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Book Club England Heros Tess Twinehart

Tess Addresses the Stress of The Big Day

Dear Tess, I feel like the country is on the verge of a nervous breakdown. The 2024 election cycle seems like a long, drawn-out, slow-motion colonoscopy prep. Can you help us get through this? Also, my body tractor starts hard, has horrible fuel consumption, and has overall low performance. Your friend in twine, – Live […]

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ENGin Heros Ukraine

Big ENGin Announcement!

Exciting news! Elder KM has a breaking announcement about the ENGin program. We are so honored that she has chosen to share this exclusive announcement with WLBOTT! ENGin Reaches 50,000 Participants! Elder KM here with some exciting news to celebrate! My nonprofit ENGin just reached an incredible milestone a few months ahead of its 5th […]

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Adventures of the Elders Meaning of Life

The Stick of Destiny

UC#3 was recently entrusted with the Stick of Destiny. The Circle of Life The Stick of Destiny often accompanies the major moments of life. The Historical Stick of Destiny Misappropriation Sometimes the Stick of Destiny is used for crass business dealings. This is not cool, and destiny has a way of righting these wrongs. The […]

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Agriculture Ukraine

Ukraine: an Agricultural Powerhouse

Let’s compare the agricultural output of Ukraine with a couple US states. Since Ukraine is about the same size as Texas, we’ll use the Lone Star State as one comparison. Due to similar climates and other agricultural conditions, we will also compare Ukraine to Kansas and Nebraska. For today, let’s focus on Ukraine. Ukraine is […]

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Collapse of Democracy/Civilization/etc. Gravediggers of American Democracy Heros - NOT Washington, D.C.

The Washington Post and our Number Two Story

You guys been following the hoopla over at the Washington Post? Jeff Bezos, in his wisdom, has blocked the WaPo from endorsing a presidential candidate. There seems to be a universal consensus among independent analysts that Bezos’ stance is in response to tRump’s threats to go after Amazon. This brave stance by Bezos – protecting […]

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WLBOTT Corporate Work-Life Balance

WLBOTT, The Gaping Maw of Hell, and Home Repairs (part II of II)

At WLBOTT HQ, we had our own version of the Gaping Maw of Hell. In the employee break-room/kitchenette, an overly zealous employee ripped the front plate off the utensil drawer. Environmental Services got right on the issue. Within 72 hours they arrived, equipped with a variety of gorilla glues and weighted cans. According to various […]

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Animal Kingdom Book Club

WLBOTT, The Gaping Maw of Hell, and Home Repairs (part I of II)

All these years, I thought the phrase “the gaping maw of hell” was a line from Moby Dick. But no. Let’s break this down (from the full text archive at https://cdn.fulltextarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-advanced-pdf/1/Moby-Dick-or-The-Whalex8185.pdf). Gaping Maw Hell Twenty-six occurrences? Oh, hell no. Too much work. Too much hell. Let’s just pick one. Let’s return to the sermon…. Elder […]

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Oh, Grow Up! Russia

Russian Emeralds and King Tut’s Servant

Friend of the BLOTT Jake Broe today describes the BRICS summit. BRICS is ostensibly a trade organizations for countries who can’t get in to the G7 (due to those pesky democracy requirements). But eagle-eyed Jake notices something that may be a KGB/FSB/GOP secret communication. An excerpt from Jake’s YouTube video of 10/24/2024 (below): Fun starts […]

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Collapse of Democracy/Civilization/etc. Current Events Lasting Love Texas

Voting in Texas

This morning I was consulting with Elder G, our WLBOTT AI companion and part-time psycho-therapist. I was bemoaning the fact that blue my vote in Texas is pretty inconsequential. Turns out that it is more likely that I: Oddly, while reviewing this article with the WLBOTT editorial staff, I got push-back on the polar bear […]

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Adventures of the Elders Agriculture Gods, Goddesses, and Mythical Heros

A Sad Tale: WLBOTT’s Jack-o’-Lantern

Sadly, WLBOTT HQ had to say goodbye to our dear and true Jack-o-lantern. A Little Background Jack-o’-lantern’s WLBOTT Origin Story Jack was a result of the creative artistry (and a big hammer) from the WLBOTT CenTX staff. Sally T. Intern had a fun idea of using cookie cutters to make the eyes. Jack’s Goodbye Sadly, […]