It happens occasionally on the interwebnetpipes; every so often, hidden amongst the ridiculous silverbuggery and all-gonna-die hype, somebody publishes a piece of excellent writing on silver. Via Yukon Cornelius, please take time and read this post by Costata over at the FOFOA blog. It'll take you a while but it'll be worth every minute, as it's truly the best piece I've seen on silver for many a moon.