Not much in the world I feel like posting about, so this is an archived picture from Tampa Bay Online/The Tampa Tribune of the ship Jose Gasparilla at the Gasparilla Invasion.


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From a book I found years ago in the Carson Newman University library on the history of privateering in America...

How the prize money was divided among the crew of a Revolution/Napoleonic-era ship:
15% -- The Captain, who might be obliged to pay his superiors in his fleet
10% -- split between the Captain's Lieutenants and the Sailing Master
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...Yo ho ho and a pitcher of tea ( Read more... )

Sagittarius Horoscope for week of September 20, 2012"There is nothing more difficult for a truly creative painter than to paint a rose," said French artist Henri Matisse, "because before he can do so he has first to forget all the roses that were ever painted." I'd love to expand this principle so that it applies to everything you do in the coming ( Read more... )

Originally posted by electricdruid at The fiasco continues


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Arrrr!

THIS HERE MANIFEST FROM SEA-ENN-BEE-SEA claim that a sea dog of my age has to sock away SEVENTEEN HUNDRED Doubloons a moon to have sufficient provision for his final voyages in life. That's more Pieces of Eight per year than I've had the joss to plunder on MY BEST YEAR! How, I wonder as loudly as a fusilade of sakers, am I supposed to ( Read more... )

Yo ho ho and a mug of hot mocha!

Linked, because I don't remember if I have a Hulu account.

Tawk Loik a Pyrate Day be here. Hoist the Jolly Roger! Aarr!

Yo ho ho and a mug of hot tea!

FP