Curations from the Human Jungle
[Originally published in August, 2022] [Yes, I keep journals, too. And I make lists. And I read Recomendo, which suggests cool stuff from other people. And that's what I do, too, with Silverback Digest. Here's a list of 100 rules from someone named Dru Riley. And who is he? Beats me, but he's come up... Continue Reading →
[These lovable guys are now bona fide Silverbacks, and they are still doing admirable Silverbackian things, like poking a thumb in the eye of corporate America and holding our political leaders responsible. The only bad thing I can say about them is that I never want to go on their factory tour again. I mean... Continue Reading →
[In yet another display of professional incompetence, I re-published the post on Kiwi Humor and managed to omit the illustrations from the cartoons. Moreover, to exasperate a bad situation, it seems I have lost the original illustrations, thus "embare-assing" native New Zealander, SB John. Now, scrambling to make amends, I managed to find this example... Continue Reading →
[Graceful, he's not, but no one understands the primal appeal of rock 'n roll better than Neil Young. It's the highest form of compliment when I say that he plays guitar like a gorilla, and a gorilla with silver hair hair beneath his grungy flannel shirt. Of course he's Canadian. Go ahead, crank up the... Continue Reading →
[The two most influential books that I read during my college years were "The Whole Earth Catalog" and "The Social Contract," by Robert Ardrey. The WEC provided "access to tools, and for a suburban-raised kid who spent his whole life in school or playing sports, it opened my eyes to the fact that I didn't... Continue Reading →
[In so many ways this man was the hero of The Great Beer Trek. He was the grown-up who recognized that the game was afoot, meaning that a beer revolution was fermenting ... er, fomenting. He turned his back on the family appliance business, and a ready-made fortune, in favor of rescuing a tradition brewing... Continue Reading →
[Life Imitates Art ... or is it the other way around? Is it "Water over the damn," or "Under the bridge?" Is it "Let sleeping dogs lie," or "Never wake a sleeping dog up?" Not to speak in cliches, but the more things change, the more things stay the same. SB SM] “You Think Me... Continue Reading →
[Apropos of nothing ... SB SM] Quiz Answers Everyone on this list lived in Vienna. (i) Mozart was a truly a great musician. Friends often flatter me that I have some genius. But he stood far above me. — Joseph Haydn(ii) Whereof one cannot speak, thereof one must be silent. — Ludwig Wittgenstein(iii) Let them... Continue Reading →
[Why do people think of me when a new piece comes out on drunken monkeys? I choose to be flattered. SB SM] https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/chimps-consume-the-equivalent-of-2-5-alcoholic-drinks-per-day-by-eating-fermented-fruit-study-finds-180987364/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=93171674 Chimps Consume the Equivalent of 2.5 Alcoholic Drinks per Day by Eating Fermented Fruit, Study Finds Scientists report that chimpanzees consume about 14 grams of alcohol daily and suggest the result might... Continue Reading →
[Even if you have watched, read, and listened to multiple hours of "magnificent garbage" that is "Old Rockers" and "The Old Rockers Podcast," you have not heard the full version of their theme song, "Take a Little Time." In the story, co-protagonists ("cro-pagonists?") Gregor and Del share equally the writing credits and all rewards and... Continue Reading →