Curations from the Human Jungle
Timeline: 1966: I graduate from high school, where we are admonished to "accept with the left and shake with the right" when receiving our diploma or an award. 1986: Invited back to my high school as a featured presenter on Career Day I invoke the phrase as a tongue-in-cheek example of something I will always... 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
[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 →
[It's Saturday, so we're supposed to take a break from the real world of The Jungle to laugh at something. But it's also Valentine's Day, so we thought you'd enjoy a "bouquet" of renditions of the torch song "My Funny Valentine." If this is a song you like, I guarantee you won't after wading your... Continue Reading →
[You've met Silverback Jim before. He publishes books, offers all kinds of writers' services, and now produces a podcast that he also posts as a YouTube video. (I'm not sure what the right term for this is.) Here's a recent episode/edition/issue featuring yet another legendary Silverback, Tom Rush. Tom's primary claim to fame is that... Continue Reading →
The Outside Story By Maggie Weng Like any good animal, we sense the change of seasons through a hundred subtle clues. Leaves change and shed, becoming crispy piles underfoot. Geese cross the bright sky. Other signs of winter are harder to define: the morning chill deepens its bite, the afternoon light becomes pale. Although we... Continue Reading →
[In yet another display of professional incompetence, this morning's post (since deleted) about Grace and Henry appeared to be random notes to myself for a yet-to-be-written, never-to-be-read novel, which is exactly what it was. Desperate for a replacement, Silverbelle Mary ('Belles of Bethel) has come to my rescue with short video that tells you more... Continue Reading →
[So many of our comic contributions have come from north of the border. This one come from Silverbelle Mary Bernadette, who we first met while south of the border in San Miguel d'Allende. She contacted us recently to send some warm wishes despite the cold shoulder that our President has given to our Canadian neighbors.... Continue Reading →
[If you are someone who enjoys music, but finds it impossible to keep up with new artists--like just about everyone I know-- NPR's Tiny Desk Concerts, available on YouTube, are a miracle. You probably know that Bad Bunny is the halftime entertainment at this year's Super Bowl, but like much of the English-speaking world, you're... Continue Reading →
[The trucks have taken off to deliver equipment for spring training. The Bad Bunny Super Bowl is tomorrow, so today you can amuse yourself by looking at the greatest flops in the NBA, where flopping is a finely-honed skill. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll cringe as you witness giant, grown-ass men feign pain from imaginary... Continue Reading →