Curations from the Human Jungle
[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 →
The Outside Story By Colby Galliher While many of our region’s colorful birds fly south for the cold months, resident woodpeckers offer a reliable contrast to this season’s monochrome palette. A pileated woodpecker’s blazing crest and the miniature red cap of a hairy woodpecker brighten the gray-and-white doldrums. But few avian winter wardrobes match the... Continue Reading →
See How Alex Honnold Climbed a Dizzying 1,667-Foot-Tall Skyscraper Without Ropes He became famous after scaling El Capitan without protective equipment in 2017. Now the 40-year-old athlete has completed the first free solo of Taipei 101 in Taiwan Sarah Kuta - Daily Correspondent, January 26, 2026 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkVZm5UuXIs https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/see-how-alex-honnold-climbed-a-dizzying-1667-foot-tall-skyscraper-without-ropes-180988071/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=93171674 American rock climber Alex Honnold climbed to the top... Continue Reading →
[Colorful characters, but I hope they stay in Texas. As we say in The Jungle "We don't cotton to their kind 'round here." SB SM] Paul English (right) at Willie Nelson's 1973 Atlantic Session. © Estate of David Gahr / Getty Images Issue 87, Winter 2014, https://oxfordamerican.org/ January 13, 2015 Watching Willie’s Back By Joe... Continue Reading →
[I related to this, because I lived in Providence in 1965, and I was at the Newport Folk Festival on the night when Dylan first strapped on his electric guitar. And ... truth be told ... I was among the half of the crowd who booed him. Why? Was I anti-rock 'n roll? Hardly. As... Continue Reading →
[So ... what do you want to be when you grow up? Here's my new answer. SB SM] ‘It can be tiring work’: Marianne Wellington in her crane costume. Photograph: Anne Readel/The Guardian The International Crane Foundation was set up in 1973, with the aim of safeguarding the world’s 15 crane species – most are endangered... Continue Reading →
[We've all been around long enough to have witnessed the evolution of language in our lifetimes. Nothing new about that, Bro. But, but do you realize how long this has been going on and at what rate? The video below is like a freeze-frame photo that condenses some thousand years or so of linguistic evolution... Continue Reading →
[Silverbelle Mary (Bethel 'Belles) alerted us to the following publication as an antidote to the Evening News: https://www.onlygoodnewsdaily.com The first article we read asked a provoking question: If All Wealth Was Distributed Evenly in USA, How Much Would Each Person Have? The team at GOBankingRates.com did the calculations, and the amount per person may surprise... Continue Reading →