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Curated Absurdity Late Stage Capitalism TechnoBLOTT WLBOTT Corporate

WLBOTT Data Logging

All WLBOTT employees (paid and unpaid) will be required to participate in a data logging experiment. Employees will wear a variety of data logging sensors for a 72 hour period. We will be measuring: Please note that this will be an international effort. [ed. note: although we are careful to only include family-friendly content, and […]

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ENGin Heros Ukraine

In Memory of Mark Tremont

Today we wish to honor a special person, Mark Tremont. Our condolences go out to Mr. Tremont’s family, friends, KM and the entire ENGin family. From the ENGin Facebook page: From Mark Tremont’s obituary: We would like to share some still images from Ukrainian filmmaker Yana Lagoda‘s story of Mark and his wife Jean.

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Brotherhood/Sisterhood of Man/Woman Heros Hopeful Songs on Dismal Days

A Woman Whose Name was Almitra

I find Almitra, the seeress in Khalil Gibran’s masterpiece The Prophet, to be a fascinating character. And there came out of the sanctuary a woman whose name was Almitra.And she was a seeress.And he looked upon her with exceeding tenderness, for it was she who had first sought and believed in him when he had […]

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Domestic Tranquility The land, the people, the culture

Egg Salad Muse

So today I found myself in the unusual position of having writer’s BLOTT. Spousal Unit and I were eating egg salad (no utensils allowed!) and watching the very first episode of Friends. I explained to SU the blott-stipation, and asked if she’d like to be my muse. At just that point, about 9:22 into the […]

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Current Events Heros Hopeful Songs on Dismal Days Sticking It To The Man The Criminal Justice System WWRNTLTRN

The First 34

America: Equal justice for all, etc., etc., etc. So, knowing that we’ll get a pass on our first 34 felonies, the concept of felonies is starting to burn a hole our pocket (i.e. arson). Equal justice for all, and so on and so forth. Since (according to our supreme court) WLBOTT is legally a person, […]

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Fine Arts Japan Music

Wendy Carlos: Persian Carpets and Fabric Squares

We spent some time trying to determine if the Persian Rug on the cover of Switched-On Bach is the same rug in Wendy Carlos‘ studio. From various photos of Wendy’s studio, we have to conclude that it is not the same rug. Elder G’s Persian Rug Celebrating Wendy Carlos Elder G created some nice Persian […]

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Agriculture Gods, Goddesses, and Mythical Heros Idaho

Good Moog / Bad Mood / Potatoes

Just curious: how many liquor stores can I rob before I get punished? I’m guessing at least 35. The judge who presided over tRump’s criminal trial, Juan Merchan, issued a sentence of “unconditional discharge”, meaning the president-elect will be released without fine, imprisonment or probation supervision for his conviction on 34 felony counts of falsifying […]

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Collapse of Democracy/Civilization/etc. Greenland

Why We Hate Hate and Love Greenland

Greenland and the Birth of PHP This is all becoming so very confusing. Just when you think you have the official magaT list of whom to hate, they keep throwing in new candidates. We’re supposed to hate Greenland now?   Nyet, comrade   Just to make our position clear, WLBOTT is a big fan of Greenland. Why […]

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Hopeful Songs on Dismal Days Mexico

Perhaps, in the Abstract

Another WLBOTT nod to Mexican singer/songwriter Lila Downs! If you can’t make your mind upWe’ll never get started.And I don’t want to wind up,Being parted, broken hearted.

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Adventures of the Elders Curated Absurdity Domestic Tranquility

Snow Day, Part III: A Descent into Madness