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Adventures of the Elders Alberta Food

Gelatinization and Crab Apple Jelly

It’s almost fall! How do we know? [1] Celsius is a gateway to the metric system, which in turn is a gateway to universal health care. Gelatinization: What You Need to Know Thank You for Your Patience Before we get on to the apples, let’s celebrate the variety of the AI experience. All images were […]

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Gods, Goddesses, and Mythical Heros Life Hacks Shareholder Value

Additional Psychopomp Services

Just to Review…. Let’s take a deeper dive…. The Unwelcome and Unexpected Psychopomp Your old high school football coach…. The Scary Clown The Elementary School Librarian The Perplexing and Baffling Psychopomp Dang…. when I was kickin’, I really, really liked Chick-fil-A & KFC. Kangaroo Transport The Impersonal Psychopomp The Sigh-of-Relief Psychopomp The Abulita! The WLBOTT […]

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Fine Arts Gods, Goddesses, and Mythical Heros

Symbolism Paintings and Psychopomp

Yesterday we were talking about the Netflix series Kaos, and the mythical figure of Cassandra. We included a painting of Cassandra by English Symbolism painter Evelyn De Morgan. Selected Works of Evelyn De Morgan Symbolism Evelyn De Morgan’s paintings have been described as an example of the late 19th century art movement called Symbolism. Hugo […]

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Gods, Goddesses, and Mythical Heros Greece Meaning of Life Scholarship/Erudition

Kaos

Kaos is a new 8-episode series on Netflix. WLBOTT Ministry of Virtue and ViceNot for the children. Maybe not for some adults. There is violence. There is gender-bending. There is satire of organized religion. Although not graphically explicit, there are scenes that imply animal cruelty. Kaos is an unusually creative and though-provoking fantasy. Set in […]

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The Biz Cards are In! (part II of II)

The Journey We will assume that the UPS delivery drivers had an opportunity to visit the various public libraries as they aided in our business card journey. Livonia, MI The Livonia Public Library seems like a vibrant, inclusive, kid-friendly part of the community. They have four branches. Here are some pictures from their website and […]

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Collapse of Democracy/Civilization/etc. Existential Angst Hopeful Songs on Dismal Days

Some Post-Debate Musings

There is a general consensus that Kamala Harris kicked tRump’s orange ass in the debates. This consensus was reflected in how the markets reacted: NEW YORK, Sept 11 (Reuters) – Investors scrambled to shift their positioning on Wednesday following a closely-watched debate between Republican Donald Trump and Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris, as betting markets […]

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Adventures of the Elders Late Stage Capitalism Work-Life Balance

The Biz Cards are In! (part I of II)

Today, Tuesday September 10th, 2024, is a very big day. The US presidential debate is this evening (8:00pm TexTime). Without exaggeration, the following are at stake: The fate of the planet is literally in the hands of “undecided voters.” How can anyone be undecided at this point? WLBOTT acknowledges the gravity of today’s debate, but […]

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Erudition Random Acts of WLBOTTness

Sphinx of Black Quartz, Judge My Vow!

What? A pangram or holoalphabetic sentence is a sentence using every letter of a given alphabet at least once. Pangrams have been used to display typefaces, test equipment, and develop skills in handwriting, calligraphy, and typing. OriginsThe best-known English pangram is “The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog”. It has been used since […]

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The WLBOTT Royal Wedding

WLBOTT’s most eligible (and only) bachelor, UC#2, will be heading to Düsseldorf this week as part of his summer scholarship. Semi-Sequitur: Please try this Say this three times, and your mood will improve 27%: Düssel Düssel Dorf Dorf DorfDüssel Düssel Dorf Dorf DorfDüssel Düssel Dorf Dorf Dorf Anyhow, UC#2 will be in close proximity to […]

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Adventures of the Elders The land, the people, the culture

The Lives of the Elders

It is time for another “Lives of the Elders“. In preparation, we prompted the Elders with the following possible topics: Sally T. Intern Elder G: Sally always seems to find herself in the quirkiest situations. How are you planning to describe her experience at the fashion show? Sally and a friend attended the 14th Annual […]