The Best Decade … Your Nominee?

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[Silverbacks ... you're not just going to let this one pass without challenge, are you? What's your nominee for the best decade ... and reasons why? SB SM] https://www.theamericanfacts.com/article/Was-the-1950s-truly-the-best-decade-to-live-the-American-Dream?utm_source=blog&utm_campaign=blog-20260720 Was the 1950s truly the best decade to live the American Dream? Image: Master1305 Emerging from the shadows of the Great Depression and World War II, 1950s... Continue Reading →

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Bring Back the Gatekeeper, Please

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[This is a very dicey subject for writers, especially of original fiction. The Internet has democratized publishing, but to such an extent that the surviving world is unnavigable. In other words, there's so much uncurated garbage flowing off of emancipated keyboards that's it's impossible to tell what is worth your time reading. Hence, "Bring Back... Continue Reading →

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Hearing a Different Story?

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Photo by MART PRODUCTION on Pexels.com [I'm 78, and I wear hearing aids. And I hate them. They're uncomfortable, and they overlay the world with a veneer of artificiality. It's hard to explain. I wake up in the morning, and the world sounds as it should. It doesn't sound muffled or far away. It sounds... Continue Reading →

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Tuesday List: Old Kids on the Block

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[Featured image: the red triangle of Bass Ale, the world's oldest logo. Pick it out! Remember when brands were roduct loyalties that were passed down from generation to generation. My father was a Chevy guy. There was NO WAY I would be anything but. Now, I dunno. I guess sports team loyalty is the strongest... Continue Reading →

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Before I Die …

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["Tell them I said something .." supposedly, these were the final words of the Mexican military general Santa Ana when the assembled masses were keeping a death vigil outside his second-story bedroom. OK, he said something ... so what was it? What pearl of wisdom did the great being crystalize in his final moment? For... Continue Reading →

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The 10 Greatest Failures of Orson Welles

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[I'm convinced that a willingness to fail is an essential component of success. If failure is the standard against which greatness is measured, then Orson Welles ranks right at the top of the list. Ted Gioia takes a look at some of the man's greatest shortcomings. The clips are pretty interesting, especially the trailer for... Continue Reading →

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Saturday Mailbag

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[This is another guy taking a run at becoming "America's Funny Old Guy," a group that includes me, Dave Barry, Silverback Ross, Silverback David, Silverback Jim, and quite a few others. I have to say "nic etry, Silverback Mike, but we all have a long way to go before we catch up to Silverback Dave... Continue Reading →

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Meanwhile, in the Sea of Cortez

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[We don't give ourselves permission to listen to things any more. We're so addicted to multi-tasking that we've got to at least watch something at the same time. That's a shame, as Silverback Digest podcasting partner continually points out to us. Even if we listen while driving we're "doing" at the same time we are... Continue Reading →

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Thomas Sowell

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[Thomas Sowell is an original thinker, and a guy we should listen to. He's on the oppposite side of most of the things I believe in, but he keeps making sense! Instead of telling us what doesn't work about liberalism, I wish he'd tell us more about what does work about conservatism. SB SM] Happy... Continue Reading →

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