UC#3 and family continue their visit to Japan. He commemorates his visit with poetry: HaikuPork tongue link sausageFrom Kanazawa Lawson’sChoked on tough bits LimerickA samurai from Kanazawa was hungryHe went to find something to fill his tummyHe entered Lawson’s, 7-11 and Family MartAfter brandishing his sword, he was asked to departAlas, he had to have […]
Month: December 2023
Today we have an opportunity to reflect nostalgically on the Trans-Siberian railroad, and also practice our past tense! So…. Russia had a rail line that cut through the remote Siberian wilderness. A true marvel of engineering, at one point it had a 9.5 mile tunnel (the Severomuysky Tunnel). Since this was a critical piece of […]
WLBOTT is considering submitting a proposal to the United Nations suggesting that WLBOTT be designated a UNESCO Digital Heritage Site. In a nut-shell, we plan to use the power and influence of The World’s Largest Ball of Twine Tour to bring peace to our planet. Proposed UN Logos Uniting All Religions Uniting All Peoples Uniting […]
[thanks to UC#1 for today’s topic] Another space-faring nation finally has a ground station. https://www.iybssd2022.org/en/burkina-faso-reaches-a-milestone-in-the-conquest-of-space/ Upper Volta (now Burkina Faso) might have done better with a bit lower volta. I expect their space exploration development programs were hindered by the lack of regulated voltas. I don’t think these stamps represent actual activities by this small […]
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UC#3, the celebrated WLBOTT Poet Laureate, offers his reflections on his good will tour of Japan. In Kyoto- nice crisp weather, leaves in color, 17,000 well behaved Japanese students on field trips, our son [redacted] is tolerating us in a pleasant way. I am inspired to produce a haiku- Golden pagodaLeaves turning dark crimsonTime for […]
The Severomuysky Tunnel (Russian: Северому́йский тонне́ль) is a railroad tunnel on the Baikal Amur Mainline (BAM), in northwestern Buryatia, Russia. It is named after the Northern Muya Range it cuts through. The tunnel is 15.34 kilometres (9.53 mi) long, the longest in Russia (excluding metro lines).– Wikipedia Anna From Ukraine Says Hello Anna from Ukraine […]
From Bruised Orange (Chain of Sorrows) by John Prine For a heart stained in anger grows weak and grows bitter You’ll become your own prisoner as you watch yourself sit there Wrapped up in a trap of your very own Chain of sorrow My heart’s in the ice house, come hill or come valley Like […]