Curations from the Human Jungle
[Once again, a nation turns it's weary eyes towards beer. Beer is the beverage of moderation, of unification. When President Obama got Henry Louis Gates together with the cop who arrested him for breaking into his own house, what did he serve? Beer? What beverage was it that convinced Man the Hunter-Gatherer to become Man... Continue Reading →
[This is a gut punch. Actually, more of a gut pummeling, as things have changed on so many levels ... Aretha, the Obamas, the Kennedy Center, PBS. And in their place. Oh, just watch this and enjoy. SB SM] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efIAM5dzuDs&list=RDanrL_xCLnfo&index=17
[Thank you, Silverback Lawrence (Corn Belt SBs) for this referral. It comes via the Good News Network. With all the investment capital and human brainpower being directed towards AI, I think we will be better served to look further back in nature to better understand the capabilities and potentials of our own brainpower developed. SB... Continue Reading →
[Binge away! This is a very thought-provoking essay from one of my favorite Substackers, Ted Gioia. So much of the reality that we were fed in our formative years has come unraveled in recent decades. What's up and what's down? What's good and what's bad? Where does our moral compass point? These are no longer... Continue Reading →
[To be clear, there are no golf courses in The Jungle, but we know there are 'Backs and 'Belles who enjoy their time on the links. My favorite golf cliches was explained to me by Silverback Eli Lampwick who said a "sister-in-law" is when you skull a shot, but it ends up on the green:... Continue Reading →
[This is an excerpt from "Extra-Ordinary," the self-published account of my astoundingly normal life. The link to the original appears just below, followed by a reprint of the article in full. This is the story of when I told major league Hall of Famer Lefty Gomez that he didn't know how to throw a curve... Continue Reading →
[As the hair on our collective backs becomes evermore silver, we cling to the scraps of our former imagined glory, such as this memory from the Randolph, Vermont Men's Softball League, circa 1982. SB SM] https://silverbackdigest.com/2023/06/10/or-why-i-am-against-banning-the-shift/ [We, "we" being Silverbelle Sandy and myself, were eating breakfast this morning while watching Morning Joe on MS-NBC when... Continue Reading →
[Silverback J of the Mendocino Bonobos has contributed some epic yarns to Silverback Digest over the year, although we haven't heard from recently. This story is set against a dramatic backdrop of slow pitch softball, so often a world where the raw emotions of the male of the species simmer just beneath the placid waters... Continue Reading →
[Let's see ... the Super Bowl is over. March Madness has not begun. I guess baseball is the only show in town. You can expect a steady diet for the next couple of weeks. SB SM] https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-woman-who-maybe-struck-out-babe-ruth-and-lou-gehrig-4759182/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=93171674 The Woman Who (Maybe) Struck out Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig Of all the strange baseball exploits of... Continue Reading →
[Shit! We don't even have the climate under control and now this. Even worse, our President has thoroughly pissed off the most water-rich nation on earth, Canada. SB SM] Sara Hashemi January 23, 2026 https://www.smithsonianmag.com United Nations Declares That the World Has Entered an Era of ‘Global Water Bankruptcy’ We’re living beyond our hydrological means... Continue Reading →