Curations from the Human Jungle
[In the "nothing new under the sun" category, I reprint this recent posting from Ted Gioia, who has reprinted a checklist from Wendell Berry. Just to establish my own credibility in this arena, I once paid $1400 for a used VCR player. A few years later you could get a new one for $99 bucks... Continue Reading →
Yesterday was my actual birthday, and I am spending it with Silverbelle Sandy, and my Silverbuck sons Jacob and Patrick, and their lovely families. Here's a video which they collaborated on to acknowledge by 60th: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jo4AFHxGwGQ And now, for my final birthday indulgence. Here's me performing the world's 3rd most popular birthday song, On My... Continue Reading →
[The 4131 breweries that operated in the United States in 1873 had dwindled to 42 in 1978 when I set off to discover "the secrets of the suds." The question foremost in my brain was "How did American beer get to such a sorry state and what does the future hold." The story of this... Continue Reading →
A special edition of Silverback Digest to celebrate my birthday. SB SM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jenWdylTtzs