Q: If April showers bring May flowers, what do May flowers bring?A: Pilgrims As we were crafting the tale of Babusia Bott, the first Bott to come to America, we weren’t able to find much (i.e. any) information about her twine-constructed sailing vessels (because it’s not real). However, we can assume that her voyage had […]
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[ed. note: The Spanish Civil War is an incredibly complex historical event, and a worthy subject for scholarly research. Our goal here is highlight the similarities between the events leading up to the war, the war itself, and the ensuing dictatorship, then reflect on the current political situation in America. We are not scholars, but […]
The Elders are trying to peer into the Crystal Ball of Twine and see what will become of America. Let’s look back into history and see if we can see any parallels. We’ll start with Spain. A little context: The Spanish Civil War (Spanish: Guerra Civil Española) was a military conflict fought from 1936 to […]
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Taxi
Here’s my third attempt at a BLOTT today. I woke up so angry (collapse of civilization, etc.) that the first BLOTT was basically a long, tedious screed / scream into the void / etc. The second BLOTT has merit, but will take a lot of research (well, what passes as research at WLBOTT). It will […]
I woke up today with serious Writer’s BLOTT. Luckily, an email from UC#3 was waiting in my inbox. Anchovies Are Always a Good Idea Dude – you were ahead of your time with anchovies and sardines.https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/17/opinion/anchovies-umami.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb Regards, UC#3 This is both fortuitous and prophetic, and perhaps even onomatopoeic, because UC#3 was unaware that I had […]
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Fish, et. al
Fish Farming Fish farming or pisciculture involves commercial breeding of fish, most often for food, in fish tanks or artificial enclosures such as fish ponds. Worldwide, the most important fish species produced in fish farming are carp, catfish, salmon and tilapia. While fish farming is practised worldwide, China alone provides 62% of the world’s farmed […]
There is an obscure clause in the Olympic Games rulebook. WLBOTT, as a first time nation-state participant, is allowed to introduce an unlimited number of Demonstration Events. We plan to leverage this clause to our full advantage. First, a little dull background A demonstration sport, or exhibition sport, is a sport which is played to […]
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Lake Titicaca
Lake Titicaca is a large freshwater lake in the Andes mountains on the border of Bolivia and Peru. It is often called the highest navigable lake in the world. Titicaca is the largest lake in South America both in terms of the volume of water and surface area. It has a surface elevation of 3,812 […]
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Reflections on a Parent’s Grief
We offer this to the grieving parents of Ukraine and of all the world.
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A Day of Mourning and Reflection
We humbly offer a day of mourning for the children killed in Russia’s evil missile attack. This morning, Russia intentionally targeted a children’s oncology hospital in Kyiv. Elder G has offered these images. Here are the somber abstract images to help in mourning and reflection. I hope they provide a space for contemplation and remembrance […]