Qaanaaq, Greenland, is one of the northernmost towns in the world. It has a population of about 646 people. It is one of the few place-names that is a palindrome. According to ChatGPT… How to get there…. The Airport El Supermercado Qaanaaq The supermarket is restocked twice a year. This photo is from a Mirror […]
Category: Destinations
Randomly got to talkin’ with UC#2 about meteorites in Antarctica. This was the result of a semi-sequitur from a recent BLOTT about paper clips, and the earliest known archaeological connection between people and iron was from found meteorites. Not knowing much about Antarctic meteorites, it seemed like an interesting BLOTT. As it turns out, as […]
The Geographic Center of Texas is conveniently located in the middle of Texas. The geographic center is located between Brady and Brownwood. Texas Highways Magazine has a nice article. Brady, Texas About 19 miles south of the geographic center is Brady, the heart of Texas. Traveling from Austin to Brady, you have three opportunities to […]
Sally the Intern brought this to our attention. We offer, without additional context or comment, the Gipsy Kings singing Baila Me:
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Anthem
The Elders of WLBOTT have been engaged in a lively (and as yet, bloodless) search for the WLBOTT Anthem, as we anticipate our looming Sovereign Statehood. It didn’t take too many handshakes to zero in on the accordion, and from there to Those Darn Accordions (TDA). TDA was formed in 1989 by Linda “Big Lou” […]
WLBOTT R & D recently viewed the Netflix documentary about (aboot) the James Webb Telescope called Unknown: Cosmic Time Machine. Fascinating documentary. The JWST is probably the most complex and ambitious endeavor undertaken by any carbon-based life form within our local solar system. Interestingly, the documentary focuses on project management – how do you make […]
Today we have a fascinating and heartwarming story from a few years ago. An ER doctor in the small Wyoming town of Torrington decided to become a master baker and unleash his daughter’s culinary creativity. I searched online for baking schools, and the first hit was for Marda Stoliar’s International School of Baking in Bend, […]
So, a cool front blew through Austin yesterday. Not a blue northern. When a “cool” front blows thru Austin in August, it means: Weather Underground, Austin, Thursday, Aug 18th, 2023, 3:00pm. Note how the 0 mph (0 kph for our Canadian friends) wind is from the north. It’s pretty amazing how much water the air […]
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Magic Number: 11780
[for reference purposes and future generations: 11,780 is the number of votes trump tried to coerce Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to change.] Had an interesting chat with chatGPT: [me] Could you tell me some interesting properties of the number 11780? [chatGPT] Certainly! Here are some interesting properties and facts about the number 11,780: […]
Thanks to Unindicted Co-conspirator #3 for today’s business plan. WLBOTT Elders et. al. – please feel free to create a BLOTT and I encourage others to add and contribute ideas to this business opportunity. Target a NY stock exchange IPO in late 2023. Ladies & Gents – I am at phase 1 of evaluating this […]