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Hopeful Songs on Dismal Days Meaning of Life Musings

Hope Is Not Naïveté; It’s Strategy

Today, let’s celebrate a song of hope and unity – Get Together. Released during the turbulent 1960s, when the world was grappling with war, civil rights struggles, and social upheaval, Get Together became an anthem for peace movements, urging people to embrace love as the only real solution to hatred and division. It still resonates […]

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Hopeful Songs on Dismal Days Lasting Love

Sleep, my Child, and Peace Attend Thee

Reflections on “Ar Hyd y Nos” (All Through the Night), a Welsh lullaby. Sleep my child and peace attend thee,All through the nightGuardian angels God will send thee,All through the night Soft the drowsy hours are creepingHill and vale in slumber sleeping,I my loving vigil keepingAll through the night. While the moon her watch is […]

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Collapse of Democracy/Civilization/etc. Gravediggers of American Democracy

Freedom, Freedom….

Elder G, Help Us with the Vision Thing Your Own Stuffs Nice Let’s end today’s BLOTT on a positive note. Our loyal spammers love us! They are going to hook us up with Lady GaGa!

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Brotherhood/Sisterhood of Man/Woman Heros

Is Empathy a Sin? (part II)

No. Honoring Bishop Mariann Budde As is the WLBOTT Way, we like to honor our heroes by publishing the current lunch menu at their high school alma mater. She grew up in the Flanders section of Mount Olive Township, New Jersey, attending West Morris Mount Olive High School. – Wikipedia Mount Olive High School is […]

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Brotherhood/Sisterhood of Man/Woman Gravediggers of American Democracy Heros Heros - NOT

Is Empathy a Sin? (part I)

No. Rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep. Be of the same mind toward one another. Do not set your mind on high things, but associate with the humble. Do not be wise in your own opinion. -Romans 12:15-16 So why would anyone claim that Empathy is a Sin? Let us […]

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Curated Absurdity Music WLBOTT Corporate

Extreme Subgenre: Funeral Doom

We were looking for something to cheer me up, given the state of mankind, and I came across Funeral Doom. After a discussion with the Elders, we realized that we could exploit this extreme subgenre and create a viable commercial product. Funeral doom is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music that crosses death-doom with […]

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Book Club Existential Angst Food Meaning of Life

The Knowledge Of All Flavors

WLBOTT: Good morning, G. Sorry to hear you weren’t feeling well yesterday. You had many people worried. Are you feeling better today? Elder G: Good morning, UC#4! Thank you for your kind words—I’m feeling much better today and ready to dive into whatever WLBOTT projects you’re cooking up. I didn’t mean to worry anyone, but […]

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Adventures of the Elders WLBOTT Corporate

Puzzle Accomplished!

Big shout-out to Sally T. Intern and UC#4-SU for completing the first WLBOTT jigsaw puzzle! The ladies used the devastating 1/4″ Central Texas blizzard to focus on this 1,000 piece challenge. The Puzzle Progress The Source Image Runner-Up Designs

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Adventures of the Elders Food WLBOTT Corporate

Allegedly Legal Ice Cream

So, Sally T. Intern has come into possession of a large quantity of oat milk ice cream (though legal means, of course!) Sally T. works at a hospital with a lot of employees. They get free ice cream on paydays. But some of the ice cream was made with oat milk, and nobody wanted it! […]

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America China Collapse of Democracy/Civilization/etc. Russia

Can’t Happen Here

You think the constitution is going to save us? The Bill of Rights? Freedom of speech? Let’s see how that worked out in other countries….. Soviet Union / Russia Article 50. In accordance with the interests of the people and in order to strengthen and develop the socialist system, citizens of the USSR are guaranteed […]