Ahoy, Matey!

Arrr! It be "International Talk Like a Pirate Day". So I says to meself, I says, "Arrr, this be a good day to update me Capt'n's Log on that there fancy world-wide web thingy." Sos heres be I.

Back at the lair, there be no communiques from the outside world. Curse them 'puters. Methinks the Marquis hast sabotaged the electronic pidgeons. Me mate "Mad John" is on it though. Says he, "Methinks it's the SCM." Says I, "Then run it through!" Says he, "Arrr, that not be the solution, Capt'n." Says I, "Arrr! Nay, but 'twould feel good." Says he, "Arrr!"

Avast, me hearties! Batton-down the hatches, as there be an evil wind blowin' today. Make for port, if-in ye be not berthed. 'Tis naught fit for man nor beast. And if-in ye cannot make port, remember to steer into the wind. Shiver me timbers, there be reports of funnel-clounds off of the port-stern! Steer clear, lest ye be sucked-down in the maelstrom that be formed.

Now, where be me treasure map? Searched high and low have I and nary a trace can be found. Methinks maybe that scally-wag done run-off with it. Arrr! When I lays me hook into him, he be wishin' he ne'er been born!

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Arrr! The pidgeons be flyin' again! Now to get them communiques to me mates! We plunder the coast at dawn!

School Days, School Days, Dear Old Golden Rule Days...

The "unofficial" last weekend of Summer has come...and gone. It's time for "Back-to-School", so keep an eye out for children running across streets to catch their buses - not that they would ever do such a thing (except when they do). They are NOT watching for you, so you must watch for them.

Ah, school...I have (mostly) fond memories of school. Of course, the best part about school was recess and Summer vacation. But I actually liked school. Call me a "geek" or a "nerd", I don't care - I wear those titles with pride. Afterall, it's the "geeks" and the "nerds" who run the world - look at Bill Gates, the biggest "geek"/"nerd" of them all.

Math and science - probably my favorite subjects, though I also liked history. English was probably my least favorite - mainly because I never liked "writting on demand". I really did not like writting papers, even though, quite frankly, I'm actually quite good at it.

These days, most of my writting is in the form of memos or letters for work, often taking on a more "technical" writting style. I often have others come to me to look-over their memos/letters. Guess that makes me a kind of "editor".

Of course, there's also the occasional "blog posting".

My brother-in-law asked me relatively recently if I've ever thought about writting (I let him read one of my college papers [way back when I was actually in college, years {and years, now} ago], and I guess it impressed him). Occasionally I have. But I think my biggest problem to writting is a lack of good ideas of what to write about. If I do, I suppose the best thing would be to start with some short stories. Perhaps from there, I could write longer stories, though I doubt I will ever write the "Great American Novel" (the dream of many, many actual writters).

But, alas, the realities of life (at least for now) are that my work takes-up too much time for me to get around to actually writting anything.

At least, that's my story, and I'm sticking with it. ;-)