UC#3 has asked the near-impossible of WLBOTT. He wants us to make “plumb bobs” interesting. UC#2 might want to pivot on his research to fully investigate the origins and use of plumb bobs in ancient Egyptian, Greek and Roman construction. Full Fulbright guaranteed UC#3 Challenge Accepted! Etymology The plumb in plumb bob derives from Latin […]
Month: April 2024
Gentle Blotters– another site we need to add to our tour list is Pont du Gard. Magnificent arch structure used as an aqueduct near Nimes France. My spousal unit and I visited circa 1994. At that time, you could park in a lot, walk up a bunch of stairs and then physically walk through the […]
A bit meandering, but today’s BLOTT leads us to the genus of Rodney Dangerfield. In the fifth grade, my family lived on a US air force base in southern Turkey. I went to school in a one-room Quonset hut. At the time, all I wanted to be in life was an astronaut, cowboy, or a […]
UC#4 has expressed an interest in building a backyard suburban pyramid. He is unable or unwilling to articulate why he wants to do this. Pyramids – The Basics A pyramid (from Ancient Greek πυραμίς (puramís) ‘pyramid’) is a structure whose visible surfaces are triangular and converge to a point at the top, making the shape […]
Elder UC#1 Checks In Busy time for me, doing the sound and lights for the local dinner theatre East of 60. So named because Devon is on the East side of Highway 60. And I always thought artists were creative! [WLBOTT Fact Check: Given our current understanding of “east”, we rate this as True] The […]
In the United States, one guy – ONE GUY – has hijacked our foreign policy. By holding up a simple vote for Ukraine, Mike Johnson is causing profound suffering and death in Ukraine, single-handily destabilizing Europe, and causing our allies to wonder where we have lost our way. There are many theories why Johnson is […]
UC#4-SU was reading today’s news of the death of O. J. Simpson. His bio contained his stint in Lovelock Correctional Center outside Reno, for kidnapping and stealing his own crappy memorabilia. Then SU noticed an interesting typo. [ed. note: as a challenge to our artistic skills, we used a different shade of orange in each […]
Store Shelves Are Empty We all know the frustration of going to WalMart, looking for a few holiday eclipses, and being met with empty shelves and cheap knock-offs. Cause: Reduced Agricultural Harvesting of Eclipses The cause of this agricultural shortfall is the dreaded eclipse weevil. Cause: Manufacturing Issues We are extremely disappointed in our friends […]
Today we present a new business plan for WLBOTT. But first, we need to gain a little knowledge…. WLBOTT: Can you tell me about the plane of the ecliptic? Here are some key points about the plane of the ecliptic: 1. **Definition**: The plane of the ecliptic is defined as the plane that intersects the […]
HousTex Very cloudy day in Houston but had a few minutes of breakthrough which I shared in my driveway with Javier who does pool and lawns in our neighborhood . He was equipped with solar glasses. There was a man named Javier who looked at the sunHe’s a hardworking man who is so proud of his sonHe toils […]