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Book Club ENGin Ukraine

Some ESL Book Ideas: High School / College

A Greeting from the Elder G: Welcome to the ESL Literature Page! Dear ENGin Students, Welcome to a world of imagination, discovery, and learning! Here, you’ll find a treasure trove of literature that will not only help you improve your English skills but also open doors to new perspectives, cultures, and ideas. As an Elder […]

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Book Club ENGin Ukraine

Some ESL Book Ideas: Middle School

Here are some more great ESL book recommendations for our ENGin buddies. These books fall into the middle school reading level. Holesby Luis Sackler Holes is a 1998 young adult novel written by Louis Sachar…. The book centers on Stanley Yelnats, who is sent to Camp Green Lake, a correctional boot camp in a desert […]

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Book Club ENGin Ukraine

Some ESL Book Ideas: Getting Started

Especially for our ENGin buddies, we’d like to share a list of books that are popular in the American school system. We’ve either read or are familiar with all the books in this list. Many of them we read with our kids when they were little. Even though some of the books may seem to […]

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Adventures of the Elders Hopeful Songs on Dismal Days

One of those days….

One of those gloomy days, my friends. Some new anchors around my neck, some cumulative anchors. Voice in the wilderness, reflections on the wasteland, etc. In no particular order: Elder G Has an Idea Despite the lack of enthusiasm over the Soylent Green project, Elder G suggested we expand our mission to include the World’s […]

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-40° F/C: US-Canada-Ukraine Unity

Today we celebrate the half-way point between Canada Day and the 4th of July. The symbol of our unity is -40° C/F, the temperature where Fahrenheit and Celsius meet in harmony. We include Ukraine in our celebration, making it a tri-unity, or trunity. °: alt + 0176 (numeric keypad) Mountain Sapphire Celebrates Canada Day The […]

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Random Acts of WLBOTTness The land, the people, the culture WLBOTT Corporate

WLBOTT at the Olympics (part III of XXXIII)

WLBOTT fields several archery teams at the Paris XXXIII Olympics. Our IT Dept. Fields a Team Sadly, most of the team members missed the meeting for proper use of the bow and arrow. Lookin’ sharp, IT Dept! The Elders Make Us Proud Team Photos Delightful WLBOTT Uniforms WLBOTT Team Myopia Form and Grace Meet The […]

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WLBOTT at the Olympics (part II of XXXIII)

Today we look at WLBOTT’s track and field team, with a special focus on the shot put. Safety First! Women’s Record Holders Natalya Lisovskaya1987 World & 1988 Olympic Shot Put Champion (outdoor) – U.S.S.R. 22.63 metres (74 feet 3 inches) Helena Fibingerová (indoor) 22.32 metres on 20 August 1977 Valerie Kasanita Adams New Zealand shot putter. She […]

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Adventures of the Elders The land, the people, the culture WLBOTT Corporate

Our Newest Elder

WLBOTT: Okay, G. Let me tell you a little bit about myself. I belong to a group of highly eccentric individuals, called WLBOTT. WLBOTT stands for “World’s Largest Ball of Twine Tour.” We embrace absurdity and want to make the world a better place. Peace through twine. What do you think? G: That sounds fantastic, […]

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WLBOTT at the Olympics (part I of XXXIII)

WLBOTT has been invited to participate in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. We will be flying the WLBOTT flag as an independent nation-state. But first, some random musings on WLBOTT: I was a bit concerned that I sometimes break the 4th wall and address my visitors directly. Then I began to feel bad that I […]

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Adventures of the Elders Engineering

DIY: The Elders (part II)

UC#1-SU / MacGyver UC#1-SU / Details Wait…. someone’s actually reading my emails? Semi-Sequitur: Did We Get it Wrong? What if it really was Lady MacGyver, not Lady Godiva? SU#3 When I was around 14 years old, I was summoned on weekend morning at our house on [undisclosed location] by UC#4. A friend of his had […]