Book Club Heros Meaning of Life

WLBOTT Re-Reading List (part III of XVII)

As part of our Re-Reading series: A survey for the elders – which books have you ‘reread’ the most? I’m not asking for favorite books or most compelling, but which books have continued to read again? UC#3 UC#3: Col. Red Reeder / West Point Plebe UC#3: The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran One of my all-time […]

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Book Club Food Meaning of Life Ukraine

WLBOTT Re-Reading List (part II of XVII)

UC#3 sparked our interest recently with this suggestion: A survey for the elders – which books have you ‘reread’ the most? I’m not asking for favorite books or most compelling, but which books have continued to read again? UC#3 KM and UC#2 Both KM and UC#2 are huge Harry Potter fans. UC#2 uses the first […]

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Destinations Heros Project 2124

Rochelle’s Vision of Peace, Respect, and Hope

Rochelle provides us with a hopeful and peaceful vision of the year 2124. UC#3’s original prompt inspired Project 2124: GentleBlotts, the thought experiment I am proposing for the elders to discuss in the next few weeks is : In 2124 – how will people be living, traveling and staying connected? Rule #1 – this has […]

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Random Acts of WLBOTTness WLBOTT Corporate

The Cantankerati

The Cantankerati – The Cantankerous Illuminati WLBOTT In History In the 1920’s the WLBOTT executive committee formed an ad hoc task group to channel the energies of the peevish and disgruntled Elders. The task group was named the Cantankerati. Never before revealed photos of early Cantankerati gatherings (known as the Algonquin Twine Table). The task […]

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Project 2124 Work-Life Balance

Entertainment Guide: 2124

The Bachelorette The Bachelorette proves to be a timeless classic, but the selection process has changed in the year 2124. Just pick a brain. Reading Reading is still an enjoyable pastime, but in the year 2124, people would rather pay to watch someone read, rather than reading themselves. Note that the paid reader does not […]

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Adventures of the Elders Book Club Scholarship/Erudition

WLBOTT Re-Reading List (part I of XVII)

[big thanks to UC#3 and all the Elders for today’s BLOTT. This series will span several days.] Elder KM Just the idea that there is a summary of The Subtle Art of Not Giving A #!@% for people who are too busy to read the unabridged version, says something about America. I’m not sure what […]

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Alaska Climate Change Project 2124 Will there be a buffet?

The AMOC Diaspora (part II)

In one WLBOTT 2124 timeline, a major ocean current collapses, causing fairly rapid climate change to Scandinavia and parts of northern Europe. This leads the US to open up a large area of Alaska to the climate refugees, (or Frosties, as they become known) for the great Ice Exodus. In this Project 2124 timeline, the […]

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Project 2124 Ukraine

The AMOC Diaspora (part I)

In one Project 2124 scenario, the AMOC suddenly collapses in the year 2044. Europe soon gets much colder, resulting in a massive refugee crisis. In 2057, the US welcome climate refugees from Scandinavia, Ireland, and the Baltic countries, in a huge diaspora known as the Ice Exodus. A Little Background Diaspora A diaspora (sometimes voluntary, […]

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England Mildly Interesting The land, the people, the culture

Royal Reviews are In

We asked the Royal Family to review WLBOTT. They did not disappoint.

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Fine Arts Korea Project 2124

Face Zero

This South Korean artist has almost no web presence outside of this portfolio page: https://facezero.artstation.comand Twitter feed: https://twitter.com/seongjin_kim The WLBOTT Ministry of Truth and Beauty wanted to post some of their haunting images here to preserve their Internet presence and help spread their vision. All images were liberated from FaceZero’s portfolio page https://facezero.artstation.com