Curations from the Human Jungle
[I worked with several companies that offered, or implied, lifetime warranties. In just about every case or legal advisors ran around with megaphones screaming "Don't do It!!" "It'll be the death of you!!" In most cases we knuckled under and followed the legal guidelines. In cases where we didn't follow the lawyers' advice, I don't... Continue Reading →
[What they don't mention in this article is that your $1.50 hot dog at Costco also includes a 32 oz. soda, and, at least until recently, offered sauerkraut as a free codiment. Smartest marketing ever! We did something similar at Vermont Castings. We invited our owners to a summer outing where the entire staff turned... Continue Reading →
[As a Silverback, perched atop the hominid food chain, I take notice of what's going on with the other kingpins of the Animal Queendom (I'm trying ... I'm trying!). A gathering of 304 humpback whales, males and females, is something deserving of attention. Thank you to Silverback Jim, of Jim's Jibes for bringing this to... Continue Reading →
[I can't keep reprinting Dave Barry's stuff and counting it as Silverback Digest. This review of The Odyssey, however, is not to be missed: https://davebarry.substack.com/p/the-odyssey?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=3774851&post_id=209181481&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=296zu&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email Meanwhile, back to Silverback Digest ... [As part of my college class's 55th Reunion, we sent a survey asking what they found funny. Here's an uncurated list, randomly juxtaposed with... Continue Reading →
Silverbacks ... here's a fantasy ... a dream Beatles excursions with a couple of hot mojigangas!! Silverbelle Mary Bernadette suggests we go on a Beatles Pilgrimage: " I did a bit of a pilgrimage like this back in ‘08 on my own in the UK - The Hard Days Night Hotel was just being built then.... Continue Reading →
[I almost bought a diner once. It seated 13, and it was on wheels, and I thought it would be very cool to have sitting in the back yard of our house in West Brookfield, Vermont. I had no intention of operating it as a diner, but I thought it would be a unique way... Continue Reading →
[I've written several opening to this. They all sound snarky and defensive ... exactly what you would expect from a non-New Yorker. SB SM] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ae_LySA8zFk Nathan Cohen6d America and America 5d Troy, PA to Ithaca, NY takes even less time! Dave2h From the movie “Breaking Away”: Cyril: My dad said Jesus never went more than 30... Continue Reading →
[What I always like about lists like this is that someone usually gets seriously offended. I don't really expect anyone to listen to all six minutes of "Like a Rolling Stone." SB SM] Credit: Far Out / Album Covers / Alamy 10 albums from the 1960s that we would rate an 11/10 Dale Maplethorpe Sat... Continue Reading →
[Introducing Silverbelle Ellen. Like many of of us in this state (and on the pages of Silverback Digest), she is someone with great creative energy who is making a living combining her passions and profession. In her case it's gardening and cooking. As you can see from this newsletter, even the most generous ideas can... Continue Reading →
[I plead guilty to a lot of deadly sins, but laziness is not among them. Somehow I get out of bed, take a deep breath, and plunge right into the work of the day. I'm not claiming it as a virtue, either. There's something to be said about hanging back and enjoying another banana. SB... Continue Reading →