Curations from the Human Jungle
[Sadly, I have to agree with almost everything in this article. Never in my lifetime have I seen toxic masculinity so high and feminism so trivialized. Remember when astronauts were national heroes? By the way, am I the only who notices the similarity between the Amazon logo and the male erection? All this for 11... Continue Reading →
[Recent international events have sharpened the already rapier-sharp wit of our Northern neighbors, who apparently find endless sources of mirth in the fact that we have put and orange-coiffed clown in charge of our economy and nuclear arsenal. Here's a sampling of the most recent barrage. SB SM] Ronald Reagan, Idi Amin and Queen Elizabeth... Continue Reading →
Let's see if this one flies ... Let's have a "Who's Dat Silverback?" feature that shows our beloved Silverbacks and Silverbelles long before their hair turned silver. Sound like fun? It does to me, but, as with all brainstorms, this one is only as good as readers' willingness to play along. Here entry #1 ...... Continue Reading →
The Outside Story Vernal Pools: A Nursery for Amphibians and a Buffet for Predators By Emily Haynes When the winter snow melts and the spring rain begins, vernal pools appear on the landscape. These ephemeral wetlands form in depressions in forests or ridge lines and offer essential breeding habitat to amphibians and invertebrates, including wood... Continue Reading →
[A provocative thought, but one that makes more sense than I anticipated. SB SM] by Thomas R. Wells, April 4, 2025 Source: https://hotpot.ai/ There is no good reason for small countries to exist, and we should stop making more of them. The World Bank classifies 40 countries as ‘small states’ on the basis of having a population... Continue Reading →
[Another Substacker kinda guy with whom I've recently crossed paths. That's what it's all about here in The Jungle. Americans ... not to worry! The Canadians have this whole thing under control. SB SM] "Let’s talk about the moment Donald Trump blinked. It wasn’t loud. It wasn’t a tweetstorm or a rally rant. When the... Continue Reading →
[What's the cliche about Six Degrees of Separation? In the summer of 1965 the Van Goghs played a venue at Crescent Park in Rhode Island with a group from Boston called Barry and the Remains. (This photo was taken circa 1967 when original member Step Morris had been replaced by Roy Nelson, lower left) Later... Continue Reading →
[In the "nothing new under the sun" category, I reprint this recent posting from Ted Gioia, who has reprinted a checklist from Wendell Berry. Just to establish my own credibility in this arena, I once paid $1400 for a used VCR player. A few years later you could get a new one for $99 bucks... Continue Reading →
[Nothing gives me more satisfaction than making Silverback Digest a platform for the creativity of other Silverbacks ... the music of SB Greg, the insightful essays of SB Bill, the humor of SBs Ross and Dave, the recipes of SB Sandy. Dr. Steve Shepard, however, pushes this sense of satisfaction right to the edge with... Continue Reading →
[LBG = Life Before Google. It's hard to remember when this was. We're all just so lazy now. What is on the flip side of that record? Who won the batting title in 1957? Who was Elizabeth Taylor's third husband? We don't know nuthing now, and yet, as uncluttered as our minds are, relieved of... Continue Reading →