Curations from the Human Jungle
[If you watch a documentary on Silverbacks, or really on any species other than our own, you realize that unwritten rules are what govern life on this planet. In the case of baseball, the known rules are so well-established that it's hard to not be fascinated by the ones in the fuzzy gray zone. I'm... Continue Reading →
[Mike Bryskier is, like me, another guy trying to make the best of getting older. He's doing a pretty good job of it, I'd say. You can subscribe to him for free on Substack. SB SM] I Ended My 50-Year Marriage to Sports Part one: I thought we were in this together Mike Bryskier Aug... Continue Reading →
[Repeat, after me ... They're our friends ... they're our friends ... they're our friends ... SB SM] https://substack.com/home/post/p-177987666 https://silverbackdigest.com/2026/02/09/up-here-in-canada/ “Canada’s nasty. They are. They’re nasty,”So said our President, all mean and crafty. Now Canadians certainly have their faults:They’re polite, they’re civil, they’re calm; the salt Of the earth, you might say. To call them... Continue Reading →
[It can't be coincidental that I am learning my first Sinatra tune on the guitar? What happens when "Play Loud, Play Fast, and Get the Hell Off the Stage meets Ol' Blue Eyes? Maybe I'll show you one of these days. SB SM] When I Discovered Sinatra Christian McBride March 19, 2026 https://christianmcbride1.substack.com/p/when-i-discovered-sinatra For years,... Continue Reading →
[Yesterday in Silverback Digest we learned about SB Ron's experience using AI to create his first novel "Clean Air." After I retired from being a traditional book publisher, I created a new publishing entity called The Public Press, designed to make book publishing more democratic by taking advantage of new technologies. It was the right... Continue Reading →
["Breaking trail" is the term that cross-country skiers use for the first skier in a group who ventures forth into the fresh powder and compresses the snow to make it easier for those behind. That's what Lloyd Kahn is doing for the rest of us mere mortals. He has recently passed the threshold of 90... Continue Reading →
[Who's the wisest Silverback on the planet? I could make a case for SB Bill (Hinesburg SBs), because he has a singular ability to explain complex human interactions with simple, straightforward, elegant prose. In this piece he does a good job of analyzing 300,000 years of human history into a thousand-or-so words and one blurry... Continue Reading →
[Silverback Lloyd is one of my go-to guys. He's 90 years young and snubs his nose at every cliche about aging. His advice proffered here is applicable in many realms beyond building, especially people in the information processing businesses. A lot of these jobs are not going to be around in the coming years, and... Continue Reading →
[I wish I knew the rules of publishing on the Internet. Then I could at least try to follow them. I try to publish a list on Tuesday of movies that I think would be of interest to my small community of apes. Often the lists are referrals from other denizens of The Jungle. Sometimes... Continue Reading →
[I've cribbed material from Substacker and musicologist Ted Gioia, The Honest Broker, before, but this piece struck me as particularly eye-opening. Country music/Agricultural, Rock 'n Roll/Hunter-Gatherer. Simplistic? Yes. Insightful? Well, maybe. Read what he has to say and decide for yourself. The more I think about it, the more exceptions and questions arise. How do... Continue Reading →