A WLBOTT Caper

[thanks to UC#3 for today’s rabbit hole]

Fellow travelers [of both time and space] – I really like capers – both the nonpareils and the large caper berries that are the size of blueberries.

I think including the Italian island of Salina to look into caper farming will flange up well with our journey from the Tyrrhenian Sea to the Ionian Sea and the Greek wool trade that supplies superior twine. I don’t have the patience to read the Odyssey, but perhaps we’ll encounter Sirens and a Minotaur.

I am in communication with Boeing to reserve a private 737 Super Max plane for our trip since some of their orders have dried up due to faux doors coming loose. And we can then rent a Russian oligarch yacht that has been seized due to sanctions. Stay tuned for price.
UC#3

Capers for Nerds

Oxidative Stress Explained in 3 Images:

…. and a few charts

Capparis spinosa, the caper bush, also called Flinders rose, is a perennial plant that bears rounded, fleshy leaves and large white to pinkish-white flowers.

The plant is best known for the edible flower buds (capers), used as a seasoning or garnish, and the fruit (caper berries), both of which are usually consumed salted or pickled. Other species of Capparis are also picked along with C. spinosa for their buds or fruits. Other parts of Capparis plants are used in the manufacture of medicines and cosmetics.

Capparis spinosa is native to almost all the circum-Mediterranean countries, and is included in the flora of most of them, but whether it is indigenous to this region is uncertain.

The caper bush has a curious reaction to sudden increases in humidity; it forms wart-like pockmarks across the leaf surface. This is harmless, as the plant quickly adjusts to the new conditions and produces unaffected leaves. – Wikipedia

Canned, pickled capers are 84% water, 5% carbohydrates, 2% protein, and 1% fat (table). Preserved capers are particularly high in sodium due to the amount of salt added to the brine. In a typical serving of 28 grams (one ounce), capers supply 6 kcal and 35% of the Daily Value (DV) for sodium, with no other nutrients in significant content. In a 100-gram amount, the sodium content is 2960 mg or 197% DV, with vitamin K (23% DV), iron (13% DV), and riboflavin (12% DV) also having appreciable levels.

Yummy Recipes via Huff Post

Capers on the Western Wall

By Bo Basil – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=70544362

The Most Famous Caper Scene in Cinema

Semi-Sequitur: Leasing a 737 for Corporate Trip to Greece

Do we want to lease the plane by month or by hour?

https://www.statista.com/statistics/1258900/aircraft-lease-rates-aircraft-model/

Also…. still waiting on UC#3’s credit card.

I had to make some assumptions about the seating arrangements. I assumed there would be 10 WLBOTTers reserving an entire 737. I also assumed we’d want to sit as far apart from each other as possible. Seat assignments in red. Not sure which end is the front.

Do the dates work for everyone?

Capers (the movie kind)

In the course of our extensive research (per corporate policy, 10 minutes max), we came across a really cool web site for crime book/movie buffs:

What else really makes a Caper different from a Heist? Unlike the traditional Heist movie, which is usually a slick, deft, high-octane practicum, a Caper can be madcap, zany, as well as, on a different note, extremely romantic or flirty. – Crime Reads