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Fine Arts The land, the people, the culture

Coiffure Crisis, Creativity and Kairos

Big news at OpenAI – shakeup in the management team yesterday. But I think mainstream media is missing the real lead – what about the calamitous coiffure crisis at OpenAI? Calamitous Coiffures, Part I This showed up for the Google Image search of “Coiffure Crisis”. WLBOTT Wonders: Why is Macron wrapped in bacon? Calamitous Coiffures, […]

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

The Lives of the Elders: Sunday, Nov. 11th, 2023

In celebration of the Lives of the Elders, the following have be approved by the WLBOTT Ministry of Virtue and Vice. [UC#3] A man named [UC#1] got a new knee For awhile, he’ll have to use a Zimmer to go pee Hoping the pain in his knee will reduce in size And the doctors bills […]

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Africa Exonumia/Philately are not contagious The land, the people, the culture

Space Stamps!

[Thanks to UC#1 for his philately[1]] [1] WLBOTT learns something new: DPR [North] Korea WLBOTT learns something new: we weren’t aware that North Korea had stamp technology! Iran WLBOTT learns something new: Cuba WLBOTT learns something new: Cuba is home to the smallest bird in the world – the bee hummingbird (from Fact Animal) Ecuador […]

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Asia Exonumia/Philately are not contagious Food The land, the people, the culture

From Mochi to the Shrinking MoMo: Food Artistry

UC#3 sent us down a delicious rabbit hole when he suggested we research the dangers of eating Ozoni soup on New Year’s Day in Japan which causes choking deaths from the gelatinous mochi ball. Many of these images were liberated from My Modern Met (more below). Konel Bread More liberation from My Modern Met: Toast […]

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Canada TechnoBLOTT The land, the people, the culture

Lithium, Di-Lithium, DIY Warp Core

[thanks to UC#1 for today’s rabbit hole] Alberta’s first Lithium Pilot Plant will refine lithium brine. How are we doing, commodity-wise? Today’s spot price is about $28 USD / kg. Lithium Facts: Gov. of Canada Canada is definitely in the ball game. We’re #3! Lithium as an Element Lithium started off strong, but time and […]

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America Scholarship/Erudition The land, the people, the culture Work-Life Balance

The Evolution of a BLOTT: from Museums to Fear of Mice

[UC#3] Ladies and Gents – while we curate the exciting venues for our tour, I think it important to have a list of venues that we have visited but might want to exclude from our tour. I offer up the following museum That I found fascinating and recommended to several people, but everyone (including my […]

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Asia Exonumia/Philately are not contagious The land, the people, the culture

The Korean Won

Recently watching the South Korean series The Killing Vote, I found the Korean currency a bit confusing. The won ₩ took quite a ride on the inflation train. The Screwed Up North Korean Won So many screwed up things here: South Korean Coins Commemorative coins celebrate Korea’s long history, sporting events, and the 2014 visit […]

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Asia Fine Arts The land, the people, the culture

Art For Art’s Sake

You ever get hung up on a word? It just doesn’t look right. Especially with English – there are no rules when it comes to spelling. So…. the word I got hung up on today is “sake“. As in “Art for Art’s Sake”. Wait a minute – doesn’t that mean “Art for Art’s Japanese Rice […]

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Animal Kingdom Curated Absurdity Scholarship/Erudition The land, the people, the culture

Happy Equinox!

¡Feliz Equinoccio! Sept 23rd, 2023: The Autumnal Equinox Today is the day we’ve been waiting for – the Autumnal Equinox! It’s official, because it’s from the government and because it is announced in COURIER NEW: From Austin’s own EarthSky: Equinox: Austin (7:00am Central) Santa Barbara, CA Edmonton, AB Oslo, Norway Houston, Tx And the Line […]

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Canada Food Mexico Texas The land, the people, the culture

Three Countries / Two Borders

Checking the news in Edmonton this morning, I ran across…. Mexican Independence Day (Diez y Seis) is a big holiday in Mexico, and is informally celebrated in Texas, and now Edmonton. A little background…. Back to Maria’s! The Mariachi Borealis (cool name) play at Maria’s. Maria’s has a great Facebook page and, it’s Taco Tuesday! […]