Why couldn’t the 10 year old kids go to the Pirate movie? Because it was rated RRRRRRRRRRGH!

How much does it cost for a Pirate to get his ears pierced? Eh Matey! Why a Buck an Ear – buccaneer — get it?

Shiver me timbers, today is International Talk Like A Pirate Day! No I am not kidding! Don’t argue with me or you’ll be walkin’ the plank - Matey!

To celebrate, raise your tankards and visit these sites here:

For Crafters:

Are you a knitter? Or know someone who does? I like to knit and felting is really, really fun — so swab the deck and head over here for a cool felted pirate hat pattern — the best kind — the pattern is FREE!

Are you a beadworker? Here is a cool pirate beaded pattern. Shiver me timbers it’s FREE too!

For Parents & Kids:

Do you have kids and want to dress them in cute clothes? If so, Boden is offering 8 free orders to selected customers just for talking like a Pirate! Arghhh!

A Free downloadable Story Map for you and your kids to create a fun pirate story.

Make your own pirate ship out of boxes!

For Bloggers:

And if your dyin’ to talk like a Pirate all day — on yer blog anyway, this plugin from Wordpress will turn your entire blog into Piratespeak.

For Everyone!:

And yes, Free online greeting cards to send to everyone to invite them to talk like a Pirate too!

A Free Pirate Mask! Print it out, color, cut out and wear it around the office. I’m wearing mine right now. Even though I work alone, at home and there is no one to see me.

Avast! Ahoy! Raise the Jolly Roger! Here are some common Piratespeak Terms for ya’ll:

Aye- yes
Ahoy- a call to attention
Avast- a command to stop
Blimey- used to convey frustration
Booty- property seized through the act of piracy
Buccaneer- a caribbean pirate
Bucko- friend
Cap’n- the captain
Colors- the flag flown on the vessel
Davey Jones’s Locker- dead and buried and sea
Fairwinds- goodbye or good luck
Grub - food
Hornswaggle- to cheat
Jolly Roger- skull and crossbones flag which indicates a pirate’s ship
Lad (male), lass(female)- someone younger than you
Landlubber or lubber- a non-sailor
Me Hearties- term used for pirate leader to address his crew
Old Salt- an experienced sailor
Pieces of eight- silver spanish coins
Scallywag- a scoundel
Scurvy Dog- Vile and contemptible
Shark bait- a foe
Ship shape- well organized ship
Shiver me timbers- an expression to convey surprise
Splice the membrane- to have a drink
Swag -loot
Sea legs- the ability to walk on a rocking boat
Sea rover- a pirates ship
Sweat trade- the career of piracy

I guess I like the new computer. And it seems to like me. So I guess we can be friends. Actually, Dell was quite accommodating, what with sending me two new ones to try and not making me send anything back until I was satisfied. Steve from Dell has been calling to check up on me every other day — Hi Steve! — and I should be getting a call from him any time now to make sure I am satisfied. So, Dell, you are back on the “happy list”!

Now that I have this computer, how in the heck to I get all my stuff on it? Honestly, this is always a good time to purge yourself of the junk that you don’t really need. For instance, I have a graphics program that I use daily that creates an automatic back-up file of my current work whenever I close a document. I like this. It has saved my behind more than once. However, I don’t really need all those back-up files — especially of work I did 10 years ago. I still have the original file if I need it. So, what I did is a quick search of all files that have the words “backup” in them. Then I delete them. No need to bring all those to the new computer.

Next is mail. I must admit to being a little bit obsessed about keeping all email correspondence. That comes from having worked in the corporate world for some very unpredictable and paranoid corporate bosses.  So, just so you know — if you sent me an email 10 years ago, I still have it. Most likely.

I’ll create an export file of all mail to bring to the new computer. But I won’t import it into my new mail program. I’ll just hang onto it in case I need it. Call it insurance.

Now, how do I move all those files? Enter another best friend of mine — the My Book external drive. This puppy has tons of space, more than enough for even my files. All I did was plug in the My Book, attach via USB port and turn it on. It reminds me of a Cylon from the old Battlestar Galactica (I used to have a huge crush on Starbuck, who is now a GIRL in the new Battlestart Galactica — what is up with that????)

How do I move all those files over? Simple. Click and drag, my friend. Click. And. Drag.

Plug in the My Book to the new computer and there they are! Simple as pie. Easy as cake.