And I did. Saved by the bell. I need more funny stuff for Saturdays! https://silverbackdigest.com/2025/07/26/saturday-silliness/
And You Thought I Forgot
Revisiting The End of an Era
[My wife and I and our 3 month old son, Jacob, relocated from the suburbs of Boston to West Brookfield, Vermont in the spring of 1979. West Brookfield was our Brigadoon, a Vermont hamlet on a dirt crossroads with a church and a one-room schoolhouse. It was the village of my dreams. The village of... Continue Reading →
Meat and Fire
[This one is off the pen of SB Bill (Hinesburg SBs) and does a remarkably good job of discussing an unpopular subject these days-- eating meat. LEST WE FORGET ... Gorillas are vegetarians who eat chutes and leaves, but we recognize that among our membership are those who enjoy and occasional hyena burger, or what... Continue Reading →
Hand Job!
[Now, there's a click-bait worthy headline!! I do consider myself a writer, and I agree that the creative process is very different when recording thoughts on paper versus on the keyboard. Where I take exception, however, is when writers turn the act of recording their thoughts into a religious experience that becomes an end in... Continue Reading →
Tuesday List: “Lifetime Warranties”
[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 →
The Last Great Deal in America
[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 →
304 Humpback Whales? I pay attention.
[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 →
Saturday Silliness: Funny Stuff from the Class of 1970
[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 →
Planning Your Vacation?
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 →
Diner
[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 →