Curations from the Human Jungle
[These facts a neither "shocking" nor "incredible." In fact this article reads as if written by a 10 year old learning to use AI. What is notable about the USPS, however, is that you can mail a coconut from Puerto Rico to be delivered to your son's office in downtown Manhattan for only a few... Continue Reading →
[This article, published almost a decade ago, is a metaphor for the United States of today. Our aura of majesty, of independence, the land of the free and the brave, of truth and justice for all. We are now the world's bullies, acting in our own selfish interests. Where is Superman when we really need... Continue Reading →
[This is from Silverback Ross (North of the Border SBs). See how much time you can waste by scrolling down. Just keep hitting the down arrow. But first ... a poem from Jim. SB SM] You attack us in war and what do you know?Oil prices up, and stock market low.Ayatollya so.Assassinate our leaders, and... Continue Reading →
[You've met Silverback Ron before, but not as a famous author. Now he has turned his talents away from making wacky bicycles and automatons to, with a heavy assist from AI, writing a novel. Silverback Digest caught up with Ron on a 105 degree spring day in Tucson to learn more about how his novel,... Continue Reading →
[Another Silverback, Chip Taylor, has departed for The Great Jungle in the sky. One of the greatest curiosities of this songwriter is that his best known songs ... the bittersweet "Angel of the Morning" and the proto-metal anthem "Wild Thing" ... used the same, simple chord progression. I should know. They're both part of my... Continue Reading →
Stick Season may be the hit, but Mud Season Romance was the original ode to Vermont's most fickle season. [It's a ritual that you, as Silverback and Silverbelles, Silverbabes, Silverbucks, and Silverpups, up with which you must put. This trio consists of Stephen Morris (approximately age 42), Jacob Morris (age 11), and Patrick Morris (age... Continue Reading →
[Last year we published a list of the "best ever" baseball movies. This year we have a list of "less good" movies, because even a less good baseball movie is a good use of time in the early spring. SB SM] https://silverbackdigest.com/2025/07/01/tuesday-list-baseball-flicks/ Batter up! A list of movies for baseball season. ByOdie Henderson Boston Globe... Continue Reading →
[This week is all about two things- maple syrup and mud. The two are irrevocably intertwined at this time of year in Vermont. SB SM] From my "Auto-biografitti:" That's when it all came together ... writing, woodstoves, and Vermont's crappy weather When I joined Vermont Castings in January, 1979 I had a customer service staff... Continue Reading →
[Sure, this article is specifically about wild turkeys, but why shouldn't the mating season be open to Silverbelles and Silverbacks, too? Have at it, boys and girls! SB SM] The Outside Story Gobbling and Strutting: Wild Turkey Mating Season By Emily Haynes At this time of year, wild eastern turkeys are still congregated in the... Continue Reading →
[When I was a commercial book publisher, we published a book by Alan AtKisson titled Believing Cassandra. This references the Greek goddess who was given the gift of prophecy while being cursed by the fact that no one believed her truths. Paul Ehrlich was her polar opposite, i.e. one who spoke in falsehoods yet was... Continue Reading →