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Adventures of the Elders Food Japan

Ozoni / Mochi

It all began with a work assignment from board member and Senior Elder UC#3: [UC#3]Much more work to do for WLBOTT: and connections between food and culture/religion [UC#3]And the mochi thing is real: Four women die in Tokyo after choking on ‘mochi’ rice cakes | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis [UC#1-SU]Can […]

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Adventures of the Elders Canada Work-Life Balance

Lives of the Elders: Stamps, Trains, Neil Young, Virtue & Vice, etc

UC#1 Back when I was considerably smaller than I am now, my dad set up an electric train for me and my sibs. Our house had only a partial basement – for the front half of the house it was only partially excavated leaving a space big enough for kids to play in. Dad took […]

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Adventures of the Elders Canada Will there be a buffet?

Trans Canada Trail: 1 of 17 ⅝

[recent executive correspondence: UC#1=>The Texas Elders] Fellow WLBOTT’ers, While I have know about the Trans Canada Trail for many years, until recently I never knew how extensive it is. We frequently walk the part of the trail that goes around [UC#1 jurisdiction] but that is a very small part of it. Of course, the trail […]

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Adventures of the Elders Curated Absurdity

Dudes Helpin’ Out Dudes

Today we celebrate dudes lookin’ out for other dudes….

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Adventures of the Elders Book Club Canada Will there be a buffet?

A Day in the Life of an Elder – UC#1’s Adventure

Well, I think I mentioned earlier that, after spending most of my retirement fund on a new natural gas furnace / heat pump we noticed our 2013 Honda CRV exhibiting a death rattle when starting cold. Actually, we noticed the sound a few years ago and the local Honda dealer replaced a belt or something […]