Curations from the Human Jungle
[Kitombe is a real Silverback, not one of those -- like you and me-- fake ones who parade around in The Jungle, eating bananas, and comparing notes on their harems. I found Kitombe's story sweetly sad and quite moving. SB SM] Kitombe, late Franklin Park Zoo gorilla, remembered as ‘gentle giant’ with ‘his own little... Continue Reading →
[OK, we get it. It's funny to see Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, and Tom Brady yukking it up in silly outfits. I particularly like the newscaster who says "New Hampshuh." We have some notable Bhawston accents within the Silverback ranks, right SB Cottah and SB Stevie Hawzz (Hawzzie fa' shawwt) SB SM (born in Milton,... Continue Reading →
Special edition https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-64CaD8GXw Or, if you prefer, the Silverbelle version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDeKMO8bmAc
Celebrities think it's wicked funny to imitate the Boston stereotype and talk in a Boston accent. Well, I'm from Boston, and here's my idear of a Boston joke: A guy lands at Logan and has a two hour layover ... just enough time to get his favorite food, fresh-caught Boston scrod. He dashes out of... Continue Reading →
From SBs Mike and Cyndy (Post Island SBs) who clearly have too much time on their hands: Comment:Great - measure for measure -And of course there is the lesser known "smoot"=From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaThe smoot /ˈsmuːt/ is a nonstandard, humorous unit of length created as part of an MIT fraternity pledge to Lambda Chi... Continue Reading →
Fans write messages on the truck before it leaves Fenway Park to deliver equipment and supplies to the Red Sox spring training site in Ft. Myers, Florida [I can't help myself. Here we are mired in the depths of winter, but I can't resist the siren call of spring. The truck has now left Fenway... Continue Reading →
[My apologies in advance for this sloppy journalism, but I can't remember how this crossed my desk, but I threw it in a bucket for future use. Luckily, I've trained my readers not to expect the highest standards from me. MY FAVORITE BOSTON JOKE: A man arrives at Logan with a short layover. He loves... Continue Reading →
[The 2021 baseball season ends today, and we'll find out if the Red Sox season ends with it, or whether they survive to play another day. In this concluding chapter of Truck Day to Duck we will re-live the most improbable season in recent Red Sox history. SB SM] October 1Government shuts down as lawmakers... Continue Reading →
My beautiful picture Siverback Family Favorite Feasts or … Death By Duck by SB Mimi (Post Island SBs) Although my husband Sal and I have no Chinese ancestry, we developed a beloved tradition of creating a New Year's Day feast of Peking Duck served in a delicious banquet with all the fixings. This menu may... Continue Reading →
The Red Sox of 2021 may have folded like a TV tray table, but not so the unforgettable Sox of 2013 who continued to fulfill Boston's date with destiny. Is this guy scary, or what? September 1Tim Tebow among 13 cut by the Patriots. Era over before it begins. Peavy throws seven strong against former... Continue Reading →