Category: Silverbacks and Silverbelles We Love

Silly Saturday: Jim’s Jibes

Gorilla splashing water while partially submerged in lake

[Jim is a college acquaintance, not quite a classmate, but close enough, who is amazingly insightful, witty, and prolific. He is a Silverback who immerses himself in Lake Elmore on a daily basis. SB SM] https://kathilengel.substack.com/p/interweb-socialist-mothership-blues?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8441854e-1d8f-4982-89fa-a77bb225954a_1402x1122.jpeg&open=false Cross-connected evilThrough a Series of tubes:I got the interweb socialist mothership blues. Where is this taking meThis Galactic conspiracyWith... Continue Reading →

Ghosts of la Belle Époque…

Street musician playing guitar and singing with donation sign

[I find something appealing about the confirmed wandering troubadour. they always seem to have a decent perspective on the world. I'd rather be a CWT than a rock star any day (says he, never having been either). Actually, one of my fantasies, lame as it sounds is to be a street musician in a retirement... Continue Reading →

Saturday Silliness: How Old Are You?

man wearing eyeglasses sitting on dental chair

[I fully realize how hypocritical it is for me to copy and paste a Dave Barry article into Silverback Digest, then to think that this somehow makes me funny. It's just ... he's a lot funnier and entertaining than I am. Sad, but true. This one I found steal-worthy, because it includes links so that... Continue Reading →

Of Color and Ink | Chang Dai-chien

white and yellow fish print textile

[This post dredged up a totally irrelevant memory. In middle school I had an art teacher named Hui Ming Wong. He was the real deal, even down to the detail of his ever-present pipe, which never left his mouth, except for emphasis. It was Parents' Night, and I was dutifully leading my parents around from... Continue Reading →

In Praise of AI: Chloe

Fantasy alien-like character with purple skin and large eyes carrying a basket in a historic 18th-century village market

[I think Ted Gioia, aka The Honest Broker, has it right when he says: "I’ve been very clear about my support of AI if it meets three very reasonable demands: (1) TRANSPARENCY—let us know when it’s used; (2) LEGALITY—don’t train it on copyrighted work without the author’s permission; and (3) PERMISSION—don’t force people to use... Continue Reading →

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