You're Invited! [This was originally published during the Holiday Pandemic, 2020. Now, it's three years later. That's not going to stop us from doing our best to share the holiday spirit. I'm putting Silverback Digest on Holiday Hiatus for the twelve days of Christmas, but we invite you to share our family's Christmas! SB SM]... Continue Reading →
[Everyone knows that THE GAME is not THE EVENT that the people participating in it make it out to be. But, reality aside, it's still can be cool in its own pointy-headed, effete, nattering-nabobs-of-negativity-kinda way. In 2004, for instance, Yale pulled off a prank that has set a new standard for nuttiness in college football... Continue Reading →
[White Crosses (lyrics by Greg Morrison, music by Roy Nelson) also find its way into Grendel: The Four-Chord Opera. It's also a fitting song for Veterans Day as we salute the men and women who serve in the armed forces, although in The Jungle the armed force are those attached to the great apes. SB... Continue Reading →
An excerpt from Part 2 of Grendel: The Four-Chord Opera: The summer was magic. Days at the beach with Cassandra, then nights playing in clubs. Grendel became a semi-big deal, for Rhode Island, that is. Then, another twist of fate, but not a cruel one! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gU0Bh8PL7Jw
[You won't find me listed in their yearbook, but I have been accorded the privilege of being an honorary member of the Mount Saint Joseph Class of 1964. If the MSJ folks updated their yearbook today, they would point to Mark Treanor as being one of their most illustrious members. Here's what some reviewers on... Continue Reading →
The Economics of Garlic (It's official ... my garlic for 2023 is now in the ground, patiently waiting for next spring. Meanwhile, the 2022 crop will continue to nourish and inspire us even as the earth is frozen. SB SM ) by Stephen Morris Photo by Nick Collins on Pexels.com There are lots of reasons... Continue Reading →
[Yeah, you've seen bits and pieces of this before in Silverback Digest, but here it is in all its epic glory, very appropriate for this time of year when the garden is mostly in the rearview mirror. SB SM] A Year in Review by Stephen Morris Part 1 ... Spring Part I–Spring Next year in... Continue Reading →
How cool is this? I published Green Living for 15 years, following 15 years published by my predecessor, Marshall Glickman. For a dozen of my decade and a half I was joined by Gary Munkhoff and his partner, Susan Place, who published an Oregon-based edition. They are carrying on, looking better with each successive issue.... Continue Reading →
[Whoops! This was supposed to be yesterday's post. Instead you got Neanderthals. Pretend the Tunbridge Fair has been extended by one day. SB SM] The colors on the ribbon may have faded, but not the memories. The Tunbridge World's Fair is a stage, and all the men and women of Central Vermont have their moments... Continue Reading →
(Published originally on March 21, 2021) “When You’re Dry, Drink Buckeye” by Silverback J (Mendocino Bonobos) If you'd like a little background music while reading this post from SB J, play this while you read: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHTUKcniD2U The statute of limitations is long past, and my buddy Moon has long since drawn his last breath, so... Continue Reading →
