Curations from the Human Jungle
[We dedicate today's post to Michael Cohen, Rudy Giuliani, Bill Barr, Pam Bondi, Todd Blanche, and all the others who have accepted money to defend our President. (Apologies to the hardworking, scrupulously honest Silverback barristers in The Jungle.) SB SM] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8_3jS9wd9w I am dying LAUGHING!!! HOW DO COURT RECORDERS KEEP STRAIGHT FACES???? These are from... Continue Reading →
The Outside Story Spring’s Late Riser: The Meadow Jumping Mouse By Loren Merrill Spring is often portrayed as the season of rebirth, and for many organisms it is. But spring is also the season of reawakening for those species that spend the winter in some form of hibernation or reduced metabolic activity. We have reached... Continue Reading →
[Everyone loves a story about the crazy genius who does remarkable things. "I Build the Tower" is a documentary film made by a college classmate. Initially, I thought this too fantastic and fanciful to be real. Now, it's on my bucket list. SB SM] https://vimeo.com/631488045/dc7d31ff23?&login=true#_=_ For more about the film and how to stream and... Continue Reading →
[There's an important lesson here-- if you're going to commit a crime, make it a small one. I consider this fellow Silverback-worthy. SB SM] Kaushik Patowary May 4, 2026 https://www.amusingplanet.com/2026/05/emerich-juettner-one-dollar.html In fiction as well as in real life, counterfeiters have always been portrayed as master forgers and artists who reproduced banknotes with astonishing precision. They were... Continue Reading →
[Epic Blunder Story #1: 1969. I am enrolled in the NROTC (Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps program at my college). For my required eight weeks of active duty in the summer I am assigned to the USS Kitty Hawk, currently on deployment in the Gulf of Tonkin. Every day, advanced fighter jets, including the F-4... Continue Reading →
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOlO_kN0KiA The Outside Story Loren Merrill If you live near a large meadow, hayfield, or grassland, you may have recently noticed some bubbly robotic noises emanating from those areas. It might sound like an overexcited android, but the real source is a medium-sized songbird, the bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus). One of the few avian grassland specialists... Continue Reading →
['Tis the season. I know today is Memorial Day, and we must honor our soldiers, but let's do so by looking at the young people we are trying to protect. And, by the way all you graduates, don't forget to ACCEPT WITH THE LEFT! SB SM] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPzKUn5MWqQ And now, for the best graduation song ever:... Continue Reading →
[Reminds me of a joke. SB SM] A nun gets into a taxi. The driver glances at her in the rearview and sees a particularly attractive, young woman. After driving for a minute. "Excuse me sister, but may I confess something to you?" "Of course," she says. "It's embarrassing," he says. "No worries," she says.... Continue Reading →
[This guy was an Elon Musk precursor. SB SM] https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/an-eccentric-tycoon-left-a-fortune-to-the-winner-of-a-baby-making-contest-the-great-stork-derby-divided-canadians-during-the-great-depression-180988575/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=93171674 An Eccentric Tycoon Left a Fortune to the Winner of a Baby-Making Contest. The Great Stork Derby Divided Canadians During the Great Depression In his will, Charles Vance Millar offered roughly 500,000 Canadian dollars to the mother who “has since my death given birth to... Continue Reading →
[How can you not enjoy something written by Wessie du Toit? In this country these people would run for political office. SB SM] https://unherd.com/2026/03/farewell-to-englands-showmen Wessie du Toit Mar 31 2026 “A way of life, I would call it.” John Green is crouching among the colorful figures of a merry-go-round, polishing the seats and conducting his... Continue Reading →