Where do I begin? This is almost too easy. That being said, 215lb stretches credulity, and WLBOTT considered selected it’s own slate of weighters and submitting our own results to the Library of Congress. However, the 215 number makes Sally the Intern the winner, and she was counting on the prize money to purchase ramen […]
WLBOTT Division of Oceanic Research and Kinetics(WLBOTT-DORK) has just come across an extremely cool omnivorous crab. The Sally Lightfoot crab (Graspus graspus) is rumored to have been named after a Caribbean dancer, because they are agile and fast. – Neat-o-rama Basically this poor guy has to take a long day’s journey (when the tide is out) […]
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 […]
He-who-must-not-be-named will be photographed, fingerprinted, and, of most interest to the Elders of WLBOTT, weighed. We have a betting pool going. Prizes TBD. Price Is Right rules do not apply. Current positions: The Official Line We placed our guesses before the official line was established, and I’m surprised how close we all came:
Today’s BLOTT has an interesting stream of consciousness. It started with a conversation with UC#3: “How hard can it be to tune your own piano?” [ed. note: very hard] Which led to…. Which somehow led to solving the seemingly easy, but actually really difficult problem: [from UC#3] I have spent many hours and actually have […]
Thanks to Unindicted Co-conspirator #3 for today’s BLOTT. Barbie is back baby!Current female role modelWhat is up with Ken Fulton defendantsTake a perp walk to intakeTrump raises more money 3rd Party Haiku…..
This conundrum[1] has been rattling around in my brain for a while…. I can’t find a good explanation why this line of reasoning is faulty. [1] Or is it? The Hangman’s Paradox and Free Will Is there something we can learn about free will from The Hangman’s Paradox? First we’ll need two volunteers. ChatGPT to […]
Kris Kristofferson / The Pilgrim: Chapter 33 Started writing this song about Chris Gantry, end of writing about Dennis Hopper, Johnny Cash, Norman Norbert, Funky Donnie Fritts, Billy Swan, Bobbie Neuwirth, Jerry Jeff Walker, Paul Siebel, Ramblin’ Jack Elliott had a lot to do with it.’ Time Shares I was chatting with Unindicted Co-conspirator #1 […]
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, […]
Came across this hat on a walk this morning along an Austin nature trail…. Today feels like a Sunday morning on a Friday afternoon (nod to John Prine).