Doris Miller and Admiral Nimitz were born just 168 miles apart, but their fates became intertwined in Pearl Harbor. The story of Doris Miller is amazing in many respects – personal heroism, patriotism, and a lasting positive societal influence. Doris “Dorie” Miller was an African American sailor in the United States Navy during World War […]
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Our Amicus WLBOTTis “H” noticed a connection between Slim Whitman and a national, and more importantly, Texas hero, Admiral Chester Nimitz. Here’s one for you … Including a free NAH … What famous Texan shares/shared a physical attribute with Slim Whitman? – H Okay, so known physical attributes of Slim Whitman:1) not among the living2) […]
[Thanks to UC#3 for today’s rabbit hole.] Howdy – I hope everyone had a good Boxing Day. Our son who just returned from New Zealand gifted me with a wonderful sweater made with 40% possum fur – this has to be worthy of incorporating into the WLBOTT tour – how to they shear the possums […]
We have created an AI-generated collection to honor the bravery of Ukrainian mothers. Slava Ukraini.
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Celebrating Slim Whitman
Think back to Christmases in the late ’70s, and remember the Slim Whitman TV ads (All My Best).“[Slim] was number one in England longer than Elvis and The Beatles.” A little Wikipedia research revealed many amazing facts about Slim Whitman, but here is one of most interesting: Whitman was a self-taught left-handed guitarist, although he […]
First, a little solsticology…. (not to scale) The Stonehenge Solstice Stonehenge is the place to be for a Solstice party! Solstice Experience for the Elders WLBOTT Father Confessors Celebrate the Solstice WLBOTT Priestess Solstice Celebration
Antonina Samoilova, the only climber from Ukraine this Spring has successfully summited Everest at 5.30 in the morning of May 12. She has dedicated her feat to fellow Ukranians fighting against Russian invasion. She had unfurled Ukraine’s flag from the top of the world in an appeal for peace.– Everest Chronicle “The Ukraine flag should […]
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Icelandic Volcano
Iceland is currently experiencing a volcanic eruption on Reykjanes peninsula (about 50 miles southeast of the capital Reykjavík). Luckily Iceland is extremely well prepared, and all the citizens are safe. Iceland — which sits on a tectonic plate boundary that continually splits apart, pushing North America and Eurasia away from each other along the line […]
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Exploring Cook
Captain James Cook FRS (7 November 1728 – 14 February 1779) was a British explorer, cartographer and naval officer famous for his three voyages between 1768 and 1779 in the Pacific Ocean and to New Zealand and Australia in particular. He made detailed maps of Newfoundland prior to making three voyages to the Pacific, during […]
[ed. note: UC#3 and UC#3-SU return from Japan.] Up with jet lag. Cleaned out eggs, cheese, rice, jalapeño and dubious ham from fridge and baked it up. Keeping with my mission to keep food waste from landfills and to test the scientific fact that you won’t get sick from spoiled food cooked above 165F (75C) […]