[ed. note: This is part of our fantasy dinner series] UC#2 has chosen the Prinsesstårta, or Swedish Princess Torte. This is a challenging baking project. The pastry is a multi-layered sponge cake with various fillings and a marzipan frosting. Background and History Princess cake (Swedish: prinsesstårta) is a traditional Swedish layer cake or torte consisting […]
Category: Adventures of the Elders
It’s wonderful to have our tactical nuclear family together for a few days. UC#2 is visiting from Santa Barbara. We’ve got a busy schedule of fun activities. Our Tactical Nuclear Family Playing the Childhood Game “Potato Onion Turnip” I almost had UC#2 convinced that we really did play this game when he was little. Family […]
[ed. note: This is part of our fantasy dinner series] The board tasked the WLBOTTers with the following challenge: Sally the Intern immediately knew what she wanted to try – Beef Bourguignon. Beef Bourguignon, a classic French stew, is known for its rich and flavorful taste. While it may seem a bit involved, it’s not […]
UC#1 Hi, all, I agree, a yurt is an ideal solution. Perhaps we can incorporate it with a VW microbus, sort of a yurt-on-wheels. UC#3, Alas, I never made it to any Stans. In fact, I only made it to three former USSR countries, Russia, Czechoslovakia and Poland. UC#4 So… a combination yurt/WLBOTT/Mountain Sapphire Tour […]
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[part 1 of 27] What are the WLBOTTers watching? The Tourist “You’ve got amnesia? Awesome!” When a man wakes up in the Australian outback with no memory, he must use the few clues he has to discover his identity before his past catches up with him. – IMDB Here are just some of the countries […]
[Thanks to Sally the Intern for her assistance in today’s BLOTT] A friend of WLBOTT recently experienced some burst pipes (big freeze in Central Texas last week). We asked our AI friends to help us understand this situation.
The Elders of WLBOTT are proud to support the good work of Helen Keller International. At Helen Keller International, we are guided by the fierce optimism of our co-founder, Helen Keller, who advocated for people who would have otherwise been left behind. Today, inequities in health and food systems rob more than one billion people […]
While taking Sally the Intern to her IRL-money job this morning, just before sunrise, two completely opposite things occurred. Firstly, there was a beautiful crescent moon, with Venus directly above it. Secondly, on the way home (about a mile’s drive), a guy zooms up with his brights on and aggressively rides my tail the whole […]
More Culinary Adventures UC#3 =>Hoppin’ John Even so, it appears that Hoppin’ John is popular among the staff and doctors at Johns Hopkins. [see Footnotes] Friend of the Blog “H” Friend of the WLBOTT (Amicus WLBOTTis) “H” reports in: Listening to Roger Miller songs as I write this … he was such a witty prankster […]
The Elders of WLBOTT are in near-continuous communications, so that we may respond immediately to twine-related emergencies and issues of shareholder value. We present highlights from recent exchanges. Musical Selections UC#3 => UC#4 And if you are doing mindless toilet cleaning, put headphones on and listen to this on volume 11 https://open.spotify.com/track/042v1NacbKJzCyi6nBme7T?si=k4ffRZCMRGqlEJsR9Nj__Q Regards, UC#3 UC#4 […]