On Monday I had a conversation about my mom with a fifty-year old woman who had also lost her mother. Her mother had been sick for some time, and she died peacefully in a hospice, holding her daughter’s hand. The woman told me her mother had had a stroke, but that somehow she smiled just… Read more »
Posts Tagged: Pirates
A Paradox
For some ridiculous reason, to which, however, I’ve no desire to be disloyal, Some person in authority, I don’t know who, very likely the Astronomer Royal, Has decided that, although for such a beastly month as February, twenty-eight days as a rule are plenty, One year in every four his days shall be reckoned as… Read more »
The Curse of the Black Pearl
Go Bucs!
A couple of Bucs fans in Largo, FL are seriously annoying their neighbors with the replica pirate ship and cannons they have in the front yard. The pirate ship, it seems, is just an eyesore. The neighbors are really mad about the cannon blasts after each touchdown though!
Pith
Now this is groovy. Pith and Vinegar lets you add your own quote to the page. How nifty is that? I added my favorite: “Always act upon the dictates of your conscience my boy, and chance the consequences!” – The Pirate King from The Pirates of Penzance