Aye, it be that time o' year again! Time when we be putting aside the proper frivolities of our standard parlance and take up the rougher jawin' as heard in yer favorite boozin' ken.Translation: Today is International Talk Like A Pirate Day! Yes, it's a real thing. Every year, on September 19th, folks from all over the interwebs get together and, well, talk like pirates for the day. And maybe it was the family's collective pirates wanting to celebrate a bit early, but we had a rather piratey weekend. So, in typical weekend intelligence fashion, here are the highlights!
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Due to some automotive problems, and a need to move forward on some issues on the home front, D and I took Friday off to take care of some unfinished business. After getting the car and sharing a few at the Flying Saucer while completing paperwork (and trying to break D into that market with her new business), I sat down for the evening and, on a whim, decided to browse Steam games. As it turns out, Puzzle Pirates, an MMORPG that we used to play back in the day while waiting for FFXI servers to update, was now free to play on Steam. We only played it during maintenance, but it was fun, family friendly (any cursing would be replaced by ridiculous and completely family friendly pirate-speak curses) and, best of all, free. It fell by the wayside because, well, FFXI ate our souls.
At any rate, I decided to give it a spin. I installed it and created a pirate, and hadn't been playing it much more than 30 minutes before both Colin and D had taken notice, downloaded it, installed it and were pillaging with me. :D We had quite a piratey weekend: we found a good crew and I even bought a special ship that we can do runs in as a family or with the other crewmates. Just need to finish getting it stocked up with plenty of rum and cannon balls. LOL
The actual talk like a pirate day was a work day, and as much as I wanted to just sit at home and have me a swig o' rum and relax, there was work to be done. But that didn't keep me from talking to coworkers and (understanding) clients alike as a pirate and wearing my tricorne around the office. Yes, I keep one on hand at my for just such an occasion. In fact, a new employee started in our department, and her first impression of me is hailing her with a hearty "Ahoy!" while drinking a coke and wearing a pirate hat.
Life can get a little hectic and can be really complex, but sometimes, all you really need is to do is point the bowsprit, find something to have a good "har" about and set sail.
